Has had a death in the family and could really use your prayers

is shuffling around he house like an old man drinking his coffee...what a great day to tinker :)

is eating cheese & crackers, watching CSI and doing powerpoint for tomorrow...sheer bliss!

Just found out the offer to purchase our church building fell through! SO! we are moving in 10 weeks, not 4!

Just found out they are making a 10 year searchable sermon archive for Mark Driscoll WHOHOO! http://ping.fm/pbvgD

Is so completely thrilled to be in such an awesome men's group

Krazy Kids Olympics ROCKED!

Saturday June 20th Evergreen Church hosted our first ever "Krazy Kids Olympics" complete with a Sock Toss, Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest, 50 Yard Dash, and a bunch of other crazy games. Just check out the pictures. The only bad part of the day happened when some knucklehead (okay it was me) got hot cinnemon flavored popciles, and several of the munchkins started crying and told their parents "Mommy this popsicle hurts my mouth!" Nice job Pastor Al :) Check the picture page...it's awesome!

Is amazed that between Movies in the Park and Krazy Kids Olympics our website hits are up more than 300%!!!

Is thankful for air conditioned coffee shops with wifi :)

Trying pingle out...seriously hoping it works

It's Official! Evergreen Church is Moving!

...We just don't know where to yet :)

A few months ago I was going about my normal life when the Holy Spirit broke through my usual routine and spoke something startling to me. He said “Al, you’re going to loose that building, and when you do, all heaven is going to break loose”. I think he told me this months ago so I would have time to process the information.
You see for those of you who aren’t regulars at Evergreen we’ve been “Squatting for cash” the last 18 months. What I mean is that we’ve been occupying our current facility without a lease and without owning it. It was a risk we were willing to take all those months ago because we felt God was in the decision. Looking back on the way we have grown and matured as a church he obviously was. That however, is just the problem, When we were a church of 50ish people a year and a half ago the building fit us, we were just big enough to fill the parking, children’s areas and sanctuary. After the last year and a half however we’re outgrown parking an the children’s area and would soon need to go to multiple services. This would not be an insurmountable problem except for one thing…the budget. Over the last few years we have existed as a church we have had a WILDY erratic giving pattern. So in the down times we would inevitably acquire debt, and I HATE debt. SOOO, we’re going to kill 2 birds with one stone. Going mobile again creates a whole host of problems to overcome, primarily facilities. The Lord however knew all this was going to happen and already has a solution in hand. We’re still praying about the details but here is the most likely plan. Four years ago when we started Evergreen, the one of the best venues in town was Washington Elementary. They had friendly staff, free storage on site and several churches had been there before us. It was a no brainer, I would be tempted to think about moving back to Washington except one little detail…it’s occupied. Our friends at Tapestry Church here in SP moved in there because it was a good choice and are currently occupying that space. The other interesting detail though is that in the last couple years the manager of our local Holiday Inn and convention center has come to Evergreen and is completely plugged in with our church. He’s able to get me a GREAT rate in a beautiful facility with air conditioning and all the space we could ever want or need. So the most likely scenario is that we will be going mobile with office space and a storage unit for all the loads of stuff we currently own. The additional upside is that we will cut our overhead by more than 2/3, enabling us to pay down debt and begin to save for a permanent church home. So there it is! Tell your neighbors! Tell your friends! Evergreen Church is on the move!!

Gun Toting Nut Pastors are some of my Favorites!

I wonder what Evergreen would be like if everyone were "Packing"? Here's a possibility...

My favorate quote from that article "He said the point was not to mix worship with guns, though he may reference some passages from the Bible."...classic. I hope this guy has fun with this...

I guarantee he's gotten and will continue to get some attention and publicity from this, we'll just have to wait and see what kind :)