Last week, the First Baptist Church in McKinney, Texas did something quite unusual.

Last week they didn’t have church. Last week they decided to go and be the church.

Pastor Jeff Warren encouraged congregants to NOT come to church on May 3rd, but to participate in one of about 16 Service Projects that they had setup to participate in over the weekend. From sorting books at a book-collection-drive for a local Elementary school to a “Funday” in the park to celebrate life and meet needs of families, the church participated in these events instead of holding their usual church services!

I love it! What an example to their community. What an opportunity to love outside of the walls of the church. I can’t find any information today on “how things went”, but I know that God was pleased by the sacrifices these folks made last weekend to influence their community and to LOVE LOUD!

More information about the church and their “Go and Be” project can be found at their website – http://www.goandbe.org

Also check out their promotional videos.

Link to the article I read about the church from DallasNews.com

Finished preaching in both worship services this morning and I’m whooped.

Just grabbed the audio and added it to our church website here.

At the close of the message I showed the Deidox documentary, “Robert” as a real-life illustration of loving God.

From the feedback I received at the door shaking hands, God used the sermon to speak to people’s hearts today. For that I’m thankful.

Now to take my girls to lunch and try and rest before another round of ministry activities tonight!

UPDATE: I was just sent a few pictures taken yesterday of our services! Here’s one of me in action!

Just found this chart on Pastor Mark Wilson’s blog and felt it was worth sharing here, too.

The chart maps the downward trend of religious affiliation in America from 1990 to 2008.

Pastor Mark also points out the Newsweek article, “The End of Christian America“.

My buddy Kevin Beers and I were honored to lead a round-table discussion on “Creative Programming and Communication” at our recent FUEL Youth Pastor Training in Baltimore. For that breakout, we developed a printed booklet listing some of our favorite resources that we’ve compiled over years of ministry.

That printed resources has now made its way here to stevansheets.com in the form of a new “page” on the top of this site called, “Ministry Resources“.

Check it out and be resourced!