Our first service today as Inglewood Community Church. Did not expect that many people! Teething problems with getting enough seats out and with room. Good problems to have.
The young bloke doing the AV was flawless.
The band was a good mix of former members of both churches, and sounded great.

Good fellowship and a real sense of the significance of the day.

In years to come, people will talk about today as the first day of a new and significant work in God’s Kingdom. Lets pray we continue to reach those far from Christ, and in need in a whole raft of ways.

Next week we kick off the childrens ministries with a kids party…woo hoo! Get your kids along.

By the way, my wife makes the best date scones that there have ever been…..

I am pretty blessed. Our church has an excellent producer of web sites……crisp, clean, contemporary…

here is what the front page will look somewhat like…it also links to the splash page which lets you know about the new church.

http://www.bedfordbaptist.org.au/

(The url will not be Bedford Baptist…that church has goneski…but it links there at the moment for those who have not yet caught the news!)

It does not matter what style of church you inhabit, how we organise the environment says so much about us.
Be that from the spectatular job Hillsong do of organising their stage, to the rooms Andrew Jones organises for his emerging groups…..how a place makes us feel, what is either aids or hinders us in our worship of God is something we think of .
Of course there is no one better at this than God…from beautiful mountain tops looking over the ocean, to the detailed instructions He gives to Moses and Solomon regarding the temple…..

Here are some thoughts I have as we prepare to meet for the first time in our temporary facilities…

For us, we need to create anticipation and a positive group climate from day one.

1. We will use countdowns (pre service) and encourage people to be at church early
2. We will always have music playing pre service of some description as people walk into the room. Whether this is the worship team playing or cd music or a Christian music video as people walk in.
3. the way we present the stage is important. What I am thinking is that we will eventually have a stage with props, thematic devices….everything pointing people to Jesus, and our theme for the month.

A lot of Seths suggestions are spot on, and things we should be thinking about as we grow.

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2008/06/how-to-organize.html

I am so looking forward to this Sunday!!

Dont know what it is at the moment, but I seemed to have gotten the last few coffees just right….Nice nutty taste, smooth good aerated milk, right temperature…mmmmm
Brownes Full Cream Milk, Five Senses 24/7 blend.

Aaaaah..its an old art, and one worth learning. Most Wednesdays I cook for the family, and it is normally a roast. No roast worth its salt, particularly one served on a cold wet Perth night, is complete without Yorkshire Puddings. An old favourite, well worth the extra effort.
Cooking Tip: In order to get them just right, make sure mixture is left to stand for a few minutes

in the bowl. Then, oil your muffin tray (generously) and put it into a hot oven to pre-heat it. Then pour the mixture in……mmmmmm….

This is the other major video I made up for our last service at Bedford….
It basically tells some of the story from our last 60 years or so…
Who knows the song I used?

For those who live under a rock….

www.sermonspice.com is probably the most well known Christian multi media site.
A lot of their videos are pretty pricey when compared to others around, and also I find a number of them quite ‘US’ Centric. But there are some gems worth looking for, particularly because they have the biggest range.