The End.

now's your chance

Final blog post is near. If you could see the interns do anything, in a picture, or a video, what would it look like?

If You Could

If You could pick 2 worship songs to sing in church, what would they be?

Summer Floods

We wrapped up our summer floods last night with a packed house and a great message about being a 'revolutionary'.  Keep checking back here and on the website (cbsmonline.org) to find out what is going down for the next few wednesday nights before school starts.  It could be anything from some Ultimate to some Painting.

We have had some great gatherings this summer, and now we as a band, and as interns are stepping out of the way.  It is Your ministry.  It is time for you to step up and take the lead.  Run with it.

Reach. Your thoughts?

I read other blogs. One of the blogs brought up this statement made by Craig Groeschel, Senior Pastor of Lifechurch.tv:

“To reach people no one else is reaching we must do things no one else is doing.”

My thoughts:

1. Isn't it sad that there are people who aren't being reached!

-Sitting at our college bible study this summer, I was asked the question, "When was the last time you watched a total non-believer in Christ enter into a growing relationship with Him?" The overwhelming response was 'little to never'. So, a question to the church: What in the world are we doing?!?!?

2. ...'no one else is reaching'...

-The only thing I have to say is that I don't want to be the 'no one' in that phrase.

3. We must do things no one else is doing.

- Yes, that means break away from tradition. Yes, that means doing things that we might not be used to. Yes, that means embracing change.

4. Who exactly are those people no one else is reaching?


Ok. Your thoughts:

Let The Flow Go.

:)

This coming Sunday morning (tomorrow), we have been given the awesome opportunity to lead for the second service (Connect service), due to people being gone and vacations, etc. We are really excited about it, but as we prayed this morning, we really want their to be a freedom to worship.

So, leave everything you are carrying with you outside tomorrow, and come inside the church prepared to meet Jesus.

And for those of you who were there at Flood Wednesday night, think about what we talked about. Think about the deadness, and the lack of excitement that has surrounded us.

Fountain Place

Thanks for the help today. Come join the fun the rest of the week. We continue the work tomorrow 9-2 (and we will go to lunch together). See you there.

Note: You must wear closed-toe shoes and pants of some kind. We have eye protection and hard hats if we feel you need them.

#1 ; #2

At our college bible study tonight we talked about obedience.

I give credit to mr. smalls for the following statement that brought lots of laughter and truth:

When you're looking out for #1, you'll step in #2

2 Corinthians 5:17.

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature:  old things are passed away, behold, all things are become new.

July 7-11

The Mac Store

Posting on the intern blog from the mac store.This is Fun!!!!!  

4th

Some of us went out to catch a show...

while some of us went and put on a show...

how was your fourth?

It's coming....

Rain.

what else do you do when you aren't working?

60 min in 30 sec

Thanks to all of you who came out and helped us load up.  See you at camp!

progress

here are some pics of the new building in progress. start buying some paint brushes :)

Believe

In our college Bible study tonight, we focused on simply believing in God as the second part of our series called 'Simple' by Andy Stanley. Week one focused on simply 'Following' Jesus. Tonight was simply 'Believing' Jesus. This phrase popped up in our discussion afterwards:



To Believe = To Not Doubt



Hey, this word quite simply defines our Relationship with God... so we better have a clear understanding of what it means!

getting ready for camp pt. 3

We fed and briefed the camp staff today. Thank them and pray for them next week.

getting ready for camp pt. 2

hmm...i'm thinking the king in the kitchen with the knife? (yes, this is the official king card)

getting ready for camp pt.1

this will be the first of many posts this coming week as we finalize things for camp. these drinks are for you. yeah!

Final Camp Commercial

Set List

For you few faithful student blog readers, here is what tomorrow night's music will look like:

Everything Glorious
Everlasting God

At the Cross
Rain Down
Nothing But the Blood/Hosanna

Espere que usted pueda hablar español

Las camisas de la inundación del campamento son coloradas este año. El color es realmente fresco. No es rojo, ni amarillo. Es otro color. No, no azul cualquiera. Espere que ayude. Si usted es listo, usted probablemente utilizó traducción.com libre para leer esto :)

YAY my first post!!

Hello Everyone! So I have had some major problems with making accounts on blogspot and then forgetting my information to log in...SO I finally decided to post under Chad's name because I have something neat to share with you! As most of you know, a little over a year ago I had brain surgery at Children's Hospital in Birmingham. I have a condition called Chiari Malformation and I had an operation to make life just a lot better for me and stop me from loosing feeling in parts of my body. I now do very well with my condition and only check in with the doctor every once in a while now for routine check-ups. God sometimes doesn't show us why we go through things for a long time but now I am starting to understand....God sometimes allows very bad things to happen to help you grow but more than that to allow you to invest in other people...The picture above is of Cate and I at McDonalds. Cate is 4 years old and also suffers from a Chiari Malformation. She is having brain surgery today just as I did and I wanted to inform all of you so you could pray for her...We got to spend time together on Saturday and I got to meet her family and help them understand what I went through to help them understand Cate! Cate and I found each other through the Culver's (as in Chandler and Cassie) because she is their cousin and they knew what I had gone through and put them in contact with me! So I hope all of you will remember this cute little face and say a prayer for you and remember God puts reasons for suffering in your life you just have to look for them! See you at Flood ..(sorry my first post was so long...promise they won't all be like this)!! 

-Maegan

Camp Commercial #3 - Follow the King

Stuff You Oughta Know Video

Every Wednesday night we bring you the "Stuff You Oughta Know" on video.  Here was last week's.  You all did a great job with it.

  

guitar hero

all night.

Hartselle Camp Meeting

Tonight we went to a gathering called the Hartselle Camp Meeting. I didn't really know what it was (still don't really know for sure) or what all was going to happen, but I did know two things, Brad Johnson was gonna be there and Phil Waldrep was speaking, so I was all in. It took place in a building called the Tabernacle which is over a hundred years old. The pews had these on them..



Thats right, an old fashioned hymnal and a fan with a picture of Jesus! They sang some hymns and gospel tunes to kick the service off. Then the singer guy said, "Lets all open to hymn number something or other and you can remain seated but lets sing the roof off this place!" From that point, I think Parker, Brad and I laughed our heads off through the first 3 stanzas.

But I have to honestly say, the message Phil (whom I love listening to by the way) brought hit straight home. It is almost like he had been living my life with me for the past month.

It is amazing. I seriously thought this gathering was way too old for its time, but I took so much away tonight. It goes to show that a dirt floor, wooden pews, old fashioned hymns, etc. mean squat. I will even venture to say that carpeted floors, killer sound system, and cool lights mean squat. The word of God means everything. I could care less about the rest. I didn't take home the rotten pews, the ancient hymns, or the fan with a picture of Jesus with me ( I did take home some of the hay that was on the ground though..) I took home what mattered, the message of God.

I have a lot to think about.

What is it you take most out of church?

Important Camp Announcement

Hey Everybody,

Final Camp Flood Meeting for all parents and students this Sunday Night (tomorrow) at 5:00PM in the Big City Studio room (2nd Floor). Please try to come if you are signed up, or thinking about signing up :) . Deadline is fast approaching, but if you want to go..let us know.

Also, we finalized the group rec. games yesterday, and they are going to blow your minds!

Free Hotdog Fridays!!!

In case you didn't know Home Depot has "free hotdog Fridays".  Yep its exactly what it sounds like, free hotdogs on Fridays at your favorite home supply store.  

Chad and I were buying some supplies for camp and one of the stops on our list was Home Depot.   So we're in home depot and beginning to get hungry.  Our plan is to hurry and get out of there and go get some food.  So on the way out this guy stops us and offers us a free hotdog.  He then tells us about " free hotdog Fridays ".  Every Friday he cooks hotdogs @ Home Depot to tell people of all the services Home Depot has to offer.  He goes through a list of services but he misses the most important....."Free hotdog Fridays".  I don't know about you but I'll be making visits to Home Depot on Fridays.  See you there?

when butter meets the table

Has this ever happened to anyone? You go to apply that wonderful clump of butter to your biscuit, and wham! it falls off the knife and adheres to the nice clean restaurant table..

Well you know, life is kind of like butter. You expect it to go one way, and, well, it sometimes doesn't. But you know what you do? You take that butter and you throw it away, and you still eat the biscuit because, well, it is a wonderful biscuit.

...And that is exactly what happened at lunch...

Get a Clue.

Are you bored? Try this Board Game! You will definitely enjoy it and it will give you a jump start for our first NOC.

So call up your friends, pop some popcorn, bring out the Cokes, and enjoy Clue!

twitter....twitter.twitter....

A glimpse of our filming YOU for our 'Stuff You Oughta Know'.  You won't want to miss this video which will kick off Flood this Wednesday night!  We had a great turn-out today and look forward to seeing all this edited and put together! Bring your friends and be ready...it's going to be great!  

Look for:

'Stuff You Oughta Know' (by far the best announcement video we've ever done)

Camp Flood Commercial 3 (guaranteed to be one of the best this summer...)

Your faces and your friends faces in the above videos.

A brand new song:  we've played the chorus, but we now have the verses which adds a great deal!

A premier of new monitors for the stage which will be used for camp and the new building.

3 screens again as we continue to learn how to bring out their full potential!

The King

ATTN: College Students

Needed:  Firewatchmen

Location:  CBC New Building

Time: 6pm - 6am

Pay: $8/hr

REQUIREMENT: ATLEAST College Student Age

You may bring a laptop or tv...

Call me or comment if you're interested.

schedule

Monday:

-try to get to work early-

-run through 'stuff you oughta know' and script

-run through and script camp commercial #3

-install hearback system and wireless in-ears

-eat free lunch

-film the 'stuff you oughta know' and camp commercial

-set system for recovery thing

-other stuff that always pops up

-college bible study

Tuesday:

-Edit

-Edit some more

-maybe do some editing

-might have band practice

-spend the night hanging with the coolest interns around


-i know, best job in the world..

you might get wet

FREE LUNCH MONDAY! FREE LUNCH MONDAY!

We need at least 20 of you this Monday to come up to the church. Free lunch provided! 12:00 noon.

We will be making videos like crazy.

#1. We will be filming the 3rd camp commercial of the summer, and it will require several of you to be in it. No major acting involved, but this one has A LOT to do with the theme of camp this year which is Rain.

#2. We have been doing the 'Stuff You Oughta Know' on video for the past couple of Wednesday nights (in case you didn't notice...). This week, you guys will be the ones on the camera, and it will be lots of fun.

Again, 12:00 noon this Monday, Free Lunch, lots of camera!

caption please

It is fun

See..Serving the Lord IS fun