Things seem to be going kind of fast. John's already got the theater set up for us to do this musical thing. That's going to be difficult. Kind of exciting though:
"Dear Eric,
Before I forget, when exactly are you arriving in the U.S.? Anything we can do to help the move? Need a truck or van to meet you? Just let us know.
I talked with Michael Smith from The Met/Bing. Here are the dates that are currently open:
December 1, Saturday (cost $700 plus $27/hr. for tec person)
Dec. 4, 5, 6 (Tues-Thurs)
Dec. 17-19
Dec. 23 (Sun.--he cautioned against this as Sun. p.m. is usually poorly attended, especially so close to Christmas)
The Singing Nuns currently have Dec. 11-14 booked but apparently they have become The Splitting Nuns as something has happened to the group. He was going to check and see if they still wanted those dates or were no longer a group. We can put our name in for any open dates without charge so...what do you think? What date(s) would you like me to ask him to set aside? I'm thinking that either a couple of week nights or two on a single Saturday. You're better at the call, however. Let me know what you think.
The weather has cooled a bit, thankfully. Life Center went public with the church plant yesterday in their services so it's pretty common knowledge now.
Looking forward to your soon return,
John"
Monday, July 30, 2007
Saturday, July 21, 2007
My Involvement Begins
I received this from John Repsold:
"Dear Eric,
Just been thinking of you a lot lately. Am meeting tonight with some of the worship/music guys on board with the new plant. I know you are probably pretty busy with the upcoming move about now. We're praying for the transition.
Don't know what your thoughts are about this fall. Currently it looks like I will be the only full-time guy on the plant. We'll send out an update first week in August as that is the 6-month waiting period mark since my resignation. Basically we had over 100 people at the two BBQs we hosted with strong interest in the new church plans. We'll be starting home groups and leader training in the fall with the worship service launch not slated until Dec. We're currently thinking that if you would be up to directing something for Christmas (perhaps at the Met) we would time the launch to follow right on the heals of that. Would love to see the production open to the public (auditions) as that would get us rubbing shoulders with more of our community and get them inviting their friends. What are your thoughts on that?
What is your current/future employment status going to be? When you have some clarity on that, let me know. There is a possibility I could get some funds for a part-time position for Music & Arts Coordinator. Let's talk.
We're headed to Canada tomorrow so will be out of communication range for about a week. Look forward to your soon return.
Blessings and journey's mercies,
John"
I'm still in Japan now. After he resigned from Fourth Memorial Church such a short time ago. This really seems like a big step...maybe too big a step. Maybe John needs to get back up on the horse after getting knocked off by the elders at Fourth Memorial. A Christmas Musical. I'm excited at the idea. I'll hit the ground running as soon as I get back to Spokane. I wrote back:
"John,
Thanks for the e-mail. I have been praying lately for doors to open to where God might be working. I am interested in the Christmas outreach. I want to talk more about that when I get back to Spokane. I’d love it if there was even a part time position next winter or spring. The only thing I seem to have lined up is a teaching stint for the fall semester of CYT. That’s a whopping two hours a week, so I may be looking for something else also just to keep me busy.
I look forward to seeing you all again.
Eric
"Dear Eric,
Just been thinking of you a lot lately. Am meeting tonight with some of the worship/music guys on board with the new plant. I know you are probably pretty busy with the upcoming move about now. We're praying for the transition.
Don't know what your thoughts are about this fall. Currently it looks like I will be the only full-time guy on the plant. We'll send out an update first week in August as that is the 6-month waiting period mark since my resignation. Basically we had over 100 people at the two BBQs we hosted with strong interest in the new church plans. We'll be starting home groups and leader training in the fall with the worship service launch not slated until Dec. We're currently thinking that if you would be up to directing something for Christmas (perhaps at the Met) we would time the launch to follow right on the heals of that. Would love to see the production open to the public (auditions) as that would get us rubbing shoulders with more of our community and get them inviting their friends. What are your thoughts on that?
What is your current/future employment status going to be? When you have some clarity on that, let me know. There is a possibility I could get some funds for a part-time position for Music & Arts Coordinator. Let's talk.
We're headed to Canada tomorrow so will be out of communication range for about a week. Look forward to your soon return.
Blessings and journey's mercies,
John"
I'm still in Japan now. After he resigned from Fourth Memorial Church such a short time ago. This really seems like a big step...maybe too big a step. Maybe John needs to get back up on the horse after getting knocked off by the elders at Fourth Memorial. A Christmas Musical. I'm excited at the idea. I'll hit the ground running as soon as I get back to Spokane. I wrote back:
"John,
Thanks for the e-mail. I have been praying lately for doors to open to where God might be working. I am interested in the Christmas outreach. I want to talk more about that when I get back to Spokane. I’d love it if there was even a part time position next winter or spring. The only thing I seem to have lined up is a teaching stint for the fall semester of CYT. That’s a whopping two hours a week, so I may be looking for something else also just to keep me busy.
I look forward to seeing you all again.
Eric
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