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Sunday Night Notables

• This series has been kind of a tough series but I really feel like God is doing a great work among us.
• Shauna Yantos shared the first half of her story today about her daughter Madison being diagnosed with Leukemia and she did an amazing job if you weren't there go to the Listen & Watch page on OriginsChurch.tv and watch it.
• I went to two worship concerts this past week with Steve Fee, Charlie Hall, and David Crowder and they were incredible and I learned two things from this week.

1. I like having my space when worshipping to music, my front row with no one next to me at Origins is much different than being packed into a row.
2. I'm so grateful for our Origins band and production team, I left getting excited about Sunday coming rather than bummed that I couldn't sing my heart out like that unless I was at a concert.

• I had a Tetherball pole on stage today and every time I threw the ball out I pictured the pole falling over or the ball hitting some of the musical equipment behind me.
• Aron did a great job playing drums on the opener again.
• It was great seeing some old friends the Voiseys back in town from Florida today.
• Isabel was taking some pics of todays service and I am super excited to see them.
• Next Saturday Night we are having an information meeting and practice service in Franklin for those who are planning to be a part of our launch team there.  If you are interested email joel@originschurch.tv.
• About 20 Origins peeps met at Mason Municipal Center on Saturday morning to serve some local retirees, I took my 3 older boys with me and I was so grateful to be able to serve the community with them.
• Five of them were teenagers...they were there at 8:30 am! It was really cool too, 'cause as we were leaving the retirement community a lady literally chased them down in her car, honking at them.  Brock stopped and she told them how encouraged she was to see all the young people serving the elderly.  She could hardly keep from crying.
• If you are in grades 6th through 12th and would like to go to a concert this Friday, contact Brock@originschurch.tv.  It's only $10 and Leeland and Brandon Heath will be performing at the Underground.
• Our set-up and tear-down crew continues to impress me.  They are all so faithful and resilient, week in and week out, this week we had to be out immediately because movies were starting early and everyone adjusts and makes it work no matter the challenges.
• Don't forget about the "After Party" immediately after church this coming Sunday.  Stop by the NEXT table to grab directions to the house.  It's only 2 minutes from Regal.
• If you are wanting to get baptized on November 22nd, please contact Brock@originschurch.tv.  It's less than two weeks away now.
• I'm feeling God sending some momentum our way Origins so put your seat belts on.
• I love Origins with all my heart and am so grateful God allows me Pastor Her!

Leadership Insight Priority #1 Leading Yourself

Many times in my life what I find to be true is that I am my own worst enemy.  I know my own limitations and struggles many times but I ignore them and if thats not bad enough I also ignore conviction to.  This is especially the case the busier I get and the more responsibility that I have.  It becomes easier to overlook things when you are doing so much that you can justify it.  

So as I recognize this about myself and fight the temptation to be delusional I realize that the beginning point of leading myself is repentance.  If I am gong to be the leader I need to be for every other area in my life it is going to be built on my ability to follow Jesus and lead myself to be led by Him to repentance (2 Chronicals 7:14).

How about you?  Do you find yourself running to repentance or reluctantly being dragged?

Leadership Insights

I was in Lynchburg the beginning of this past week speaking to some college students and it was a great time.  I shared 4 things that I believe everyone needs to Lead if they are going to allow God to get the most out of them.  I enjoyed sharing them so I thought I would share them here as well.

Lead Yourself

Lead Your Family

Lead Your Leadership

Lead Your Church (Organization) 

Ill take the next couple days and explain what I mean by each one and if you have some thoughts I'd love to hear them in the comments section.

Sunday Night Notables

• I am officially getting back in the habit of blogging tonight, I am even going to blog throughout the week this week, I've taken a break from reading blogs and writing them but now I am back and I have tons to say, so make sure to tune in at least every couple days. :)
• Awesome to see all of our children's rooms and the adult theater packed today, tons of guests and it seems like people are making through the sickness.
• I think we should turn the clocks back every Sunday and get an extra hour of sleep every week. :)
• OC Kids workers in the nursery got their work out this morning with 24 babies. I think that our children's volunteers are the greatest volunteers ever!
• How encouraging it is to have a full nursery cause that speaks of not just spiritual new birth but also physical new birth at Origins, how exciting it's gonna be to see them all grow up together.
• My nephew Aron was rocking on the drums this morning and I was super pumped to see him worshipping Jesus with his gifts.
• Sundays without technical difficulties seem few and far between lately. At least we didn't have a light show during the message this week. If you have any experience with sound, video, or lights, or are willing to learn email joel@originschurch.tv. We are always recruiting for the team. 
• The band did a great job pushing through the difficulty and killing Broken by Lifehouse.
• Wes is the best dressed bass player in the world and I love him singing harmony with Aaron to.
• Speaking of light shows, Jason and Joel checked out some possible lights for our Franklin Campus today and if we go with them, I may want a light show during the message. 
• Getting ready for the first preview service at Origins Franklin on November 14th.
• If you want to be a part of the Franklin Launch team send an email to joel@originschurch.tv, we are looking for people for all positions and have several different commitment levels available for short term or long term based on your availability.
• Everyone showed up on time today, despite the time change.
• Heard Wes showed up at Clay's at 6:30 am to ride to church with him. He was an hour early.
• Brock got to speak to a few people about what God is doing in their lives. It is so cool to hear those type of stories every week.
• There are a couple great opportunities coming up for serving our community. Stop by the Missional Living table or email nextstep@originschurch.tv for more info.
• The second installment of Disturbed was today its been One of the most intense series we have done, it seems like God is doing some really amazing things through it.
• My brother and sister-in-law did an amazing job sharing their story, I am quite humbled and grateful that they had the courage to share, they haven't shared the story even in the most private of settings and I know many have been moved by it.
• The OC students are starting a band for their Student Service and I'm really excited to see them taking ownership and bringing Glory to God.
• The theater has been being very nit-picky with us recently about wear and tear, we had teams up there this weekend fixing stuff and buffing floors, big props to Chad, Joel, and Daniel for working hard all night long Friday Night to fix stuff.  Pray for direction because if they are going to continue to act this way we may need to find a different venue cause as you can all tell we are already packing out the theater and so another service is probably in the near future and with the time constraints and now constant nit-picking God may be leading us out of there.
• My family were all passing around sickness last week but they are all in good shape now, thanks for the prayers those of you who knew they were sick.
• Brock and I traveled to Liberty this week and I got to speak to a few thousand college students, we are hoping to pick up some interns for this coming summer from the trip.
• I love Origins so much and am so grateful that God allows me to serve Him there!

Sunday Night Notables

- We have had tons of guests these past few weeks. Keep bringing your friends, life change is happening.

- I hear that Ben got a lot of comments from his video testimony. I think a lot of people can relate to how God has been working in his life.

- I can't wait to see Heart of the Outdoors develop as a ministry. If you're a hunter at the OC and haven't met Ben, introduce yourself. We'll let you know more about the ministry in the future.

- Speaking of Ben, he and 10 others from Origins went to the Catalyst leadership conference in Atlanta this past week. On top of all the fun we had messing with each other it was a refreshing time listening to some great leaders and communicators. 

- It's been great seeing new people stepping up to serve and join community groups. A fellow community group leader and I were talking this week about how there was only one other couple in each of our groups that was part of Origins a year ago.

- Make sure you visit oneconferencecincy.com to find out more about our upcoming Marriage Conference. If you have any tough questions about marriage, don't be afraid to ask them on the site. It's anonymous so ask anything you want.

- That's all I've got for tonight. Still trying to recover form the late night shenanigans from this week. God is definitely moving at Origins and I am so privileged and honored to be a part of it.

- oh yeah, and I found a replacement for Joel today:

Sunday Night Notables

• We had a lady attend for the second time today and she accepted Jesus as her Savior!
• You have got to check this out over at Christy's blog, its pretty exciting to know that God still is working providentially in the details of our lives!
• I am heading to Chicago with Stacy without the fab 5 for a day so please pray for our travel and for us to have a restful and enjoyable time.
• We already have 4 adults signed up for our next baptism, if you want to sign up email brock@originschurch.tv
• I am excited about our 1 night marriage conference ONE we are hosting with Compass Community Church.
• I love Origins and am so excited about this season that we are in, thank you so much to all of you who leave it all on the field every week, people are meeting Jesus and getting closer to Him because of it..and....the best is yet to come!

Sunday Night Notables

Have a great Labor Day!

Sunday Night Notables

• The theater was packed today.
• The band opened with a little Carolina Liar's and they owned it. 
• Wesley, Gunner, and Thomas England all came early and helped with set up before youth started.
• I confessed my man crush on Andy Stanley and how when I started ministry as a youth pastor I bought a bunch of polo shirts cause I wanted to be like him. 
• I still have a man crush on him but its definitely respect not worship. 
• VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - Traveling OC Kids is this week and we are in need of volunteers to help with each night.  Please contact Shannon Miller if you are able to help at shannon@originschurch.tv or at 513-967-2190.  Traveling OC Kids will be held on Tuesday 9/1 in Lebanon, Wednesday 9/2 in Fairfield Twp., Thursday 9/3 in West Chester.  The event will run from 6pm-7:30pm each night.
• I am more and more impressed with Origins every week from the commitment levels or all our volunteers to the constant bringing of guests each and every week by our entire congregation.
• God is doing so much right now at Origins, I couldn't even begin to list it all. 
• We are five weeks into OC Student Ministry.  We have had an awesome group of students coming to Origins at 9:00 every Sunday.
• Someone came back to the OC today that hasn't been for several months.  It was really cool to see him back and doing great.
• Tons of guests today with great things to say about Origins.
• Clay had a friend that came for the first time today too.  His friend put the Origins bumper sticker on his vehicle as soon as he left.  He must have liked it too!
• Our greeters, I mean Hosts, stuck around for a meeting after church.  I am excited to see how our new system is going to turn out.  Lots of really cool things happening on the horizon.
• The Best Question Ever concluded today.  It turned out to be a really good Elective.
• The next two Electives are on the calendar, Life @ the OC and iMarriage.
• You can register for Life @ the OC (the Origins membership class) starting this Sunday by stopping at the NEXT table. There are only 14 more spots available, so hurry up and register.
• iMarriage will start in October.  More details will be available soon.
• I had a friend check into a detox program this week...Origins and his community group has been the Catalyst for him to move towards health in his life...the Church being the Church! 
• I have come to realize that people who have a priority for Jesus, the Bible, and the lost love Origins and people who don't see those things as primary aren't as drawn to it.
• I'm ok with that cause it keeps us all rowing in the same direction at every turn Jesus brings us to. 
• My boys are praying for 3 of their friends to come to Origins with them, we have their names on the fridge. 
• My buddy Chip told me today that his son came out of OC Kids and showed him an invite card and said Dad next week I need to bring someone with me....I love that and so did Chip!
• Gods been really speaking to me in my personal time with Him about His Sovereignty and my faith in Him and it's been so rewarding. 
• I love Origins and I can't wait to see what this fall holds for us, all you OCers need to buckle in and hold on cause I think Jesus is gonna speed us up not slow us down! 
   

Sunday Night Notables

• I took a little break unintentionally from writing these and from reading blogs, I've just had a busy couple of weeks.
• We had two people accept Jesus as their Savior today which makes 5 in the last 3 weeks, to say that I am ecstatic about that would be an understatement.  
• The music today was incredible. 
• We added a few visual ascetics to the experience and they were awesome thanks to Donnie and Joel. 
• We had my man David in the service again today rapping and I think I messed him up a bit but he nailed it anyway. 
• There were tons of guests and I even got to see some people who haven't been in a while. 
• One of Stacy's best friends moved back into to town recently and came with her this morning and she was super excited.....it took Stacy a while to make good friends here in Cincy so her friendships are real important to her. 
• Stacy and I got my buddy Brandon's Mustang Convertible and hung out all day and it was awesome.
• Todd and Renee drove from vacation on the beach, overcame a broken down vehicle, arrived in Cincy at 2:00 am and made to Origins in time to greet everyone attending Sunday morning. I love the dedication.
• This was the second week for Ben Frade teaching in the OC Students. I hear he's pretty good.
• The OC Students Student Leadership had Saturday breakfast at Chick-fil-A...planning for future events, awesome things ahead.
• Speaking of that, all students grades 8 through 12, we meet every Sunday at 9 am in the Party Room.
• We had three people accept Jesus as their Savior this week. Two on Sunday and one on Thursday night. God is so good!
• Two Electives coming up...Life @ the OC, the membership class, runs September 13, 20, and 27.
• iMarriage starts in October...more deatils to come. Stay connected by stopping at the NEXT table every Sunday for current events.
• Bobby Wilson is awesome cause he picked up the new stage piece with Joel and got it all ready for us to have more space on the stage.  
• Luke has been a great addition to the band bringing some rhythm guitar to the music. 
• Jason and Brandon had the lighting looking amazing. 
• Did I mention that 2 people accepted Christ! 
• I love Origins so very much! 
  

Sunday Night Notables

• Wes killed some Johnny Cash today and everyone loved it.
• It was about 300 degrees in the theater today I think. 
• The Harry Potter movie started during my message today, I think it woke a few people up who were catching a snooze during the message. 
• I'm praying about some big things for Origins, I would appreciate you to pray with me.  
• I'm amped up about OC Students starting next week.
• I've enjoyed the Ultimate Fighter Series, but I am really excited about starting Contend next week, I believe God is leading us into a new season at Origins.
• We had a Student Leadership meeting today and as I looked around the table, I couldn't help but acknowledge that God had brought the perfect team together.....it so awesome to see Gods involvement. 
• This weekend is going to be a great weekend starting with a camp out Friday night and then a Field day on Saturday.  
• If you don't have plans to come hang out on Saturday then you are crazy, you need to reschedule and come, if you want details send me an email @ scotty@originschurch.tv 
• I love Origins and I am so grateful for the amazing community of people that God has allowed my family to be a part of.....there is no greater Church in the world.