Our First Easter

So this week has seemed jammed packed... i moved my office next the the christmas storage and the baptism pool, i have been working my butt off on MOTION (which is just 3 weeks away), and i have been prepping for Element's first Easter service.

Normally around this time of year we would working on a mailer/flyer/marketing piece... or i would be running ragged trying to be ultra creative in my planning for a Sunday service, or spending a lot of money on add campaigns... but not this year.

One, i don't really know if any of that works... or in the long run really matters. I am wondering if we will have a bunch of newbies this easter, (being that our only advertisement is on facebook) and i am wondering if "a bunch" if what we are really looking for. 

What i have been chewing on is what if our people invite people that they have relationships with, that they do life with, and that they actually know. I think inviting someone to our gathering that way would have way more influence or potential for anything we say or do to actually matter or stick.

I consider my self a creative, and Element is full of creatives (incredible brilliant minds)... but impressing someone with our religious inspiration rarely (if ever) translates into a God that is tangible. If we say that God is real, that our lives here are a part of HIS story... then i think what would matter most is if we were just our real selves... not the polished Christmas and Easter selves.

I have a couple people i would like to invite to check out our Element gathering... and i am hoping that because of our relationship they would see it is not some religious sales pitch... but as a friend who is sharing a very real part of my life.

So i am curious as to what our first Easter will look like, i know that we have not done anything really out of the ordinary... we are looking at the resurrection from a personal angle, we are going to sing a song that has been really resonating with in some of us, and Chris is making a pretty killer video... i think we are just going to be ourselves... and let the hospitality, and simplicity of our call speak for itself.

If you think about us, please keep us and our city in your prayers... it is my Hope that people will find a place they can be apart of... grow in... and fall in love with God.

I'll keep you posted.