9/16/08 Connector

Hey everybody!

Sorry for the late post, but I've been busy doing some homework (as Georgia Tech students are occasionally found to do) until just now. Tonight we had the first Connector since this blog thing got started (as far as I'm aware), as well as the last Connector before Confluence (this weekend!).

Quite a number of individuals contributed to this week's Connector service, and it showed. We had great mini-speakers (that's what I'm calling 'em) in Brandon Cullum and Mike Whelan (as per usual), followed by a brief activity/game and a quality video from Will Marshall, Lindsay McCurdy, and Malisa Thompson. (Sorry about the parentheses and all the first/last name combos. It's just my thing.) After that we had some great leadership in Cyndi Forman with some moving speech (and tying in a good bit of scripture). To wrap it up, we had Charlie Hunter, Caitlin Collins, Andrew Harvard, Jonathan Barth, Oliver Albrecht, and Chris Mize (that's everybody, right?) lead us in 5 great worship songs in a top-notch performance that deserves everyone's congratulations. (Seriously! 5 songs in a row after a regular school day and an earlier practice? That takes some major stamina!)

From my perspective, as someone involved in the production of Connector this week (I handled the computer/projector display), I think things went great. If you'll allow me to geek out for a little bit, I'll elaborate. :) Instead of the usual Live Worship application we normally use for presenting the lyrics and announcements, Mark Lamb lent me the use of his MacBook Pro with Pro Presenter on it. After a really brief crash course, I got to use it for my first time while gearing up for Connector to start and was in a mad dash to get things ready in time. Especially the lyrics! I'm sorry for messing up a few times here and there, but I think I managed ok and I promise improvement next time it's my turn. I hope things went well enough from your perspective!

Finally, and slightly unrelated, this weekend is Confluence! This is the BCM's Fall conference, and should be great. It's not too late to sign up, so go by the BCM office ASAP and hand in your $82 if you want a spot.

I guess that's it for me tonight, everybody. I hope everyone who goes to Fall conference enjoys the weekend. For those of us not going, have a safe and blessed weekend, whether you're going to GT Night @ Six Flags, the Mississippi State game, both, neither, or anything else!

Peace,
Michael