Sweet Spot Shots

Last Sunday was so much fun I took pictures! Here's my favorite. I saw others taking pics, too. It would be fun to share our Sweet Spot Shots. Do you have any pics to share???

Amazing!

Last night was absolutely amazing. It was great to be back with everyone and to meet so many new people. I absolutely believe you guys will play a key role in reinventing what church is all about...not just youth ministry but the whole entire Christian Church! Mike is a gift from God as our Youth Pastor. His love for everyone just blasts out of him. That makes "Summer of Love" the perfect theme for our very first series of discussions. The Sweet Spot won't be able to contain us much longer and I have a feeling we're going to just keep outgrowing buildings! That makes sense. Since God can't be contained in any building it figures his people will keep busting out of them!!! Comment here to share what you thought of last night, what we could do better, what we should keep doing and how we can spread the love to even more people this summer.

Missing You All

Hey there Sweet Spotters! I'm dying to know how things are going with our youth ministry. Summer is here and the possibilities are endless. I hope Mike is keeping all of you interested and excited! And I hope you're all keeping Mike on his toes. Can't wait to get back and find out all the great things that are happening. In the meantime, please share what's been happening by replying to this post. Also, if you're interested, share what's happening in your own personal walk with Jesus. It helps all of us when we share our stories.

As for me, I've been spending the last two weeks with over 100 college students training and preparing them to lead mission trips all over the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, Belize and Peru! It's exciting to see what God's doing through the energy, excitement and enthusiasm of people not very much older than the awesome leaders we have in our Sweet Spot group. You all have the power to change the world and I'm never more excited personally than when I'm spending time equipping you to follow God's call on your lives and encouraging you to lead the way God wants you to. Never, ever doubt the difference you can make in this world.

Thanks A Million

Thanks to everyone who came out for our "Million Dollar Spending Spree". We found out it's very hard to spend a million dollars in one hour. The winning team could barely top a quarter million spent. We had 25 people, which was awesome, and most stayed for the movie. The whole night was a lot of fun. Now it's time to get back to the Sweet Spot. Summer's coming fast and we've got lots of things we've talked about but I don't think much is settled for sure. Mike can comment on this post to give us some direction for this coming Sunday and any other thoughts he'd like to share. If you're reading this, take a minute and comment so we know how many are looking at the blog. Even just a quick "hey" in the comments would work. Thanks, again, to everyone for a great time last night.

Baby is in The House!

More accurately still in the hosptital...but we have news AND PICTURES of Pastor Gregg and AnnMarie's new baby, GARRET JEFFREY. He weighed in at 8 pounds even and 20 3/4 inches long. CONGRATULATIONS! Do you think Garret could join us for The Million Dollar Shopping Spree and Prince Caspian on Sunday? We'll treat him to popcorn! Not sure of the actual birthdate as it wasn't included in the e-mail I got. Pastor Gregg?

Litterbug and Lost Sunglasses

Last night was a blast! We had so much fun, food, film and friendship. Not only that but we created a whole new game. LITTERBUG! If you missed it last night you'll have to get the news from someone who was there. The rules are still in some dispute as I say there should be no litterbacks but I was dramatically outvoted on that. Someone left a pair of sunglasses at our house so if you're missing yours let me know.

This Sunday we'll be meeting at Centerra by the fountain outside Build-A-Bear. After the "Million Dollar Shopping Spree" we'll be going to see the latest Narnia movie...Prince Caspian. Bring friends.

The most exciting news of the whole night...MIKE IS OUR NEW YOUTH PASTOR FOR GRACE PLACE LOVELAND! CONGRATULATIONS MIKE! Hope you enjoyed all the welcome punches last night.

Cookout & A Movie

It's official! We'll have a cookout at Tim's house this Sunday, Mother's Day, since the Sweet Spot will be open late for regular customers. The conversation last night was awesome...imho...and I hope all of you enjoyed it, too. For this Sunday the meat will be provided (maybe steak, but don't get your hopes up) along with drinks. If each of you could bring something to share (chips, salad, whatever) that would be great. Bring enough for eight people and that should cover it. Now comes the hard part! We have to pick a movie. Post a comment here to vote for a movie (nothing "R" rated). Once we have a list to pick from we'll settle on something. Let's start a half hour earlier than normal at 5:30 p.m. since there will be dinner involved. I'll have Mike e-mail directions to everyone so you can find the house. Hope you can join us...after you've properly honored your Moms, of course.