weekend report

I was so thankful for this past week and weekend!  We had a blast together as a staff, away for a couple of days talking strategically as well as worshipping and goofing around!

And then we got to be part of the weekend as we worshipped together and soaked up the next teaching in the Doubting Doubts series.  It's so good - I was re-listening to the past 3 messages today while I tried to get caught up at home.  I was thankful our messages can be accessed at any time through our website or APP and on the Christian radio.

Here are a couple of the shots I took of our ministry this weekend!

Our communion team is such a blessing!

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Nothing is better than working with the
man you've loved for the past 40+ years!

We ended the weekend with our security drills - our security team
is the best!!

Our setlist:

Pre-service:   Nothing Can Separate us/You're Here
Video Announcements:
Praise:  Call Upon the Lord
Say The Word
Man of Sorrows
Communion: Man of Sorrows Instrumental
No Longer Slaves
Doubting Doubts Bumper video
Message:  Can There Really Only be One True Religion?  And is Jesus God?
Exit Song:  No Longer Slaves

To watch our services on-line go to crossroadswired.com

To see what other ministries used in their worship services go to theworshipcommunity.com

Have a blessed week!

weekend report

Well I thought I had seen it all, and then Pastor Dave took the stage...

It was a blast this past weekend at Crossroads!  I don't think we could have fit another element into our services!  And each element was amazing!

From the recognition of our Veterans by Nicole Blakely, a retired Veteran herself, to a rap by our lead pastor - Dr. Dave Vance, to beautiful worship and the privilege of praying for a hard-working missionary!  So very good to be at Crossroads this past weekend!

We gave out EVERY SINGLE new visitors packet again this weekend and are scrambling to keep up with serving all our new attendees!  God is good, so very good!

As we prepare for Thanksgiving his week, I am completely aware of how very, very many things I have to be grateful for and I cannot silence my words of thanksgiving to my Lord!!!

Here is a glimpse at some of the things from this past weekend at Crossroads.

Yes it's true, our pastor is a rapper!

It's Undeniable!   He brought it!

Our Setlist:

Sermonspice video for Veterans Day

Nicole Blakely thanked the Veterans for their service to our country!

Undeniable - with our Pastor featured on the rap
The Whole Earth
Doxology
We Believe

Prayer for Missionary
Message:  Pt. 8, the Contaminated Church - Laodicia:  Dr. Dave Vance

exit song:  The Whole Earth

To watch our services go to Crossroadswired.com

To see what other ministries used in their services go to theworshipcommunity.com

weekend report

It was another great weekend to be at Crossroads!  Pastor Jesse delivered a great message that encouraged all of us to PRAY!  The worship team lead us strongly and we left saying yet again, "It was so good to be in the House of the Lord!"

Don't forget to be with us next weekend as we celebrate our 20 year anniversary at Crossroads!

Here's a couple shots of the service this weekend.

generations working together!

Amy did a great job on her first weekend playing drums!

Our Setlist:

There's A Light

Announcements

Your Love Awakens Me
All He Says I Am
No Longer Slaves
How Great is Our God

Message:  Jesse Rider - Student Ministry Pastor

Exit Song:  No Longer Slaves

To watch our services go to crossroadswired.com

To see what other ministries used in their services go to theworshipcommunity.com

weekend report

Man, where has this week gone??

We're already in week 2 of the Ecclesiastes series, and it is SO good!   I think we may have come close to a record number of people requesting a CD of the message - I'm so thankful for the amazing teacher we have in Pastor Dave.

As I left the auditorium today, I heard music so I went to see were it was coming from.

There I found beautiful worship in the Student Ministry area of the church and was moved to a deep thankfulness for all the faithful people that work to serve our kids and to teach them what worship is!

Student Ministry worship - so good!

After I left the Student Ministry area I still heard loud music that I did not recognize and discovered more precious worship in our Elementary room!  Oh my word - I was so excited to see this!

Amy will be leaving soon to begin her masters degree - thanks
for serving Amy!

The video booth is always a super focused area - bringing us lyrics and
all of Pastor Dave's fill ins and scripture as well as every video you see come from this booth!

 Our setlist:

 Dust In the Wind
Announcements on Video
Resurrecting
10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)
Unbroken Praise
Jesus Paid It All
Ecclesiastes Bumper Video
Light Our City video - Pastor Dave talked to the congregation about serving and giving, and not just sitting on the sidelines.  Telling them that we need everyone to be involved!
Message: Ecclesiastes Pt. 2 - Lead Pastor Dave Vance
Exit Song:  Dust In The Wind

To watch our services go to crossroadswired.com

To see what other ministries are using in their worship services go to theworshipcommunity.com

 Have a great holiday  - I am so thankful for the freedom that allowed me to worship this weekend.

weekend report

One thing about Crossroads Community Church that no one can argue about is that things constantly change!  And I LOVE change - I love new challenges and opportunities to 'figure out' how to make something new work!  And this weekend was no exception - a new addition!

Crossroads welcomed the Taylor family to our ministry this weekend - and what a blessing they are going to be to us!  Their love for the Lord is evident from the moment you speak to them - and nothing encourages me more then to see a family that worships together, serves together and values 'the church' equalling.  Although there are certainly exceptions to this, it just helps you to be 'fully in' when your family stands with you unified in the calling!

Doug will serve as our Communities Discipleship Pastor.  We're dedicated to a commitment to really provide our congregation with opportunities to do life in a smaller community or class setting, to grow in the Lord together and to become a tight-knit community in the Him!

Our worship was great as always and it warmed my heart to see several of the young adults on stage that our senior worship leaders have poured in to,  giving them opportunity to lead!  We have a fabulous praise team and one of the things that make it that way is the multiple generations on stage together. We believe if our goal isn't to mentor and raise up the next generations - then our leadership has failed!  It takes a commitment to welcome and support all generations using all of their various life-experience, spiritual maturity and musical ability mixed together to give glory to our Lord!  Very exciting!

Worshipping and leading our congregation so well!

Jocelyn making announcements

The old song Turn, Turn, Turn - set up the study on Ecclesiastes beautifully

Brandon is one of our videographers on staff - welcome to the praise team!

Even on a beautiful summer weekend our congregation was faithful in their attendance!

Our Setlist:

Announcements:  Global Leadership Summit  (click her to register)- Jocelyn Nicolas

King of My Heart
One Thing Remains
Come Lord Jesus (Even so Come)
Broken Vessels (Amazing Grace)
Special Music:  Turn, Turn, Turn
Message:  Pt. 1 - Ecclesiastes - Lead Pastor Dave Vance
Exit Song:  Turn, Turn, Turn

To watch our services on-line go to Crossroads Community Church

To see what other ministries used in their services The Worship Community

Thanks for reading - may God richly bless your week!

weekend report

Weekends come and weekends go...so very fast.

After doing this for the past 19 years, I feel more dedicated then ever to the preciousness of this opportunity weekly!   We pray weekly that our collective work as a staff is used of the Lord to move people toward Him - EVER SINGLE WEEK.

This weekend was no exception - careful planning happened from the tiniest children's area to the most mature adult, we care for everyone so much!

Our praise team always works hard and I figured this weekend service in the main auditorium alone we collectively invested 120+ from the staff (that doesn't count the organizing of video stories etc.), and you figure every praise team member spent time rehearsing and memorizing music there were 6 volunteers on stage and that many behind the scenes technically to allow the service to happen.  I sing our volunteer's praises constantly as we work and play as if we're family - caring for one another and becoming closer each time we get to serve together!  What a privilege to be part of this!

Our Setlist:

Announcements on Video - Shanna Lehew

This I Believe
Holy, Holy, Holy
The Whole Earth
Come Lord Jesus (Even So Come)
Message:  Overwhelmed Pt. 3 - Depression - Lead Pastor Dave Vance
Special Music with video:  Through All Of It

If you'd like to watch our services on-line go to crossroadswired.com

To see what other ministries used in their worship services go to theworshipcommunity.com

weekend report

I am WAY behind this week - my week took a huge U-turn and I'm still trying to get my bearings - but, that story is for another day!

We had a great time in worship and celebrated God's goodness as we began our OVERWHELMED series.

We always enjoy our brass weekends and this weekend was no exception!   I continue after nearly 20 years to be amazed at the level of excellence in our weekend services.  Our staff and volunteers alike take it very personally as an opportunity to  use they gifts and talents to honor the Lord!

Here's a few photos!

Jocelyn lead the weekend for us!  So good!

Great Praise Team!

Austin and the Brass

Our setlist:

Announcements on Video

First - Special Music

Message:  Overwhelming Pt. 1 - Lead Pastor Dave Vance

It Is Well
In Christ Alone
Great Are You Lord

Jocelyn dismissed and reprised back into Great Are You Lord

To watch our services on line go to www.crossroadswired.com

To see what other ministries used in their worship services go to www.theworshipcommunity.com

weekend report

I think it would have been humanly impossible to add another element to this past weekend at Crossroads!  It took an army to accomplish everything - and we have AMAZING volunteers on our teams that did a spectacular job!

Pastor Dave finished our Final Destination series and we enjoyed a children's opening song - Child Dedication and baptism all in one service.  It was an extraordinary example of life change and spiritual maturity steps being taken by our congregation.  So good!!

Great weekend of worship!

3 or my favorite girls!  So faithful!

I love this picture of the kids rehearsing around Dan's piano!

Aaron constantly focused on doing his best!

Some of our darling Crossroads kids!

Our kids - so serious!

9:00 Service Child Dedication families walking through 'the plan' preservice!

Our Setlist:

Video Announcements:  Jocelyn Nicolas - one of our Worship Leaders and Student Ministry Staff

Follow - The children's opening song

Pastor Dave explained Baptism and Child Dedication

Good, Good Father
From the Inside Out-  Baptisms happened during this song
The Stand

Final Destination Bumper Video transition

Message:  Final Destination:  Pt. 5 Answer of Afterlife - Lead Pastor Dave Vance

Exit Song;   The Stand

To watch our service go to crossroadswired.com

To see what other ministries used in their services go to theworshipcommunity.com

weekend report

It was a beautiful weekend studying what the Lord has told us about heaven in our "Final Destination" series.

We worshipped, studied and shared communion together - it was good to be in the house of the Lord!

Preparing communion behind the scenes

Milo did a great job on There Will Be A Day

Our setlist:

Announcements

"Word on Heaven" video intro

There Will Be A Day

Message:  Final Destination Pt. 2: Word on Heaven - Lead Pastor Dave Vance

Here In Your Presence
Good Good Father
At The Cross (Love Ran Red) - Congregation takes Communion
Unbroken Praise

To watch our services go to crossroadswired.com

To see what other ministries are using go to theworshipcommunity.com