60+ for PNO!

Last Friday night confirmed for me that I don't want to have kids for a LONG LONG LONG LOOOOOOOOOOOOONG time! It's not that I don't love them but it showed me that I'm not ready for parenthood just yet! Imagine having 14 kids ages 6-10 begging you to play wii and you only have 4 controllers, yeah that was my night all night on Friday!

We had an awesome turn out for our Parent Night Out Support Raising event for our Student DC & Haiti Mission Trips. Over 60 lil ones showed up and took control over Crosspointe Church! We had crab-soccer, dodgeball, and throw the ball at the older kids (teens) happening in the gym. We did some bowling & tennis on the wii, and had a happening movie playing for those kids who just wanted to chill. We raised a good bit and had blast doing it. Overall good night! So THANK YOU to all the families who participated in PNO and we truly hope you enjoyed your night out!

Parents Night Out!

We’re providing an opportunity to help raise support for our student mission trips. Mark your calendars for this Friday, April 25th from 4:30-9:30pm for a “Parents Night Out” event at Crosspointe. We are hosting a night for parents with kids to have a date night without their children. We will set up different activities (games, movies, etc.) for kids to do while we hang out with them!

This event will be a donations only event and any funds collected will go in to a general Student Missions Fund for our upcoming trips to D.C. & Haiti. Please spread the word to your friends with kids who want a special night to themselves and help our students with their mission trips! RSVP to Mary McClear at: mmcclear@nc.rr.com

Week Recap

Seems like everyone does one of these, "Week/end Recaps" at least a few times on their blog. So for all those people who are genuinely excited or interested about my life here's a list of things that happened to me this past week!

- Started off by being belittled by a co-worker and student parent while eating at Cheesecake Factory. Do I really look like a mexican and why is it assumed that I would pull for the University of Hawaii? I think I need to file a complaint to HR, I guess that goes to Rick. That's for you AP!

- Tracy and I had our first intro to cooking class at Savor Hospitality. It looks like our "Couples Cooking Class & Dinner" this Friday should be pretty awesome!

- Visited the Raleigh Rescue Mission. Very good stuff happening there and maybe we can get some of our students to serve with them sometime.

- Had a great time meeting with my buddy Josh at Panera for our weekly student pastor get-together. Danny boy usually joins us also, but the in-laws were in town celebrating his wonderful wife's birthday, he's a good man!

- On Saturday I picked off a few of my students as our Haiti Mission Team got together for a SWEET game of Laser Tag in the woods behind Crosspointe. Thanks to Terra Nova Tactical Sports for letting us play!

- The Robbie Seay Band lead worship at Crosspointe and put on a great concert later that evening!

- Last night I ranked up to "Warrant Officer" in Rainbow Six Vegas 2, while playing with Don. Almost to where I was in Vegas 1... El Capitan!

I'd say it was a great week!

A "Mullins" wins Crosspointe's Tourney Challenge!

So with this year's NCAA Tournament finally over, Kansas wasn't the only Bracket Champion. When it comes to Crosspointe's Tournament Challenge a "Mullins" comes out on top! Although I'm bummed that I didn't win, I am very PROUD to say the "Mullins" that won is my wife! Out of the entire league she was the ONLY one to choose Kansas to win it all and it was that win that catapulted her to the top and she now shares the #1 spot with Mark Kitts. (BUT I like the fact how her names comes FIRST!) Last year I was in the final game against Bow and my own pride wouldn't let me choose the Florida Gators to win it all. (even though I knew they would win) So I chose Ohio State to win and he chose Florida and we all knew how that ended. So even though I didn't win this year I still finished 8 out of like 20+ and the best thing about it all is that Jonathan is nowhere near the top and the first name you see is "Mullins!" Way to guess it right babe, I'm so proud of you!

you better BELIEVE it

This weekend we are in Atlanta, GA with our middle school students for a Ciy BELIEVE conference! It has been awesome to see our kids just having a blast and grow closer with one another. We had three of our kids on stage to help with one of the skits and a couple of our girls were interviewed for the preview DVD of next year's Believe Conference! I'm so proud of our kids and the relationships they are building with one another! I can't wait to see the momentum that comes from this catalyst in our middle school ministry! Here are some pictures of our awesome weekend!

I Can't Believe It's Been a Year!

So a year ago today I started as the Student Pastor of Crosspointe Church and boy was I scared out of my mind. What was a 24 year old kid doing leading a group of a 150+ students at a mega-church??? YIKES!!

There were so many thoughts running through my head then...
- Am I qualified to be at this place?
- What if the students don't like me?
- Will the adult leaders support me?
- Will Tracy and I find any friends our age?
- Am I a 2nd string player on an All-Star team?
- Is this really happening, since it is after all April Fool's?

And today I can confidently say:
- If I wasn't qualified, then God wouldn't have sent me here.
- These students embraced me with arms wide open and still do!
- The overwhelming love and support of my ENTIRE adult leader team still blows me away!
- We are in a Life Group with 5 other married couples our age, without kids, who love doing life together.
- It's been amazing to learn from those who I saw as "All Stars" (which I still do) and see how much they have helped me grow.
- A year in and we are still here loving every minute of it!

So thanks to the Leadership Team and Elders for trusting me to lead our students in their journey with Christ. To my adult leaders, I brag on you every chance I get. Thanks for loving on students and supporting my leadership. To my students, it still amazes me the unique story each of you have and how you allow and trust me to be a part of it. I truly love you all. Thanks to our personal families supporting us to leave and become "one" in marriage and ministry. We know that was hard for you. Most of all thank you God for using Tracy and I in this way!

Man I LOVE this place!