“Things I didn’t expect from launching Suncrest-East” series
I am writing a series of posts related to launching Suncrest-East. I have no plan for how often or how many. There are just things that I have discovered that I want to share and things that we have done that could be helpful to others. I in no way think I am an expert. These are just some things I’ve learned.
Last night we had the first of our 4 Christmas Eve services jointly at West Campus. I only had a small part in introducing our Benevolence offering but I was thrown off when I got a case of the nerves before going on stage. That was just plain weird.
It was a combination of the crowd and actually walking onto a stage. I get nervous before I preach every time (regardless of the place) but to feel those nerves before my 3 minute part was surprising. I had better prepare for that again when I preach at West Campus in early 2009.
The best part of that whole experience though was two parts:
- looking into the crowd at West campus and seeing East campus peeps;
- talking specifically with a new family to Suncrest-East after the service. That was so exciting to see them there and realize that they are connecting at East Campus.
Merry Christmas!
