Behind The Scenes @ NewPointe (Episode 3)

We loaded up the new trailer this past weekend... and headed to Louisville, Ohio for the first of 3 "practice services" at our new campus. All of the equipment had been purchased... videos were shot and loaded... all systems were in place... the volunteers were ready... and it was GO TIME. This little behind the scenes video is just a glimpse into what happened on our maiden voyage. Enjoy!




BTW: We had 91 folks in Louisville... and 140 in Millersburg for our first weekend. AND THAT WAS JUST FOR A PRACTICE! Pretty exciting stuff!!! I can't wait to see what God wants to do through NewPointe Community Church in Louisville and the whole Canton area. It's gonna be amazing!

Behind The Scenes @ NewPointe (Episode 2)

At NewPointe... we have a lot of fun in our band rehearsals. This past Wednesday night (because I was not going to be leading at the Dover campus) I had the opportunity to just "be there" for band rehearsal. Since i didn't have anything to do... I decided to give you guys a little behind the scenes look at what it is like when the band is running a song for the weekend worship set. This particular night... Wes Feldner and the guys were flat rockin' it out. Check it out:

Sneakin' up on Brandon

I am on vacation this weekend (at home)... so that meant that I would not be leading worship at NewPointe this morning. So... we thought that we would just make a "surprise" trip up to Canton to visit Brandon at his new church. He is playing in the band with Benjamin Payne at First Friends. This is just a "cheesy" little video that I put together to share that experience with family and friends:

Hall of Fame Game

I had the opportunity to go to the Hall of Fame Game last night. After 2 services at NewPointe, Dover and a service last night at NewPointe, Louisville... I went to Fawcett Stadium in Canton to watch my favorite pro football team play. WOW!

Here's the deal: My Tennessee Titans were playing the Buffalo Bills... and I just HAD to be there. I mean... how many chances will have to see my favorite team play LIVE... right? So (at the last minute) a friend of mine had an extra ticket... and I got to go to the game. I had an absolute BLAST! Best part of all... THE TITANS WON!!!! 21-18

My favorite play of the game came on the 4th down of the TITANS first series of the game. It was a beautiful play by their punter, A.J. Tarasso. Check it out:



Then... this is what LeDale White did on the TITANS next possession (This time... from where I was sitting):




What a game! What a night! The Tennessee Titans looked AWESOME! Can't wait until the regular season begins.

This Weekend @ NewPointe: Set list

We are starting a new series this weekend called "Click"... as in the little light bulb that comes on over your head when you "get it". It’s a beautiful moment. Click! The light bulb turns on, and finally it all makes sense. So what makes these moments possible? What is it that pulls the string to finally illuminate your life? And when can we experience the “click” at church? This weekend... Dwight will be talking about how lost people really matter to God. It's going to be a great series. So don't miss a single week!

Here are the songs that you can expect to hear this weekend @ NewPointe:

"I Saw The Light" - Todd Fields

"Solution" - Hillsong United

"Our Love Is Loud" - David Crowder* Band

"From The Inside Out" - Hillsong United

We will also be baptizing several people at the end of the services. It is always exciting to hear their stories and celebrate with them as they make a public declaration of their trust in God. You can catch videos of all our services LIVE every Sunday morning... right here. Hope to see you there!

GO '09

At NewPointe Community Church this past weekend... we canceled our services and 1600 of our folks went out into the surrounding communities to do service projects. This is the second year to do this. The project is called Go "09. This year... our small group joined with some folks from another group to mulch, trim and basically "spruce up" the landscaping and playground at East Elementary School in New Philly. It rained on us early this morning... but that didn't dampen the spirits of our team. We had a BLAST working together out there! What a great day!

There will be a full-blown GO '090 highlight video shown this next weekend @ NewPointe featuring all of our projects... but until then... I thought that I would put together a little video of just our crew working at East Elementary. (Disclaimer: I really wanted to attach The Newsboys "Hands & Feet" audio to this video... but because of copyright infringements.... well, you know...) So here it goes: