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An incredible weekend - onward to Team Church Conference!

Sunday, August 3, 2008 by Brandon Stewart

We just got done with an incredible weekend in Church!  I hope you were able to be part of it all. I am in the car right now driving home from Bellevue, where we had an awesome rally with Paul Scanlon. The building was packed out for the first time. Worship was off the charts!!!  The Church really came hungry and ready to worship God tonight. It was awesome to walk out on the platform and see the front of the room full of people packed all the way down to the stage...hungry and asking God to do something great.  Paul Scanlon continued his messages from the weekend, and I have to say that it all hit me very close to home. He talked about the Church's heart for the world - the broken - and the lost. He talked about the spirit of being inclusive!  Wow!  If you weren't there for any of it - get the recording!

Tomorrow morning kicks off all the action in the 252 conference.  And tomorrow night kicks off the main part of the conference with an awesome rally!  Some of our friends from other partner churches are joining us on the platform for worship tomorrow night. I'm excited to see God just really open up over our lives and the Churches represented.

One night down - and things are just heating up. See you all this week!



Brandon Stewart
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Kicking off an incredible week...

Saturday, August 2, 2008 by Brandon Stewart

Alright.....its here. Team Church Conference.  Everything kicks off this weekend, and I have a huge expectation in my heart for what God is going to do. I just got done eating lunch at home by the lake....and in a bit I'm off to soundcheck and a great service at Church tonight. I've been working on things for this conference week for quite a while now - and it feels a bit like the "calm before the storm" today.....except in a good way, because I'm looking forward to the "storm.".

I can already tell we're in for an awesome week. This morning we had a breakfast with our Kingdom Builders (ask me what this is if you're curious), and Paul Scanlon was our guest speaker. He had such awesome wisdom that he shared during his few minutes....he talked about change and transition. It was an awesome message about the mind set needed to take the Church forward with vision and progress. If this morning was any indication, we're in for a great time this week!  He'll be speaking at all services this weekend, so be sure you are at as many as possible! 

Tomorrow night in Bellevue is going to be awesome as well. We're doing our first major rally at our new building up there.....and I hope that everyone really comes out in force. We have no pressure on ourselves in terms of attendance, but I think we're all hoping to fill the place up!!  It would be the first time! Regardless, it promises to be a great night of faith and excitement as we launch into a great week. 

Hope you're going to be part of this week. If you need any more information, hit me up.

See you around at Church this week!


Brandon Stewart
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