According to Websters, to inspire means to: "fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence."

Think Brad Lidge falling to his knees and all of Philadelphia in pandemonium after striking out Eric Hinske to win the 2009 World Series for the Phillies.

Think first kiss with your spouse.

Think of the first cry you ever heard from your first child.

Think of a worship service on a Sunday morning.

Come again?

Our worship services come with such regularity that humanly speaking we cannot expect each one to have the same inspirational qualities that these other one-time events have.  Or should we?

While I'd be happy to hear your discussion on that issue, the purpose of this blog is simply to let you know that there are some people at GPC who are taking an extra step toward making our services more inspirational, engaging and creative.

Marty & Jan Clemmer, Brittany Gehman, Greg Petersheim,  Deb Smoker, and myself have been commissioned by the Elders for this very purpose.  We are meeting & talking regularly not just about the worship services, but about our entire worship environment at GPC.  In the short-term this group is responsible for the props for the "I Am" series and the upcoming Good Friday service we're planning.  In the long-run, expect to see additional tweaks, ideas and improvements as we continue to aim for inspirational, engaging and creative worship at GPC.

As you can imagine, what is inspirational, engaging and creative to some might be considered contrived, distracting and unnecessary to another.  So, if you see any of them in the halls at church, be sure to encourage them for their bravery to take on such a task!  And maybe you have some creative ideas you've always wished for in worship.  We'd love to hear them!

Pressing forward,

Pastor Tim