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Last night was Jingle Jam and it was a blast! Our children’s department at SSCC wanted to have a Christmas service just for kids so they reenacted A Charlie Brown Christmas live on stage. They did a fantastic job!

Fred, Shroder in the show, whipped out his Treo and grabbed some back stage footage that I’m in and I thought I’d share it with you guys. 

Pictures will be up soon (I hope).

Charlie Brown Christmas BackStage Pass from Fred McKinnon on Vimeo.

Bob Kauflin explains how understanding the healthy tensions of worship can help a church avoid the “worship wars.” This video introduces the third section of his book, Worship Matters: Leading Others to Encounter the Greatness of God.

My favorite quote from the whole thing is

“Which is more important to biblical worship? Being relevant to our culture or being rooted in our faith. Do we even have to choose?”

Watch the video. It’s such a healthy look at worship and the practice of within the church.

For more info, visit www.SovereignGraceMinistries.org.

I’m sitting here stunned at the simpleness of the concept of the church either being a field or a force. I don’t want to spoil the video by trying to summarize it more than that. It’s just too good.

In the video below Mark Beeson explains the differences between these two models for church.

Or watch “The Church: A Field or a Force?” in YouTube

What are your thoughts? How can the church best operate as a force?

Tonight’s Inside Out (Youth Service at St. Simons Community Church) was an interesting night with some funky messups but serious worship. Watch the video for the details and the severe ADD as Shannon and I recap the night.

Or click here to watch the Inside Out Worship/Tech Confessional for October 8, 2008

Today Amanda and I shot a Rugby match and some pre-homecoming pictures for some kids from Glynn Academy. Here’s what we had to say. Note the amazing choice of preview by vimeo.

First clip is after the Rugby match with us sitting in the St. Simons Island Starbucks. Filmed on the iSight on our MacBook. Second clip is after the pre-homecoming shoot at Outback on St Simons Island. Filmed with our Sony Cybershot point and shoot. Remember, we’re photographers, not videographers.

Check back soon for pictures from today.