Highlight of my weekend

This last weekend, I had the honor and privilege of baptizing my son.

I have baptized my wife and both my daughters, among many others. Each one was special, but I have cried with my family's public decisions - tears of joy.

I swore I wouldn't cry this time, but I bawled like a baby :)

Very proud of him!

Coldplay, BBQ, and a Waterpark

What a weekend!

Finished our message series at the Orchard called At The Movies, where we used clips from different films to talk about things like injustice, creativity, courage, prayer, significance and the power of a story. The weekend was incredible! My arts teams did a phenomenal job with lighting, transitions, media, and music.

We used the song Fix You by Coldplay, which was probably one of the hardest songs I've ever sung. It's not just a vocally challenging song but it is so emotionally tied with a video we did in 2006 that it is hard to listen to, let alone sing without tearing up - powerful song. My instrumentalists and vocalists did an excellent job though!

The weekend continued from there.

Teams of volunteers setup for our annual BBQ and Baptism event, with a live bluegrass band, catered BBQ, and a collage of games for the kids. Everyone seemed to have a great time. We had beautiful weather and 600+ people to enjoy it.

After we all ate, we walked over the to the waterpark next door and we baptized around 140 people... men, women, children, couples, moms, dads, entire families. If you've never witnessed anything like this, let me tell you - it was amazing! And the stories! They way that God has moved in the lives of these people is inspiring.

Videos, pics and more on this later.

BBQ and Baptism Video

This is the video we showed this last weekend highlighting our BBQ and Baptism in August where more than 100 people publicly committed their lives to Christ.

Peace.

Orchard Rewind 18 - Raw

Uncut.
Unedited.
Raw.
No background music. Just me and the rewind.

Setlist and review of August 5th at the Orchard in Aurora, IL.

12.5 years ago I baptized my wife.
I've baptized both my daughters.
I've also lead members of my arts teams over the last several years to Christ and had the honor of baptizing them.

This last Sunday I had the privilege of baptizing alongside my wife and others on staff. Together we baptized over 100 people who wanted to go public with their faith. This date will live in my memory for the rest of my life. It ranks up there as one of the most amazing events I've ever been a part of.

This is what it is all about. Video of the event is in the editing room now.
Peace.