Monday Rambles

• Great day at Coast yesterday...  Talked about "Damaged Emotions" in our "Leaving the House of Blues" series.  Have gotten lots of comments telling me how God worked in people's lives yesterday...  Yeah God!
• We dealt with the three biggies that wreck our emotional stability... Guilt, Grief, and Grudges.
• The message should be up on our website within the next day or so.
• Hard to get a gauge on the two services yet.  Yesterday looked like a pretty even split in numbers between the two...  with maybe a little more at the first service... (I haven't seen the numbers yet.)
• Great to see all the teens at Coast last night.  Jordy and Kara do an awesome job. I'm very excited about the potential of this group.
• What's up with the local youth sports leagues having ball games on Sunday mornings?
• There is so much work to be done over the next few months at Coast...  Head spinning just thinking about it.
• Growth is good... but also challenging...  Working on structure to sustain growth.
• Just finished reading Geoff Surratt's book "10 Stupid things that keep churches from growing."  The Bad news:  I have done some of them.  The good news: I haven't done them all... and the ones I have done, we have already started to get a good handle on them.
• The book was a great read!  I thought it might be a repackaging of the same old ideas... but Geoff really has a fresh look at the issues with workable solutions to making a difference.  At the close of every chapter he does an interview with a pastor to get their perspective, and then adds questions so that you can work through the issues with your staff.  I highly reccommend this book for pastors and church leaders.
• Getting ready to start Dino Rizzo's book, "Servolution."  Should be awesome.  Dino and Geoff both have a wicked sense of humor.
• The church looks kind of cool right now...  It has guitars hanging all over the stage for the "Leaving the House of Blues" series.
• Looking forward to staff meeting tomorrow... lots to work on...  We are moving forward with everything in us.
• One last reminder...  There is no greater cause that you can give your life to than the cause of Christ!