Each summer something strange and wonderful happens to Southbrook Church—the adults fade to the background and the students takeover…everything! Today was the 2nd annual Student takeover Sunday for our students and they did not disappoint! Their fearless leader, Billy Almaguer convinced me last year to let the students run the show and I was so moved I decided to do it again (and again and again)!
Another advantage to weekends like this is that I get to poke around the campus and visit with people and ministries I don’t often get a chance to see. Children’s was rocking as well (also taken over by a lot of the students – Don’t worry, adults still handled the terrific twos and threes and babies).
There’s a real sense of excitement at Southbrook these days! The place was packed today—everywhere you looked! Which was doubly awesome since it’s summertime! Triply awesome since it’s 4th of July weekend—typically our lowest attendance of the year! God is up to something!
The year of discipleship is surpassing my wildest dreams! Convicted toward the end of 2011 that we needed to dig in and really ratchet up the mentoring of one another, our biblical literacy, as well as the training for ministry and serve others both locally and abroad—we quickly transformed that sense of urgency into 2012’s Impact Initiative of Discipleship. So far, the number of those involved in mentoring groups has soared, twice as many Mighty Men are involved as last year, our Lifegroups have more tan doubled, and the hundreds of new believers around here are taking their faith beyond conversion! When these things happen—buckle up! Southbrook is about to take off to a whole nutha level!
