Vision: Explosion

I touched on the vision in my previous post. A trip down to The Basement in Birmingham, Alabama helped give this new vision a clear direction. Brad Mullinax and Jon Miles, two of my mentors from Oasis, came along and offered invaluable insight and guidance. We brought home several principles that will shape the way we gather students by the masses to be changed by the gospel.

• Controlled Chaos - students feel comfortable and are fueled by the excitement given off by structured chaos.
• Corporate Movement - this means geographically and physically. Students must be able to do it simultaneously.
• Culturally Relevant - it has to be familiar and in a language/tone with which they can identify
• Canny Safety - this involves but is not limited to 1) turning the volume high enough so that no one can hear a student sing if he is tone deaf, 2) freedom from presumptuous judgment, 3) distant but available security personnel, and 4) available Love Team personnel who are willing to talk and offer a hug at a moment's notice.
• Compelling Message - one that is not only heard, but seen and felt. The deliverer must come from a personal standpoint that is often his testimony.

Please pray for favor from the community and our spiritual siblings in Christ as we push on to turn Amherst County upside down.