NorthStar tonight

One of my favorite things to do this time of year is to stay up and catch "Baseball Tonight" and see all of the highlights of the day.......let's try some "NorthStar tonight" to bring you up to speed on life around NStar & life today....

• I did not speak today - I went & just enjoyed church!! Marlon did a super job and after doing child dedication in the Compass Room , I went to the True North Video Venue
• Loved True North (Mike McClung and the band were awesome) and the vibe in the room was sweet
• Pretty cool to watch Marlon on video and watch the crowd respond and be totally engaged while he was speaking!
• Loved just sitting with Anne and just enjoying church!!!
• Anne hit a curb today on the way to church and had a flat tire on her Mini-Cooper.....thanks to Brandon Smith from NStar who went to help her & the kids and we got a new tire on it this afternoon!!! Anne is so glad Brandon showed up to help and not me!!
• We had no baseball this weekend due to some players having brothers & sisters graduating from high school - it has been weird to have the weekend off - but is has been nice!!
• Started having baseball withdrawals around 4pm today and went and watched a buddies little 8 year old boy play in a tournament!
• Reminded again today that if I didn't preach at NStar - that is where I would CHOOSE to go to church!! I love that place!
• Great to have team-mates who do a super job and we never miss a beat if I am not speaking!
• It has been a great weekend just to chill & enjoy the incredible weather!! We have put in some pretty serious pool-time!!
• Crowds were pretty strong in light of Memorial Day weekend - look forward to seeing the numbers!!
• Our student ministry announced to the students today that Greg & Amanda Blasche(our student arts worship leaders) had taken a full-time position at a church plant in Macon (their hometown). We are so sad to see them go but so excited for them & this new opportunity!! They also announced that Lauren Boyd (who grew up at NStar and has been the main worship leader at Liberty University) the past few years was coming home to take over Student Arts at NorthStar!!! This is a huge deal and if you have ever heard Lauren, you know we are getting on the best & sharpest young worship leaders in the country!!
  
• We start "Meet Joy" next Sunday!
  

We have some pretty cool stuff we are working on!!! Stay tuned to NorthStar tonight!!!!