Here's The Truth

I've received several e-mails over the past few days questioning my status on the staff of The Carpenter's Church. It seems like the stories, rumors, e-mails and miss-truths have begun. So, it's time to stop the rumor mill and state the truth.

The truth is that as of this past Sunday, October 14, 2007 I am no longer on the staff at The Carpenter's Church. I am told there will be a public announcement at both the 9:00 am and 10:45 am worship services this coming weekend however, I will not be there.

The reason for my departure is fairly straight forward. Over the past few months it has become increasingly clear to me that Pastor Jim and I do not have the same Ministry and Leadership philosophies. There were several leadership and financial decisions made over the past few years that I believe are not in line with scripture and therefore I can not agree with. Recently there have been more questionable financial and ministry decisions. As a result, I can no longer submit myself to this spiritual or leadership authority. These growing differences were making for a tense working environment and so on Wednesday October 10, 2007 we decided as an Elder board that it was best for everyone if I was no longer on the staff. I was informed on Thursday afternoon, that I was to lead worship on Sunday and then have my office cleared out on Monday morning.

So, there you have it. That is the truth and it is consistent with my severance letter that Pastor Jim, Alan Shalosky and I all signed, no matter what you might hear.

I am truly sorry that I did not have the chance to say goodbye to the church and for you to say goodbye to me. Please know that I will continue to pray for The Carpenter's Church. God is not finished with you yet and he is certainly not finished with me either.

God is taking care of the financial and spiritual needs of me and my family. In fact I believe God is giving me a New Perspective about ministry and the church, which I will share here very soon.

Please feel free to leave a comment here or contact me via the e-mail me link above. However, comments on this site are monitored so anonymous comments will get deleted.

G3

Fireworks, Cell Phones, Sundays and Tears

Saturday night we went to the Nazareth Park with some friends and watched the Fireworks. This was the conclusion of Nazareth Days which is a weekend of block parties, sidewalk sales, special events and vendors throughout the town. It culminates with a big fireworks display that rivals most big cities. It really is awesome.

We try to sit in the outfield of the baseball diamond at the park. They set the fireworks off in the far out field of the park so from our vantage point they explode almost directly over our heads. As I laid on the blanket and looked up at the kaleidoscope of colors in the sky I couldn't help but notice a group of teenagers sitting near by. During the entire fireworks display they were talking with each other, talking on their cell phones, text messaging their friends and seemed to be hardly looking at the beauty all around them. It almost as if the fireworks were simply a distraction to what they came there to do.

Fast forward to yesterday morning. We had an amazing service at The Carpenter's. In fact if you missed it, please get the CD, it will rock your world. From the moment the first song started the Holy Spirit was in the room and moving. The kids from Avalanche Ranch (our VBS program) did a great job singing and doing motions, the praise team led us into God's presence and then Tucker brought it. We are in the middle of the series, "Chase The Lion" and tucker delivered the message on Overcoming Adversity. It was powerful, motivating, thought provoking and total Spirit Filled.

At the end of the service, he gave an invitation for people to accept Jesus as their Savior. We saw one woman stand up and acknowledge her need for Christ. What's interesting about this woman was that she was there just to see her daughter sing the VBS songs and then she was going to leave. She ended up staying the entire service, gave her life to Christ and stood before God and our entire congregation crying. Other people moved out of their seats and comforted this woman, prayed with here, hugged her and supported her. In fact it was one of the best displays of true "Community" I've seen in a long time.

Now, what does yesterday's story and fireworks have in common? Well, I think too often we get caught up in our own interests, focus and priorities and we totally miss the beauty of God in the sunsets, stars, trees, flowers, streams and a new believer putting her faith in Christ for the very first time. We get caught up in the details of "church" and miss the purpose of church. I think sometimes we act as if the move of the Holy Spirit is a distraction to what we came to church for.

The Carpenter's Church won't be distracted from what God has called us to do. We will communicate the best story on the planet to the Lehigh Valley. Hang on tight. As Tucker said yesterday, it's going to be an adventure.

G3

10 More Big Ones!

Well, it's Friday and Avalanche Ranch is winding down. We've had an amazing week and the kids have had an awesome time. There have been over 140 kids here and they've experienced music, media, drama, crafts, service, snacks, stories and tons of fun.

However, the best part of the week was yesterday's closing session. The story of Jesus was shared clear and straight forward. At then end of the session the kids had the opportunity to accept Jesus as their forever friend. Yes, 10 kids prayed that prayer and accepted Jesus. The applause and "Yee-haw's" were almost deafening and I can't even imagine the party that was going on in Heaven yesterday about 12:00. There were several parents in the room as well.

Tonight we'll host a Family Roundup where the Kids can show their parents what they've learned this week. It's going to be awesome. Come out and have a great time, even if you're child isn't here.

G3

Final Thoughts on Chesapeake 07

Well, it's now Tuesday afternoon and I've had a few days to reflect on last week. In case some of you don't know, I was at Chesapeake 07 last week with about 50 Students and leaders on a missions trip. We took 30+ people from Nazareth, connected with 16 people from Focal Point Church in Corpus Cristi Texas and a half dozen people form Focal Point Chesapeake to spend the week in Chesapeake Virginia.

Here are some final thoughts about the week.

• Students can accomplish a ton, when they join together and focus on a common goal. In fact, maybe adults can learn something from this point.
• It costs a lot of money to feed 50 people, 3 meals a day for a week.
• It takes a lot of gas to move 50 people around for a week.
• 50 people can distribute thousands of door hangers in a relatively short period of time.
• Kids love games and winning prizes. They don't have to be complicated games or expensive prizes but showing a child that they are important, valued and worthy of a gift, goes a long way. Maybe there's something for us adults to learn here as well.
  
• Our staff and students are amazing. We spent 24 hours per day together and didn't have any major issues or concerns. We connected with total strangers and worked together to accomplish our goals. It was great to watch and be a part of.
• Photos of the trip will be available soon. Keep checking, IgniteStudents.net.
• Fast food, bagels and sandwiches are great . . . but not for every meal for 7 days.
• Chevy and Ford vans both get almost exactly the same gas mileage.
• Golden Corral is a great place for a quick meal when traveling with 30 people.
• My van was fairly quiet most of the way home. I think after very little sleep all week, the students were ready for a nice long drive home.

For the most part, this was a great trip and it will be exciting to see how God uses this trip to change lives in Virginia, Texas and here in PA.

G3

Thursday Morning Thoughts

OK, it's currently 10:00 am on Thursday morning. Here are some random thoughts (Random because they don't really fit with each other and they are in no particular order).

• Our 4th of July started at 6:00am with our departure to Washington D.C.
• We arrived in Reston Virginia and distributed about 700 fliers for Reston Community Church.
• Finally arrived in D.C. about 2:00pm.
  
• There's a reason that God has me working with Adults
• If a storm comes through D.C. on the 4th of July, they close down the National Mall and that puts a ton of people in the Smithsonian.
• Trying to sleep while laying on the floor of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum is not really that comfortable at all.
  
• If one does not get enough sleep, does not drink enough fluids and walks in the hot, humid weather of D.C. on the 4th of July, there is a 100% chance that they will be taken to the E.R. for dehydration and/or heat exhaustion. (Not to panic anyone in PA, but we did have this happen to one of the students from Texas who are with us)
• A one block cab ride, in D.C., on the 4th of July, in a rain storm is very expensive
• Watching the fireworks, from in front of the Washington Memorial, on the4th of July, with a few thousand people is really cool.
• Not leaving D.C. until 1:00am (after picking up people from the Hospital) puts you back in Chesapeake about 5:00am.
• Getting up at 5:00am and getting back in bed at 5:00am makes for a very long day.

It's been a good week . . . But I'm tired.

G3

Monday Night Mind Dump

OK, so my title is a bit deceptive. I've titled this post, "Monday Night Mind Dump" but really . . . it's currently Tuesday morning about 1:30am. Yes, I just walked in the door at Tally's house and I'm getting ready to turn in. Here are some thoughts from the first full day at Chesapeake 07 with Ignite Students.

• I love working with Adults.
• Buying food for 50 people, to eat 10+ meals, takes a lot of time, two very full large Sam's club carts and a lot of money.
• Today we distributed hundreds of door hangers to promote a "party in the park" tomorrow afternoon and Saturday afternoon. The student's did a great job, stayed together, didn't get lost and there were no cops involved at all.
  
• I love working with Adults
• I'm not the best drummer on the planet but I'm better than nothing.
• I found out today that there were 3 decisions for Christ Sunday morning at The Carpenter's. Way to go God!!!!!!
• Starbucks Coffee is a requirement on any Student Ministry Trip. In fact it should be one of the only requirements. I mean, it needs to be #1 on the list of things to have.
• We worked at a house in Norfolk today doing some work and preparing to do a full day of work on Thursday. It's amazing to me, the way some people live. We have been blessed with so much and there are so many people who live with so little.
  
• Relationships are starting to form between our students and those from Focal Point Church, Corpus Cristi, TX. It's kind of cool to see the interaction and see people start to connect as they server together. It's like watching the Body of Christ work.
• People had some strange looks for us as we left Sam's Club today.
• I love working with Adults!
• Headache remedy #1: Take 2 ibuprofen, with 2 slices of pizza and a large coke. Wait about 1 hour and your good as new. Oh, did I mention that it helps to have an empty van too.
• Wednesday is going to be a long day. Leaving at 6:00am, travel to D.C., distribute literature for Reston Community Church, watch the fireworks on the mall in D.C. and then travel 3 hours home.
• I love working with Adults!
• Tim's going to do a great job leading worship at The Carpenter's this weekend. Invite your friends as we launch "Chase the Lion".
• It's time for bed. I'm starting to retype almost everything I type or you won't even be able to tell what I'm trying to say.

Have great week and check back often as I'll try to keep you posted.

G3

What A Week!?!?!?!

Well, it's been a long week. I'm speaking tomorrow (I'm really looking forward to that by the way) and so I've been working on my message all week. In addition, we leave tomorrow after church with 30 students and adult leaders for our Ignite Students missions trip to Focal Point Church in Chesapeake, Virginia. Therefore I've had to prepare a ton of graphics and materials that are needed next weekend when I'm not around. Needless to say my weeks' been a bit hectic.

I've felt Satan around me most of the week. You see my message tomorrow is on how to have eternal life. It's a straight forward salvation message and Satan knows it. Every time I went to work on the message I was distracted. It is currently almost midnight on Saturday night and I've just finished wrapping up the details of the message. That's OK though because with everything that Satan has thrown my way this week, I think God's got some big plans in store for tomorrow and this week's missions trip.

Check in often this week as I'll be blogging from Chesapeake and keeping everyone updated on what's going on. You can read Tucker's take on his blog as well.

G3

Summer Is Here

I can always tell when Summer has arrived. My kids stay up later, sleep in later and I get up in the morning, get ready and have breakfast by myself.

Summer brings with it warm weather, sunshine, vacations, family events, carnivals, outdoor concerts and all kinds of exciting activities. As we gear up for the Summer here at The Carpenter's we are preparing for the Summer Message Series, "Chase The Lion", that launches on July 8th. This series is going to challenge each person and our church as a whole to:

"Quit living as if the purpose of life is to arrive SAFELY at Death."

You'll hear more about this new series in a week or so but until then I want to share with you some thoughts that Perry Noble from NewSpring Church shared on his blog today. I echo his statements and believe they should be for The Carpenter's as well.

• NEVER be satisfied with where we are!
• ALWAYS be thankful for what God has done!
• NEVER limit what God can do!
• ALWAYS dream big…and take bold steps!
• NEVER stop reaching people for Christ!
• ALWAYS spend money on ministry!
• NEVER let the critics and skeptics silence us!
• ALWAYS be willing to make NOISE for Christ!
• NEVER forget where we came from!
• ALWAYS celebrate where we are going!
• NEVER allow creativity to trump Scripture!
• ALWAYS show the world how relevant the Gospel is!
• NEVER lift up a personality!
• ALWAYS lift up the name of Jesus!

I believe The Carpenter's Church should hold true to each of these statements and when we do that, God is going to do some amazing things. I think this is going to be a Summer to remember.

. . . Stay Tuned!

If We Can Just Touch Your Robe?

I've been fairly quite on my blog for the past couple of weeks. In fact I think it's been about 17 days since my last post. I have to admit, I've been in a little funk. I've kinda stayed below the radar and simply spent some time reading, reflecting and praying. In some respects it's been a good time and in other it's been very frustrating. During those 2 weeks, we've had 2 great services at The Carpenter's.

Chris Hull spoke on the 27th of may and challenged us all about how to handle criticism and keep Jesus in the boat. Speaking as someone who gets criticized a lot, it was a message that God spoke, just for me. This past weekend we launched the new message series "Cars." In my opinion it was one of the most well thought out, well organized, flowing and purposeful services we've ever had. The music, media, message, flow, payers, baby dedications and yes, the Austin Healey on stage all worked together to communicate the difference between an authentic relationship with God through Christ and a rules based religious experience.

However, in spite of these great services, our attendance hasn't been great and our giving is still way down. I've been spending time asking God, "what are we doing that You don't want us to be doing" (or) "what do You want us to do that we're not doing." While I've not received a clear response, I was reading in Matthew the other day and a story that I've read many times, seemed to jump off the page at me.

Matthew chapter 9 verses 19-22: tells the story of a woman who has suffered for 12 years with constant bleeding. Jesus walks by and she thinks, "If I can just touch His robe, I will be healed." She touches His robe, Jesus turns around and when He sees her He says, "Daughter, be encouraged! Your faith has made you well."

I felt like God was telling me, just reach out and touch my robe. Have the tiniest of faith and I'll take care of the rest. Your Faith Will Make You Well!

So, I have some questions. What if we all were able to reach out and touch His robe and believe that by doing this little insignificant act, He would change the world through us? What if we had just a tiny bit of faith and believed that God wants to reach the Greater Lehigh Valley through The Carpenter's Church and then started putting action behind that faith? What if we spent half as much time telling people about Christ as we do complaining about what we don't like in the church?

I don't know about you, but I want to stop playing church, stop accepting mediocre faith, stop allowing Satan to use good people as a distraction to what God is doing and simply reach out and touch his robe. I want to put my tiny grain of faith into action and work with God where He's already working. We've got a big job to do and God is a Big God and I believe He can explode the doors of The Carpenter's in the next 6 months.

Who's ready to go with me??????

Great Day!

What a great morning we had yesterday!

For the first time in 15 years, the staff at The Carpenter's presented the church vision with video, music, graphics, audio testimony and 6 different communicators at both weekend services. It was awesome to watch people start to "get it." And it was critical to ensure that we are all on the same page, heading in the same direction, with clarity of focus and ready to impact the Greater Lehigh Valley for Christ.

If you weren't here yesterday then order a copy of the service on CD. If you were here yesterday then get ready to rock because we've got some great things lined up for the rest of the year and I can't wait to see what God's going to do in and through this church.

It's been a challenging year so far, but I believe God has been preparing us to move mountains and change the Lehigh Valley in a dramatic way. We've got His vision set. We're not going to back down and we're going to go all out to reach people and share the greatest story ever in the most compelling and creative ways possible.

It's going to be amazing!!!

Preparing for Chazown

This weekend is going to be amazing! We're going to walk through the Vision or "Chazown" of The Carpenter's Church at both services this Sunday. We presented this same information to the leadership of our church about 2 months ago and so we've decided to bring it before the entire church this weekend.

In the middle of my preparation for Chazown I read a blog entry from my good friend, Tally Wilgis. Tally is the Lead Pastor at Focal Point Church in Chesapeake, Virginia. Tally and I served together at Sonlight Church when I was in Virginia as well. On his blog he wrote the following:

My passion is that we are a church where salvation is a weekly norm, baptisms are a common occurrence, the orphan and widow are cared for and poverty is defeated wherever we see it. The next level for us is to be the church that our city cannot ignore. This church cannot ever be pleased with mere existence. We must rally one another to impact our city with the gospel of Christ.

I'm often guilty however of getting caught up with other things that do not make this passion a reality.

Tally was talking about himself and Focal Point but I couldn't agree with him more. The same passion is here in Nazareth in the Staff and Leadership of The Carpenter's.

If you are a member or attender of The Carpenter's Church, please do whatever you need to do and get to one of our weekend services this week. Please forward this blog post to everyone you know and ask them to come out to one of our services this week as well. It's going to be awesome and you'll see where we are going, why we are going there, what we are doing, why we are doing it, what impact this church is going to have on the community and what part you can play in seeing this vision become a reality.

I believe this could be the tipping point for The Carpenter's Church.

Also, don't be late because the service is jammed packed from start to finish and you won't want to miss a single minute.

FX Was Awesome!

This past weekend we launched our first ever, "Carpenter's FX" service. This is where Kids and Parents come together in one service for a "Family Experience" or FX.

For those of you who missed it, let me give you a quick recap.

• Started with the Band, Vocalists, Dancers, Actors and entire cast walking through the crowd giving high fives, greeting people and creating an atmosphere of celebration to some kicking loud and bass filled music.
• The service included live music, video, drama, stories, confetti, a snake in a can, props, the backdrop of a club house, toilet flushing sounds and more.
• The entire FX Event was focused on Honesty and this theme was present from beginning to end.
  
• It was an amazing way for Families to connect with God together in one room, with one theme that they can talk about throughout the week.

We had some great feedback from many people and several have requested that we do something like this again every few months. In addition to all of that, we had the second largest attendance of the year (second only to Easter Sunday). God is doing some really cool things here and it's exciting to be a part of it.

If you want to read what another church did this past weekend, check out what NewSpring church, in Anderson S.C. did. Read it Here!

Don't forget to check back here in a couple of days as I talk about Chazown and what we've got coming up this weekend. You don't want to miss it!!!!!!!!

I Love Baptisms

Yesterday we had the privilege of celebrating with 9 people who took the next step in their spiritual journey and followed the Lord in Baptism. It was awesome.

I love to hear testimonies of how people came to Christ, how they came to The Carpenter's and what God is doing in their lives. It is truly a privilege to be a part of the leadership team at The Carpenter's and to be a part of what God is doing here.

The next couple of weeks are going to be amazing and I'm looking forward to see what God does next.

Next Steps?

I can't wait for this weekend's service a The Carpenter's. Don't get me wrong, I look forward to almost every service we do. However, this weekend is different. This weekend we get to celebrate with about a dozen people as they take the "next step" in their spiritual journey and follow the Lord in Baptism. Baptism isn't anything magical but is simply a public expression of a personal decision to identify with Jesus as Lord of your life. It is a symbol of His burial and resurrection as the candidate goes under the water and then comes back up again. (Don't worry we won't keep them under for 3 days)

Baptism services are awesome. We get the chance to celebrate what God is doing in the lives of His people and hear people share their testimony. Add to that the opportunity to celebrate communion together with the church family and you have the makings for a fabulous day.

Then on Tuesday, we'll have several students proclaim their faith to their friends as Tucker leads another baptism service at Ignite Students.

Yes, the next 7 days here at The Carpenter's are going to awesome! Don't miss this weekends service. Invite your friends to come and celebrate with us. Come out to Ignite next Tuesday night and celebrate with our Students. It could be life changing for you too!

Storage Units?

I had to run to the bank this morning. The primary branch that we bank at sits up on a hill and overlooks a neighborhood and what used to be a large field. About a year ago, they began to excavate the field and I assumed they were building more homes. Much to my surprise they weren't building homes, they were building Storage Units. You know the u-store-it kind of buildings where we spend $100.00 a month to store the stuff we can't fit into our 2500 square foot homes that sit on 1/4 acre lots with 2 car garages and a shed out back. I don't know about you but I see these kind of storage companies all over the place.

Now I know that some people have legitimate reasons for needing these storage units. They run a business out of their home and they use their storage building for a warehouse. Some people are in between homes and need to store their stuff until the new place is ready. We actually used one when we first moved to Virginia because our new house wasn't ready yet.

However, as I rounded the back side of the bank this morning to go to the ATM machine, I noticed they were clearing more ground and building even more storage space. I wonder why we need so much stuff that we never use? I wonder why we strive to obtain more stuff then our neighbors only to end up not having a place to keep our stuff so we rent a storage unit to store our over abundance of stuff and most likely forget that it's even there?

Isn't this what most Christians do? We attend church every week from the time we're 6 until we're 96 and we store in our brain everything you can possible know about God, His Son Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, the Ten Commandments, Noah and the Ark, Paul and his journey & everything in between. We keep notebooks of every message outline since the beginning of message outlines. We have libraries filled with highlighted books that we'll never look at again. We end up forgetting most sermons, bible studies and messages within 36 hours of hearing or reading them and yet we still want more. We want to go "deeper." We want to feel "spiritual." But we forget the information and never use it. We never tell anyone about Christ, we never invite someone to church, we never put into practice the principles that Jesus taught nor do we try to emulate or reflect the lifestyle that Jesus led. I read in a book that the vast majority of "Christians" are educated way beyond there ability to actually act or live out that education. We just keep storing it up, wanting more and never using it.

Here's my challenge. Don't just acquire knowledge. Don't just sit in church, take notes, go home and file them and never use them again. Share the knowledge with those who don't know Christ. Reach out to your neighbors, friends, relatives and share your spiritual journey with them. If you don't feel comfortable sharing with them directly then invite them to church so they can hear what Jesus has done for them. Don't waste your time storing up knowledge and forgetting its there. Live it out and invite people in. It will have a dramatic impact on their lives and yours for all eternity.

Encouraging 411

I sat in and played bass for the Ignite Band at our Ignite Students service last night. It was really awesome to see so many students authentically connecting with God during the worship time. Yes, they had fun before the service started. Some were playing basketball, some were listening to music, some were hanging out in "the loft", some were playing the Wii and some were just sitting in the big room talking with friends.

But when the service started and the music kicked off there were many students authentically connecting with God. It's hard to see that connection from the audience but standing on the stage I was able to see hands raised, eyes closed and students singing praises to their God. It was truly awesome.

I also heard yesterday that there were several kidz who gave their lives to Christ this past weekend in KidZone. You'll be hearing more about that in the coming days/weeks. However, I just want to reiterate that God is moving in the lives of people here at The Carpenter's and we can't even dream or imagine what He has in store for us.

If you've been encouraged by this glimpse of what God is doing at The Carpenter's, then forward this information to a friend and encourage them as well.

What An Awesome Weekend!

What a great weekend we had. We kicked it off with the Good Friday presentation of "Your Life" and concluding with the launch of "24" on Easter Sunday. There were 12 decisions for Christ on Friday night and almost 500 in church on Sunday. I'm pumped about what God is doing in our church and our community and it's truly awesome to be a part of it.

We're going to continue the "24" series this weekend and see if God is a part of our work life. It could get tense . . . but it's going to be truth! So, Don't miss it.

It's Not Too Late!

You've noticed that I've not posted much in the past couple of days. My wife and kids have been off of school for Spring Break so we headed South and spent a few days with Tally. We visited some friends, did a lot of nothing, spent some time with Hershel from Sonlight Church and heard some great stories of what God is doing down there and just arrived home last night. So, the next two days are going to be very busy as we gear up for Friday night and Sunday morning. It's going to be awesome.

By the way. I want everyone to know that it's not too late to invite people to our Good Friday services (tomorrow at 6:30 pm & 8:15 pm) as well as the kick off of the new "24" series that starts this Sunday on Easter morning. It's going to be awesome and you're not going to want to miss it. Let me just say that if you don't bring someone to Good Friday you're going to be kicking yourself.

I also want to challenge The Carpenter's Members and Regular Attenders to fill up this building on Easter morning. All it will take is each person bringing one guest with them this weekend. It's just 1, uno, one. You don't need to bring 50, although if you want to, that's cool. Just one.

I'm telling you. Test God in this and see what He does. It's going to be amazing.

Sunday Night Thoughts

Well, it's currently about 20 minutes to 12 on Sunday night and it's been a long day. We had two great services this morning and in spite of some technical difficulties in the second service, there were several people who indicated a decision for Christ today. It just blows me away to watch God work.

Right after church, my family and I loaded up the car and headed for Virginia. We're taking some R&R and hanging out with Tally and his family. Tally is the pastor at Focal Point Church in Chesapeake. We're going to spend some time visiting some friends here in Virginia before heading home on Wednesday night to prepare for this weekend.

Speaking of this weekend, it's going to be amazing. We're launching a new series called "24" and it's going to rock. Invite some people and watch what God does. It's going to be awesome

Also, don't forget our Good Friday presentation of "Your Life" on Friday at 6:30 pm and 8:15 pm. It's going to be incredible.

Your LIFE!

WOW!

Tonight I had the chance to preview the drama "Your LIFE!" for our Good Friday service and all I can say is . . . WOW!

It's going to be amazing. Do whatever you need to do to get there and bring a friend who doesn't know Jesus. Call in sick from work, cancel your vacation, return from your vacation early, cancel all existing plans, step out in faith and invite someone and do whatever it takes to get people to this special night. It's going to be incredible and God is going to show up in a big way.

You wait and see.