building the kingdom

There was a period of time, not too long ago (as I began to feel old with the pace of ministry), when I was worried about who would carry on at Crossroads. Those worries are fading more and more daily.

The leadership at Crossroads is working diligently to build into the lives of the youth and young adults of our ministry. This focus is already paying huge dividends as young people understand that this is their ministry as well as those of us who are getting up there!

Emily is one of our outstanding youth - talented in many ways. Her monologue at our Communion service was outstanding, and I am so thankful for the amazing talent of many of our young volunteers!

We had a difficult audio beginning to her monologue- so bear with it - it clears up momentarily. I wanted to share this to encourage each of you to build into the next generation and let them know how much we need them to help build God's kingdom!

part of Easter service

I wanted to put this video up from Easter even though you may have watched in on the church site. This segment is the portion that followed Pastor Tim's teaching on the woman at the well and features the monologue, the painting and song that my daughter Joci sang. Enjoy!

Easter 2010 from Steve Browning on Vimeo.

speaking loudly

I love Maureen Browning as a friend, and I also love her as one of my favorite actresses. She is incredibly talented, but you would never know it (if you haven't seen her perform) because she is also very humble.

Although she is quiet, her acting speaks quite loudly every time she takes the stage. She is a true blessing to all that witness her additions to our services or that get to act under her guidance when she directs. Last weekend she performed an "Amena Brown" monologue as part of our Easter services.

Enjoy!