Oak Leaf Updates

For all my friends at Oak Leaf Church, I just wanted to let you know that Emily and I are flying to Orlando today. (Don’t worry. Our kids and our home are in good hands.) I’m speaking at a conference for church planters. Emily is getting a couple of well-deserved days off. We’ll be back for the services on Sunday though. Really looking forward to the launch of this new series.

In case you’re interested…

• We had a great crowd at Oak Leaf this past weekend. Honestly, I was surprised at how many people showed up. It was a record weekend for all three West Ridge campuses. It’s fun to see the momentum taking place in all three locations.
• We had a very high percentage of first-time guests on Saturday and Sunday. You all are doing an incredible job of inviting guests. I have to assume the Egg Drop last week also prompted a number of folks to check out one of our Easter services.
• As I was chatting with people outside after the services, you would be amazed at how many people have started attending Oak Leaf in the last several months. I really appreciate the investment our volunteer teams make to welcome people who are new to our church.
• We launch a brand new series on Sunday. We’ll be back to our “normal” service schedule at 10:00 and 11:30 am on Sunday morning. Don’t be surprised, though, if we need to call an audible sometime in the coming weeks to add a third service.
• The new series, “Make War”, is going to be intense. It’s a great opportunity to continue inviting friends. You can check out the video trailer for the series below. Because of the heaviness of this teaching, though, it will be appropriate for you to encourage families with kids to take advantage of the Oak Leaf Kids ministries during the services.

Thanks for continuing to pray for us and the other leaders. We’re praying for you. See you on Sunday!