WEEKEND UPDATE (061310)

HOT.  That's what the weather was, and that also totally describes the awesome weekend we just had at Crossroads!  From two great services Sunday morning at the Cinema to our 2nd Annual Hot Blues & BBQ at the park on Sunday night, this weekend was SMOKIN'!  Here's just a few of the things I noticed:

• Again, GREAT response from lobby volunteers!  Way to go Lobby Team!  You're taking hospitality to a whole new level!
• LOVE the changes that have been made in the Children's Center!  Such great and faithful people working back there, too!  I love visiting out Children's Center each Sunday morning to hang out for a while and hear about the awesome kids that come to Crossroads.  People need to know how much these faithful adult and teen volunteers LOVE your children!
• Band was GREAT!  
• The 'Skinny on Worship' video segment was hysterical!
• LOVE sharing about music and praise and worship in the church.  We are SO FORTUNATE that God has seen fit to bring so many talented and faithful artists, musicians, singers, writers, leaders to Crossroads!
• I was a little herky-jerky in the message delivery, especially 2nd service, but we had a great time, lots of laughs, and good stuff from God's word on living the 'Worship-Driven Life'!
• Country music began in Genesis 4 with Jubal (Twang!)
• And if all that wasn't enough...
• Then we went to Johnny Henderson Family Park for Hot Blues & BBQ II!
• Thanks to Davey Guiller and Premier Audio Entertainment for setting up in the blazing sun and doing a fantastic job with sound!
• Thank you everyone who brought such absolutely KILLER BBQ to the party!
• Thank you Kim Klaudt from bringing the pork-fat, greasy BLUES to the stage!
• Thank you Will and Rusty and Jeff for bringing your talent to the Roadie Blues Band as we backed up Kim Klaudt!
• Thank you Rachel and Leslie and EVERYONE who worked so hard setting up the food!
• Thanks to our judges for figuring out who won the BBQ Contest.  That HAD to be a tough job!
• Congrats to Dave Clark for winning the Grand Prize!
• Quick Facts on HB&BBQ2: Over 200 people attended! You raised $800 for Kim Klaudt Ministries work for Native American Missions (not including whatever you purchased at his CD table)! You blessed Premier Audio with $200 for all their hard work in the hot sun!  You raised over $500 for our music department which will go towards new speaker stands and a drum shield! You brought and ate some of the best BBQ I have ever tasted!  What a GREAT day!!!