JTA uPdate - Christmas Party

Hey Team

Our tech team Christmas Party is just around the corner. We'll meet at the Hard Rock downtown at 7:00pm. Parking is a pain downtown, so plan accordingly.

Also, I would like to join the band and vocalist in collecting new toys to give to Toys for Tots. Please bring an unwrapped toy to dinner or to the church next weekend and we'll put them together with the the rest of the Worship team to do something really cool.

If anyone has any questions, please let me know. If you plan to come and haven't RSVP'd, please let me know. We want to make sure we have enough space set aside.

Here is a link to the Hard Rock Site. You can get directions from their if you need them.

Hey

It's been a while since I blogged and I though I would jot a quick note to say hey to whomever decides to check this. Also, during a conversation tonight it came up that there may be a problem with our iMix link so I decided to try to post something here. I hope it works.

See you this weekend. For the songs of our current series Interruption check out below...

JTA - FFF & Thursday Update

Good evening team,

I wanted to say a quick thank you to those who helped get ready for the Family Fall Festival. Thanks too for those that are coming tomorrow to serve.

For those serving tomorrow it would be great for you to arrive between 5 and 5:30pm. The food court is set up so you should be able to get something to eat pretty easily.

Here is what I'm planning on:

TD- Jim
Director - Dan B
CG- Becky
Cam 1- Ed E
Cam 2- Dottie
Cam 3- Danny M
Audio- Ed C
Lights- True
Stage - Rob B
TD assist / float Bart, Xavier


In case the week isn't busy enough and you find yourself with some idle time here are some links to the new software we will be walking through on Thursday night:

http://www.renewedvision.com/pp.php

You can also find the manual here:

http://www.renewedvision.com/ProPresenterHelp/ProPresenterHelp.html

This is pretty easy to use. Yes, there is a bit of a learning curve, but it's pretty user intuitive. It makes sense, and it is very stable.

I hope this helps. Please bookmark these pages for further reference.

I'll talk to you soon.

Blessings....

...Jim

JTA - Couple of things

I thought it might be a good idea to mirror the emails here so there was web access to current information. I'll do my best to post the team emails.

Hey Team.

I wanted to send out a quick note to let you know a couple of things.

1) I'm working on the November schedule and I need to know if you have any conflicts. Shelly, Steve and Dan I have your's for sure.

2) I'll be sending out an email to confirm what we are doing for the Family Fall Festival. We will be setting up Tuesday Night around 5:30pm. Javier, I please note the time change. I told you 5pm.

3) We'll meet Thursday night as well to prep for service. CG operatiors, It would be great if you can all plan to be there. We have made some changes and I wouild like to bring you up to speed. Becky will also have some things to point out from running it this weekend.

More to come... Please stay tuned. I'll talk to you soon.

Blessings...

...jim

We Rock!

I want to say that my team rocks too. Guys, You did a great job this weekend. Thanks to everyone that served. What I saw online, and Sunday when I arrived was awesome.

LJ - Thanks for the comment about how you felt calm and really enjoyed the service. I think it really showed.

Randy - Thanks for your awesome work and consistency.

Becky - Thanks for your creativity with the fonts and for keeping things running so smoothly. Way to rock the backgrounds too.

Brian - Thanks for Friday, Sorry for giving you the wrong date. I meant August.... You Rock.

Bart - You Rock too. I'm blessed to have you on the team.

Michael L - Way to go on the lights. Way to add in 27 when Ed went up and take it down when he came down... You Guys have gone to town on the board and it is awesome to see.

Steve R - Way to rock on the programming. You have totally taken us to the next level on your own, and that is awesome. It brings tears to my eyes.

Dottie - Thanks for rocking on camera, for being consistant and stepping in on lights when we need you. Your being there rocks.

Danny - You have been an awesome addition to the team. Your eye for shots is great.

Javier - It has been awesome to have you around. I appreciate your wisdom, maturity and your
insight gives us balance.

Dan B. - Wow, you have really blossomed over the past couple of years. I like your self education and how you aren't afraid to try new things. Your camera work is awesome as well. Another great eye.

Walter - Way to go. Way to be involved and it is great to see God working in your life. Thanks for letting be a part of your Journey.

Josh - Thanks for all that you do. Your dedication is awesome.

And to everyone else that wasn't serving this weekend, we couldn't do this without you. You are all part of the work that God has prepared for us. Many, Many, Many thanks. I'm blessed to be able to serve with all of you.

JTA Theme

I was able to get into a couple of books on my last trip and one of them was Holy Discontent by Bill Hybels. I got the book for Fathers day from my mom, (Did I say thank you?, thanks mom). It is a really quick read but it did what good books do and made me think. That's not what this post is about. In Chapter 3 Bill is talking about Your "One Thing". Bill goes on to talk about one main verse that talks about "why we are here" on page 51. He quotes Ephesians 2:10, " We are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do!"

That is our theme verse. I think that is cool. It's a good reminder that God has already prepared the way for us. It's also cool to stop and think that we are His handiwork. Created in His image. He created us to do "good works".

I'm glad I'm able to do them with you. I look forward to the road ahead.