Wow, time gets away fast! Trying to update our website along with all the events going on at CWC this fall really makes it seem like the months just fly by. It is only a few weeks until our Christmas production. I am so excited that we are this busy, because of all the different people we have an opportunity to reach out to. I must say a huge thank you to our media team. If it weren't for all of you, we could not produce the events we do. You do a great job! I hope we can continue to add new faces to the team. The more people we have, the more we can do. That goes for the entire church. Without the volunteers here at CWC, we could not accomplish very much. Sometimes I think we may give the impression that we have it all under control, but trust me... WE DON'T! I know some people say they don't want to "miss church" so they do not volunteer to help, but I believe they have it backwards. CWC is here to minister to the lost and hurting. I agree that we all need guidance and direction in our lives as well, but I believe we are here to serve. If all of us were involved in an area of ministry, just think of how many people we could reach.

This week we are focusing on prayer for the persecuted church. I can't wait for this service! You will have to be here to see why I am so excited, but I will tell you IT WILL BE DIFFERENT. If you were here this past Sunday, you saw a video during announcements of Vietnam. The think that struck me was how free the people were to worship. They were attending a church that they knew could cause them to loose their lives, but yet they worshiped God freely. Why is that so different from here, why do we here about miracles happening all over the world... but we here little about things happening in America? You may disagree with me, but I think we have it to easy. I do not want to face the persecution, but I believe that the members of the persecuted church have a much deeper faith in God. Think about it, they have to rely on God just to keep them alive. How often do we really lay our lives in His hands? For me, I'd like to think I lay myself down daily, but do I? This morning I went outside, got in my truck and drove to work. Did I really need God? The answer is yes, I needed God for safety, but I think there is a difference. Even though we need God, we often do not really allow Him to be in control. We think we can do things ourselves. That carries over into our church as well. We miss so much of what God has for us, just because we are not willing to lay ourselves down. I want to see God move much more than we are seeing now! I think it is time to stand up for our beliefs. We may not live in a "Christian America" anymore, but we are Christians. The saying "What Would Jesus Do" have been around for a long time, but what would Jesus really do if he attended our church? Would He come each Sunday, sit in a chair and worry about getting out in time for lunch? Or would He sit there and complain because He didn't like the music or preaching or that it was to loud, hot or cold? Would He get upset because someone sat in "His"seat? I think we all can answer that... So why are we so petty? Why do we get upset at silly things like that? I think it is because we often come to church for the wrong reasons. We come for us not for Him!

This Sunday, I challenge you to come expecting to meet with God. Don't worry about who is beside you. Focus on Him... Listen to Him... and Let's have church!!!

Hey everyone! Sorry it has been a couple weeks since my last blog. When fall comes around, it seems to get very busy here at CWC! There are some very exciting things coming up in the near future and I will try my best to keep you informed.

First of all, if you were not here this weekend, you missed a great time. Keith cooper did an amazing job with his guitar clinic, leading us in worship, and of course in his concert. Keith has such a great hert. He is much more focused of worshiping God and doing ministry, that stand on stage to "entertain". If you had a chance to talk to him, I think you would agree with me. If you missed Keith, you can watch the sermon online with Keith leading worship, and I hope to have his concert available online shortly. You can get more informatio about Keith at his website www.keithlcooper.com. You can also order his music and teaching books at his website.

If you have not heard, Fireproof the movie is coming to Perryton for opening weekend Friday September 26th. This is an incredible think for our community! There are only around 700 theatres in the country that will have the movie for opening week! God has shown us favor by letting us contact the right people at the right time to make this happen. Working with the Ellis theatre we will be handing out up to 2000 tickets for people of our community to see the movie for free! This is not so CWC looks like we are showing off, but rather because we feel this movie could literly change to face of Perryton. I hav issued a challenge to the area Pastors to join with us to sell out every showing and to make sure everyone in our area has the chance to see this great movie. If you are reading this and you live within 60 miles of Perryton and you would like to find out how you can get involved, please e-mail me at media@cwcperryton.org I would love to talk to you! If you want to find out more about Fireproof, go to our home page and look for the big Fireproof interactive window in the middle of the page.

If you heard me on the radio last week, you heard my mention a couple more events that are coming up. Let me take a chance to briefly list some of those for you!

Oct. 11th - A Day For You with Micca Campbell (our annual Ladies Day)
Oct. 17th - Operation Reality (Weekend retreat event for Mpact youth)
Oct. 31st - Fall Family Fun Festival (Fun and safe alternative to trick or treating)
Nov. 1st -Blake Bolerjack and the Booth Brothers in concert (Southern gosple concert in our auditorium)
Dec. 5-6th - Christmas Extravganza with special guest LaDonna Gatlin

As you can see, we are very busy! I will try to do my best to keep this blog current and to give you an inside look at what goes on around here! Very soon, our website will have a new look, so check back often to see what changes!

Finally, I want to end by saying a big thank you to all of the Media Team. Without you, I would not be able to accomplish anything we do. Each one of you play an important part in our weekly activities! There are some new faces on the team, and I hope we just keep growing. If you know anyone who would like to be involved, please let Gayla buch or myself know. There are some things getting ready to change for us as well, and I am getting excited about what God can use us for as well!

Thank you to everyone who makes CWC what it is. As Keith said last night, keep going! God has blessed us so much, but he has not blessed us so we can just sit around and enjoy it. It seems that we might have read somewhere something to the effect - To whom much is gives... Musch is expected-. Maybe it was in the Gosple of Luke? Actually to be exact, it is in Luke 12:48. If it is important enough to be in the Bible, we better live our lives with the same expections!

God Bless,
Jason

Hey everyone, I just wanted to take this chance to say thank you to everyone who help make CWC what it is. I especially want to thank the team of volunteers in the media department. Without all of you, we could not do what we do! I am very excited at the addition of some new faces helping us out! You guys are such a blessing to me and this church! If you have any interest in seeing how you might fit into this team, please call Gayla or myself and we will be glad to get you plugged in! There are plenty of places to get involved, and with more volunteers, we can expand even farther! Thanks again for all your help!

A week ago we were starting to rap up another successful VBS. As usual, it was a great week filled with fun activities, food, crafts and most importantly teaching the children of our community about God. It is always a challenge to capture the attention of almost 200 children, but the use of technology always helps out! I believe that through the use of effect lighting, video, and obviously sound (very loud music!) we can really capture the youth of our society. Most children are very used to watching tv, going to movies, or playing video games. If we want to reach these children, we have to do it in a way that they can identify with. All the lights, video and etc. are just tools to help them get excited and want to come back night after night. I know it is successful when my 2 year old son crys because VBS is over and he wants to go back to church! Is all the hype (technology) necessary? No, but if God gave us the mission to reach the world... maybe it is!

Well, this is the first installment in my new Blog. I is amazing to me how quickly this technology has taken off! It doesn't seem like it has been very long since we didn't even really know what the Internet was. Now, we can't seem to live without it. I hope this will be a place that I can share some in site to what I have learned about technology in general, and specifically audio, video and lighting. Especially in a worship facility setting. I know some people think we don't need all this stuff in church, but I firmly believe that God has allowed people to invent, create and develop all of this technology, so why wouldn't we, as Christians, use it to glorify Him? I know it's not church like we "used to do it", but a few years ago I would not have been sitting here typing on my computer either! I think there is a fine line between using all the gadgets to enhance worship and letting it become a show. If we get "showy" and forget our mission, then it is time to shut it all off and refocus on what we are in ministry for in the first place. Please feel free to ask me any questions related to audio, video, lighting, or ministry in general. I will try to answer any questions in future blogs. If I don't know the answer, I will do my best to find someone who does!