Music Monday: Muxtape

I realize I'm a little slow getting on this band wagon but it took me hearing one that made since to get behind it. And now I'm in love. Not only that, but I've discovered that by combing fluid to create a coverflow effect, you get a jaw dropping look into the excting …

Tech Tuesday: Belkin Breakfree Connector

I've tripped over quite a few cables in my day but I wonder if this will actually work.

If it does, would you get one?

My Son's Baptism

I know I probably should have written about this the day it happened but I wanted to post my favorite picture of the moment and not just throw something up and say I had written about it. My wife and I debated long and hard and spent many hours praying over whether or …

Second Week at Senecaville

I could write many paragraphs about all the great things we experienced during the second week of camp in Ohio, but I know you blog readers hate long posts so I'll keep it short. 50+ students committed to full-time ministry. Dozens of others made decisions to follow …

OLC Sunday Report

Crazy awesome Sunday...and I missed it. We are officially back at the movie theatre and our people are pumped. Here is the set:

• Calling All Angels (Train)


• Awesome is The Lord (Tomlin)


• To The King (Goodwin version of Nicholas Baty tune)


• Amazing Grace (Goodwin Version …

Music Monday: New Rock Band Accesories

Man, I did not need to see this or this.

I'm already saving my pennies.

Tech Tuesday: Electronic Paper?

If you're like me, one of the most fascinating things about the Harry Potter movies were the newspapers and cereal boxes that had motion graphics and could communicate. That could never happen in real life, right? According to a team at the New University of Lisbon, …

Spank 'Em

So...my band guys have created a new game they have been playing for a couple weeks now. I'm not playing so I don't know all the rules. And I can't tell you the ones I do know. It's like Mao. You have to agree to play and then figure out the rules as you go along. What …

Camp in Ohio was Amazing!!!

Great students, authentic worship, lives changed, amazing conversations...two great weeks in a row and can't wait until next week with Ergun Caner. Thanks to all you guys who made the week so memorable. We didn't really like getting beat in dodgeball or volleyball, but …

Prayer Guide Day 5 - Mitch Moyer

My prayer for Oak Leaf Church's opening Sunday at the Movie Theater is as follows:

Pray that droves of new people will check it out for the first time.

Pray that those who live north of town who checked out on us for a while because of distance will come back …

OLC Sunday Report

The last day at Woodland was joyous and sad at the same time. I'm going to miss that stage...but it is not about me. Michael encouraged all of us to do something together as a church this week to prepare for the first week back in the movie theatre. Everyday, one of …

Prayer Guide Day 1 - Michael Lukaszewski

This morning, I want to ask you to pray for what happens on Sunday. Sunday is the time when most people will experience Oak Leaf Church for the first time. So, we spend a lot of time throughout the week getting ready for Sunday, preparing for the guests that will come …

Prayer Guide Day 2 - Jonathan Sutton

Today's prayers come to you via Jonathan, our Family Pastor.

Reaching kids and families is not a secondary thing at Oak Leaf. It's not an afterthought. And Kidventure (preschool & elementary) is not a low priority. In fact, it's a top priority! God has called us to …

Prayer Guide Day 3 - Jody May

Today's prayer requests come from Jody May, our small groups pastor. Jody is also our campus pastor and is in charge of setup at the theater. Tomorrow is Thursday, and I'm asking everyone to pray and fast for the mission of our church. Here's what Jody writes...

As we …

Prayer Guide Day 4 - Me

We have made the word "worship" synonymous with the music we sing on Sunday morning and forgotten it is a lifestyle and a mindset that extends far beyond the boundaries of a one hour experience on Sunday mornings. If we really want to see people taken from where they …

Delirious?, You Will Be Missed!

The band that helped usher in the modern worship movement is calling it quits come the end of 2009. Can we all join hands and sing a chorus of "I Could Sing of Your Love Forever" to pay our respects?

What is your favorite Delirious tune?

Summer Gathering/Camp Nachomamma

It is always a blessing to walk into a camp as totally strangers and walk away believing you've made life long friends. We've played for much bigger crowds with much sharper production and much more posh facilities, but these guys were being moved by God...and so were …

With or Against God

After Amaziah came from striking down the Edomites, he brought the gods of the men of Seir and set them up as his gods and worshiped them, making offerings to them. - 2 Chronicles 25:14

It used to be that everyone attributed their success and failure to to blessing and …

Riding My Bike in the Tennessee Mountains

Someone should put a disclaimer on every bike that says, "ATTENTION ALL ROOKIE RIDERS: Do not attempt to ride bike on roads in the mountains unless you are willing and ready to pass out, puke your guts, die, or all of the above." It was all I could do to ride the 4 …

Makes Me Want to Be a Youth Pastor

seriously...can someone please add this to their rec routine?