Logo Prototype

I didn't like the idea that I saw about the logo for Mosaic, so I worked on my own. This is the prototype I came up with. I guess I felt obligated to have an opinion because I am the Worship Arts Director. I still don't know what that means yet. I guess it has to do with things artistic. I don't know how I feel about that ... a little overwhemed...what else is new?

John liked it. Maybe we'll tweak it a bit.

Resurgence Conference

I'm at a worship conference in Seattle. It has a very Seattle feel and a very sincere feel also. I am revisiting some ideas about worship and I am seeing how I don't measure up. I am concerned about this because I believe that John is in essence asking me to be the worship pastor. Although, he is not calling it that.

"We define our hell and heaven. In order to get from hell to our heaven we need a functional savior. i.e. to get from being lonely to not being lonely one must need the functional savior of a companion. How does idolatry capture us? Will be enslaved by what we fear or what we adore? Worship is a worldview. Permeates all aspects of life. "--Mark Driscoll, teacher pastor, Mars Hill Church

Refiguring the Christmas Plan

I met with the Repsolds (John and Sandy) as well as the Greers (Lisa and Charlie) today. This was good. I was nervous coming into the meeting because I was worried that John and I were just going to have to go our separate ways.

My logic going into this has become that we really shouldn't do a Christmas musical like he origianally wanted. It's just too big. I was worried that would seem like I was saying, "my play or no play," but honestly, I was worried about the scope of the project even when it was my play.

Anyway, we already pulled the ad, though I feared it wasn't in time. Not so, but I'll get to that later.

We met at a coffee shop on the south hill. The meeting actually went really well. The Greers were in agreement that a Christmas musical was not the greatest idea. We decided on a more artistic approach called the Twelve Days of Mosaic. We will start Christmas or the day after and put up twelve nights of performances by local artists--drama, improv, bands, artists. All that. It should be fun. We'll put the production up at the soon to be running coffee shop.

I feel a lot better about things now. I feel better about working with John again.

The Hope of Christmas . . . dashed!

I got a call from John. He's worried about the play being too Japanese aimed. I told him that it was Japanese targeted! Kari read it and was concerned about it. She shared her concerns with John! John read it and he agreed. We are pulling the ad from the Inlander. I'm so disappointed not only that the play isn't going to go up but also in John. We've done this type of thing before, he gives me the authority, OK and go ahead on something and then pulls the rug out from under me. I'm upset and I do wonder if this relationship is going to work.