We had an awesome set list for last Sunday's worship so I thought I would share it with you guys:
All of these songs really fit with the theme of our Epic series which focused on Jesus who is the Hero of the story.
In case you haven't noticed yet I am the member of the Journey staff most likely to stoop to pulling immature practical jokes. Think of it as an anti-spiritual gift. Also think of it as the reason I have never been asked to chaperon a youth retreat, or at least asked to do it twice. It struck me this morning that it was April 1st and that I know what pushes Mark's buttons. Who could pass up such a great opportunity? I rapidly went into alter ego mode and created a blog that slams Journey Chattanooga. I then sent Mark an anonymous email as bait. Although Mark says he was a little bit suspicious he did post on the fake blog as well as posting a rebuttal on his own blog. Anyway we both had a good laugh about it when he started quizzing me and asking had I received any anonymous emails today.
Happy April Fool's Day!!
It's amazing to me what can happen in a week's time. This time last week I was recovering from a very stressful Easter Sunday. I had about 4 hours of sleep the night before, our Pro-Presenter software was giving me a fit, we didn't have enough help on our set-up crew and I was physically and mentally worn out. The week just kept getting worse when Mark wrecked his truck. Just when I thought it couldn't get much worse I get a call on Saturday that we have no lead singer for the band! AGGHHH! I had no idea what to expect on Sunday, it seemed that every time we got one thing under control then something else went wrong. Then something really cool happened; God stepped in and showed us He really is in control. This past Sunday was one of the best for Journey. We had plenty of great volunteers, set-up and tear down smoothest and fastest ever, people stepped up and filled in gaps in the band and we even had a great skit to replace one song that we had to scrap. Mark's teaching was great and really hit home with our people. Just when you least expect it and most need it God steps in and takes control.
After a great service I enjoyed a quick bite to eat with friends at Waffle House and then headed to Dalton with another friend. Topping of a great day I had the privilege of sharing the Gospel with the crowd at the Dalton March Swap Meet. (Thanks BB!) Like Leeland's "Count Me In " song says sometimes I'm amazed this Love is for me.
I had high hopes that this awards banquet would be different than most when Dr Scales said tonight was all about the students. If this were true I feel we could have eliminated over an hour of political butt kissing with introductions of everyone except the county dog catcher.
The student's portion of the program consisted of only about 15 minutes out of the nearly 2 hours of programming so who was it really all about?
Broadway music, dancing, and bland chicken. Someone please shoot me now!!! I don't know if Mark had any hospital food today but I think I just did. :)
Just got off the phone with Mark and he is OK and on his way home. He seemed to be in pretty good spirits; probably the drugs talking. He has some stitches and a brace on his knee. We will be needing some volunteers to take Mark's place this Sunday for loading and unloading. If you can be there between 6 and 6:30 it would be a big help. He does the work of at least 3 people so we will need lots of help. I'm sure he will have some great sermon illustrations this Sunday. I hear he crawled back into the burning mangled wreckage to rescue his laptop. Well that might be a bit exaggerated but you get the idea.
Scott Pollard Connections Pastor Journey Chattanooga
Posted from my mobile phone at the Hamilton County Superintendent's Honors Banquet. Yes it is that boring :)
Just wanted to ask everyone to be praying for Mark. He delivers trucks as a part time job and was in a very serious accident this morning near Athens GA. Mark is OK but is pretty banged up with bruises, stitches, and a very swollen foot. He is currently in the hospital but hopes to be released later this afternoon. Mark's Mom and wife are driving down to pick him up so please pray for them as well. I will update this blog later this evening when I have more info.
I knew that Mark was OK when Deidra said that he managed to pull his laptop from the smoldering wreckage. He is probably trying to blog from the ER. 
If you watch American Idol there's a lot of things you learn that apply to church planting.
Chris has one of the funniest posts ever on worship pastors here. I am much like Chris in that I don't enjoy singing prom songs to Jesus. Where are all the songs about warriors, victory and such? We have some pretty manly worship coming up during our new teaching series entitled Epic. Come check us out this Sunday and see what the opposite of "panty praise" really is. By the way Elrod coined the term panty praise and I like using it because I'm sure it will drive up the hit count on my blog. Maybe some of the perverts googling that phrase will stick around here and learn something about who Jesus is. 
Nikki Sixx: The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star
John Burke: No Perfect People Allowed: Creating a Come As You Are Culture in the Church
Dan Kimball: They Like Jesus but Not the Church: Insights from Emerging Generations
David Foster: A Renegade's Guide to God: Finding Life Outside Conventional Christianity
