19 September 2010
Worship @ Christ's Chapel
09/24/10 04:03 PM Filed in: From the Pastor
I will be the first to admit that I’m not grateful enough. I can get irritated over the silliest of things. A few bumps any given day can get me cranky, and before I know it the world doesn’t seem a very friendly or safe place. I confess that to illustrate that sometimes we take for granted the routines of our lives and don’t recognize them for the gifts from God that they are.
That exactly expresses how I feel about Mike and Misty Wilson and Kris and Kirsten Carey. These two couples are some of the finest people I have ever known. Mike and Misty came to Christ’s Chapel nearly 13 years ago at a time when I was still leading worship every Sunday. Slowly but surely the transition was set in place for Mike to begin the journey of molding together a new worship team that would lead our church to new heights. He has done an amazing job, and each weekend I am grateful for his leadership and commitment. How he does what he does while at the same time serving as a high school principal is beyond me. Our church is blessed beyond words to have Mike as our worship pastor and the team he’s assembled to lead us in worship is remarkable.
Over three years ago, God put the icing on the cake when he brought to us Kris and Kirsten Carey. They first stepped into the world of church922 as the worship pastors of our Saturday night service. Since then they have stepped into all of our hearts, and in just a few years their fingerprints are all over our church. There are many areas of our church life today that I know we would never be engaged in if Kris and Kirsten were not with us. I am so grateful for the anointing upon their lives and that we as a congregation have the weekly opportunity to interact with them.
One really wonderful aspect of having both families so engaged at our church is that they work so well together. In a church world of egos and insecurities, it’s a joy to watch folks with different backgrounds and gifts in worship training and experiences, work so well together and blend their efforts together for God’s glory and the spiritual growth of our congregation. This morning we will get to experience that gift up front and personal as our Saturday night and Sunday morning worship experience finds expression in both our services. I hope the experience is inspiring and encouraging for everyone. I also hope we all walk away a little more grateful for what God does each weekend in our midst. I know I will.
That exactly expresses how I feel about Mike and Misty Wilson and Kris and Kirsten Carey. These two couples are some of the finest people I have ever known. Mike and Misty came to Christ’s Chapel nearly 13 years ago at a time when I was still leading worship every Sunday. Slowly but surely the transition was set in place for Mike to begin the journey of molding together a new worship team that would lead our church to new heights. He has done an amazing job, and each weekend I am grateful for his leadership and commitment. How he does what he does while at the same time serving as a high school principal is beyond me. Our church is blessed beyond words to have Mike as our worship pastor and the team he’s assembled to lead us in worship is remarkable.
Over three years ago, God put the icing on the cake when he brought to us Kris and Kirsten Carey. They first stepped into the world of church922 as the worship pastors of our Saturday night service. Since then they have stepped into all of our hearts, and in just a few years their fingerprints are all over our church. There are many areas of our church life today that I know we would never be engaged in if Kris and Kirsten were not with us. I am so grateful for the anointing upon their lives and that we as a congregation have the weekly opportunity to interact with them.
One really wonderful aspect of having both families so engaged at our church is that they work so well together. In a church world of egos and insecurities, it’s a joy to watch folks with different backgrounds and gifts in worship training and experiences, work so well together and blend their efforts together for God’s glory and the spiritual growth of our congregation. This morning we will get to experience that gift up front and personal as our Saturday night and Sunday morning worship experience finds expression in both our services. I hope the experience is inspiring and encouraging for everyone. I also hope we all walk away a little more grateful for what God does each weekend in our midst. I know I will.