What a weekend!?

This morning I was sitting with one of my men's groups and we were talking about the great weekend we just had as a church. It was so cool to be with guys my age (OLD) who have raised their kids and are at a different stage in life and listen to them talk about how important our children are. I couldn't help but think about the fact that we have made a conscious choice once a month to make our young families the center of our efforts. They are important every day of the month but on Fusion Sundays we say our families are the future. I also loved the fact that the guys around the table were volunteers Sunday working on the games or parking or whatever was needed. They got it right! The church isn't about just meeting their needs it literally is about reaching the community and making a difference in people's lives. They were thrilled to be giving back. I love that! I want to be part of a church that is always looking to raise the spiritual water table in the community. I have never been more proud of a church. We had 110 volunteers working inside and outside of the building to make KidFest and Fusion the great success that they were. In case you're wondering if it was successful, when it comes to numbers we had 606 people on campus and 398 in the three services that morning. There were numerous families that said Silver Creek is the church they'll come to when they choose to go to church.

Each month we build on the theme of the Fusion production and the Virtue of the month in Basecamp, our weekly program for kids. My prayer for all of us is that we will be thinking about what our role is in ministry at Silver Creek. What a great weekend!

On another note our Compassion International goal was 45 kids. Compassion International is an organization that recruits people to sponsor children all over the world. CI is one of the most respected organizations around the world helping educate, feed and clothe kids. When we asked them to send us 45 names they said for a church our size they usually only send 10 names. When we told them our goal they sent us what we asked for. I am happy to tell you that we are almost at our goal. As of yesterday we have 33 sponsors signed up! If you haven't yet and would like to sponsor a child you have one more week. This Sunday we will have the table set up for anyone interested in being part of this important ministry to the children of the world.

Have a great week, and hope to see you Sunday,

Steve