the first week in a new location for a portable church is always a bit stressful for the setup team. i was so proud of our team today though! we were trouble shooting like no one else. the new environment and new gear definitely slowed us down today, but we learned a lot about our new digs and how to work efficiently there and i'm already excited about going at it again next week!
the sound in this new location is so much better than in the school. some of that may be do to our new gear...though we had some trouble with our new drive rack eq...time to read the manual. :-)
there were some amazing things to the morning...first the manager changed all the digital signs in our part of the theater to point folks where to go. this was a little touch but made such a huge difference. i could not believe the extra mile that they went for us. made it feel a bit more like our church home.
i caught up with the general manager afterwards and he was really happy with how the morning went...and then he said something that blew me away: he said he was anxious to have someone else work for him next week so that he could actually attend the service. awesome! so many parts of today felt stressed and technical...and distracted spiritually for me...but that little comment made me realize why we are doing what we are doing.
creating a church environment where folks not normally connected with a church will feel not only comfortable to attend, but anxious to attend and hear the good news of Jesus.
i'm glad the first one is under our belt though...lots to do to prepare for the weeks to come... :-)