WEEKEND UPDATE (w/Hal Mayer)

What an awesome weekend at Crossroads!  Many, many BIG wins for everyone (except South Carolina).  Here's just a few of the things that cranked my tractor:

• Mentor, church planting coach and personal friend Hal Mayer and his awesome (and very patient) wife Sandy flew in Friday night.  So GREAT to see them again!
• Saturday from 10:30AM to 1:00PM, Hal spoke about leadership and motivating volunteers at a staff and leaders luncheon.  He began with, "What's the last time you went skinny dipping..."  Things went uphill from there (and I learned much more about our staff and leaders than I knew before...and I'm not sayin' nuthin'!).
• Hal's teaching was direct, on target, insightful, and effective.
• Hal hammered me at every opportunity...all in fun!
• Sunday morning MIND-BLOWING fantastic job by Will, Rachel, Chris and our entire lobby team as they launched PHASE ONE of a complete lobby redesign.  It looked GREAT!  So proud of you guys!!
• New Crossroads T's and Hoodies!  Very cool.  Buy some.  100% of all profits go directly into the building fund!
• Got to meet many new people Sunday morning.  Lot's of first-time attenders!
• Worship was awesome Sunday!  Great job by Nic, Janna and the band.  Played a couple of my very favorites.  Sounded so good!
• Got to talk to Pastor Matt in Afghanistan LIVE on stage and pray with Matt and Hollie as they (sniff) step down from Children's Ministry to dive into new work that God has for them.  Love those guys SO MUCH.  Thank you Matt and Hollie and Ethan and Jacob for pouring your LIVES into the children of Crossroads!! 
• Got to introduce our brand new Children's Pastors NIC & JANNA MCELVEEN!  What a thrill to see God do what He does, and provide everything HIS church needs!! 
• Then I fumbled through an introduction of someone who has influenced my life and our ministry at Crossroads so much, I don't even know how to describe it.  Should have written it down.
• Hal Mayer was an absolute KICK on the stage at Crossroads Sunday.  He had us all rolling as he spoke very honestly and directly about SERVING OTHERS!
• Hal gets credit for the first use of the word "buttload" on the stage at Crossroads.
• Loved his story about buying his dad a drill to use building a deck.  When God gives us gifts, he gives them to us so we'll use them building what HE wants us to build!
• BEST of all...MANY made life changing decisions to trust Christ, and to rededicated their lives to His purpose!!!
• If you were not there on Sunday, BE SURE to listen to the PODCAST.

Crossroads, Staff, Leaders and Volunteers, you guys need to know how much Hal and Sandy bragged on you.  they were truly blessed to be here, and raved about how faithful you are, how comitted you are, and what a COOL THING God is orchestrating in Enterprise.  Hal saw something this weekend that I have the privilege of seeing every week: How blessed we are that God has put us all together for this work.  God is doing something HUGE in our community.  It was totally evident to Hal and Sandy both.  If we will stay faithful, and continue to love God, love each other, and serve the world around us, we will ALL be blown away where God takes us together.  And don't forget, Hal has already promised to be our maintenance man!

Thank you Hal and Sandy.  Have a GREAT week Crossroads family!