Announcements are boing and disruptive!

Announcements have always been awkward, boring, and disruptive to our student ministry worship services. However, I do believe they are necessary to communicate “what’s happening” in the life of the student ministry and the Church.  I felt like every single week, no matter who delivered the announcements, students tuned out and started talking amongst themselves.  So we created “what’s happening” as a fun, entertaining way to deliver our weekly announcements.

Here’s an example of what we do:

It’s short, sweet, and to the point.

What are some creative ways that your ministry does or has done announcements?

Christmas @ Church by the Glades

Christmas Services  CBG

Join us as we celebrate the REAL reason for the season. We will have 11 exciting Christmas services:

Thursday, December 17th @ 7pm
Saturday, December 19th @ 5 & 6:30pm**
Sunday, December 20th @ 8:30*, 9:45, 11:15**, 12:45 & 6pm
Thursday, December 24th @ 4, 5:30 & 7pm

Infant to Pre-K care will be available for all services
KidStuf, a K-5 worship service, will be available at all services (except 12/17 @ 7pm)
* Denotes our “traditional” service.  All other services will be the same style.
** Traducción disponible al español

Click here for door-to-door directions to Church by the Glades.

We believe that Church by the Glades is the PERFECT church for IMPERFECT people…

back porch livin

I try to spend a few minutes everyday hanging out on the back porch. It’s a great place to spend some alone time with God, it’s also a great place to spend some alone time with my holy hottie of a wife, Summer (far right in the picture). Taking in the beauty that God created in my own back yard continues to baffle me. I’m so blessed to get to Worship the God that made my back yard and Who made me. It’s so cool to think the God who made everything around me… loves me. I thank God for reminding of who He is, even from my from my back porch.