Kickoff

Had a great time last night at the kickoff. Worship was especially good. We had a new guy named Jason Peckham playing some djembes/congos/bongos (I don't know what's what). It sounded really good with Mark's guitar. We also had several song leaders.

Dinner was great too. Thanks for Sam Stephens for running the grill and to Sam and Jeremy for cleaning up!

I Scream You Scream

Here's a pic from "Ice Cream for Old Timers" on Thursday. We had chocolate ice cream that tasted like Frosty and we had orange ice cream that tasted like Frosted Orange at the Varsity. And Nicole brought me a kazoo which I'm learning to play so that we can have a duet some Sunday (Nicole plays the flute).

Pray. Love. Serve.

This past weekend, we had our student ministers' retreat. Betsy, Mark, Brent, Meaghan, and I worked on some things for the coming year. We talked about what it means to be involved at the PSC and what it could mean. We divided our work into four teams: Encounter, Worship, Community, and Service. Some people will only be interested in the encounter (dinner, etc.). Others will want to worship. Still others will want to build a strong community. Finally, some will be sent to serve. We want to respect where everyone is on that line while encouraging them to seek the next step toward the Mission of God.

Anyway, this led us to adopt the slogan "Pray. Love. Serve." as a kind of linear motto for what we are doing this year. I hope that you'll join us on this journey.