Lifepoint

This week Lindsey and I went to Lifepoint church with Zak and Kat Eltzroth. I have been to this church but I only went to their youth department, which was very enjoyable. Zak and Kat have been to this church for the last two weeks and they invited us for this last Sunday.

  The first thing I noted about this church was the beautiful campus they have. You are going up and down these hills and just POW there it is, down a hill in a wide open space. I know this is not an important thing when looking for a church but it was just nice to see. We were clearly told where to go to park and there was no confusion in that matter. Again not too important but it’s really nice to have.

  Going into the building I have to agree with Lindsey, the welcome was not really there. If they had a welcome team they were not on point and it was a little awkward. That being said there were hundreds of people so I can understand being missed.

   The place was packed but one incredible thing was they had ushers who would know where open seats are and they would take people there. We got there a little late and it seemed like there was nowhere to sit but they had these ushers around and you could say how many people in your party and they would take you there. I have never experienced that and I must say it was a genius thing to do. Take the awkwardness away of finding a seat, brilliant.

   Next on tap was worship and I have to admit I was disappointed. They had a really talented band with incredible singers but they played 5 different songs that all sounded the same and were all slow and reflective. I know those songs have there place and I do enjoy them but even after the talk, they played a really slow song that did not leave me jazzed for the day, it made me ready for a nap. All the songs were formulaic and very similar. I guess I just had high expectations and they did not deliver.

   Next was the main talk of the morning and this was the weakest part of the morning to me. It was clear that the congregation loves their main pastor but his talk was one of the most confusing talks I have been a part of. At first I chalked it up to being there for week three of a three week series but I have been assured by Zak that none of it has been easy to follow. The main problem, I felt, was he had no continuity in his talk. He was all over the place with ideas and points but had no real life application. I left confused and in the realization that this talk did nothing for me. I hope the rest of Lifepoint feels differently but it was not for me.

   The best part of the morning was when they had a going away video package for Lance their youth pastor. I have met Lance several times and he is a really funny and awesome guy. This video package was one of the funniest things I have ever seen. Apparently Lance is moving to be a lead pastor in another state. I wish it was close to hear because I would love to go to that church but I guess its just not in the cards.

  All in all I was not very impressed with Lifepoint but can see why so many people go there. I know that we will find where we are supposed to be.

  Also do not fret loyal fans, I do have pictures and I will post them on Thursday. Also to keep you enticed I have it on good authority that Zak will be sending me a guest post so stay tuned for that.

  I have decided to do a question of the week from now on and I encourage everyone to respond and share their opinion. This weeks question is:

 Is a good campus important for a church, why or why not?