places to promote/advertise the well

listserv
through the gbod young adult dept
rocketown
local radio station websites
christianactivities.com
cumberland university
mtsu
vol state

where else?

tonight's planning meeting

tonight @ 7 we will talk about:

themes for the remainder of the year
how to support those themes
how/who to advertise/market the well
etc.

august 25 - planning meeting

we have decided it best to make august 25 a planning session instead of an actual service. our next gathering will be thursday, september 29.

it's going to take some time to hit our stride.

more info on the meeting to come.

theme

what theme(s) would you like to see explored at a future well gathering?

pictures of july's gathering at the well

you can now view
a few pictures
of the july gathering
by clicking here.

shout to the lord (angry version)

this is great. read marcus curnow's new version of "shout to the lord" and the reason he wrote it.

mistakes we made, things we did right, and what we need to do next time

these are random thoughts and i invite your comments...

things we did right:

1. the message was well communicated through the sermon/teaching, videos, liturgy, and prayer stations
2. people really appreciated the spontaneity of the questions david asked
3. the water loop cd was effective even if we didn't have fountains or the like
4. the lighting looked good, i think (even though it caused the sound system to buzz)
5. chair arrangement seemed to work really well
6. what else?

things we did wrong:

1. there were not enough people there to help set up / tear down. in fact, for the most part it was four of us
2. we didn't publicize enough
3. too many songs in a row that were unfamiliar (or not all that easy to catch on)
4. the scripture wasn't read aloud (yikes)
5. the liturgy wasn't ready in the computer and therefore there was no read prayer from the congregation
6. we should include more silence in the gathering
7. didn't have enough prayer in the gathering
8. words on screen sometimes didn't match what we were singing
9. no email list / guest book
10. what else?
    

things to do next time

1. i think we should meet twice between now and then
2. at the first meeting we should go over these things (wrong, right, what's next), and figure out the theme (we can do that here too)
3. at the second meeting we should have the basics of the sermon pretty much done (videos, topics, etc.) so that the team can come up with ideas for the stations, projected images, videos, etc.
4. we should then figure out if there is anything we need for the prayer stations
5. concise order of worship at the next gathering for team members
6. let's engage the senses better next time--especially sight and smell.
   
7. what else?

john wesley and the well

i ripped this from gavin's blog. i absolutely love it and think you will too.

this is an actual excerpt from john wesley's diary written sometime in the 1700's and serves as good encouragement for us:

• Sunday morning, May 5, preached in St. Ann's, was asked not to come back anymore.
• Sunday p.m., May 5, preached at St. John's, deacons said "get out and stay out".
• Sunday a.m., May 12, preached at St. Jude's, can't go back there either.
• Sunday p.m., May 12, preached at St. George's, kicked out again.
• Sunday a.m., May 19, preached at St. somebody else's, deacons called a special meeting and said I couldn't return.
• Sunday p.m., May 19, preached on the street, kicked off the street.
• Sunday a.m., May 26, preached in meadow, chased out of meadow as a bull was turned loose during the service.
• Sunday a.m., June 2, preached out at the edge of town, kicked off the highway.
• Sunday p.m., June 2, afternoon service, preached in a pasture, 10,000 people came to hear me.