Thursday, October 30, 2008

We Have All Lost Our Minds

We are psycho at Elevation Church...

At Butler High School where I am the Campus Pastor, our parking team is crazy!

The greeters, they are neurotic!

Ushers, yep, they're "off their rocker"!

First Time Guest volunteers, First Impressions Team, Volunteer Headquarters people, Ekidz workers, Production Volunteers, Lobby Team members, Connectors, Volunteer Coordinators, group leaders and yes, even the staff have all lost their minds...

We are freaks! We actually believe that by waving, smiling, pointing people to their seats and/or parking spots we are making a difference in people's lives. Our volunteers work, sacrifice, show up early, stay late, and give everything they have every Sunday, because at the end of the day we're all clinical...we believe that it actually matters!

And you know what, it does! Today I had the amazing priviledge of leading someone to Christ in my office. The best part of the story is that she was only in my office because the volunteers at the Butler Campus were faithfully tending to the details this Sunday. As you were waving and pointing people to their spots, or greeting someone with a smile or directing that person to their seat, there was a woman coming to church for the first time. That same woman was so welcomed by you and so touched by the worship experience that you make possible that she found her way to my office today and accepted Christ.

Butler Volunteers - we've said it hundreds of times before - but the sermon starts in the parking lot. And when you show up to do what you do, people far from God pull into the parking lot, feel welcome, hear the powerful Gospel and respond...Don't miss it! You are part of this story!

Thanks for your sacrifice and dedication...for yet one more person you really are making a difference.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Praise God John!!! We celebrate with you!
Mom Crosier