LA Dream Center
Today has to rank as one of the most enjoyable and most inspiring days of my life. You've heard of sensory overload and information overload. Today was vision overload.
I've heard so many amazing things about the Dream Center in LA, but I had to see it for myself. For starters, it was one of the best preaching experiences of my life. I've never preached to a more receptive group. And it was very cool to see and preach at the historic Angelus Temple.
We got a little tour of LA this morning--walked the Santa Monica Pier and the Promenade. Then Pastor Tommy Barnett and Aaron Jayne gave us a 90 minute tour of the Dream Center. It felt like 15 minutes! Honestly, the volume of ministry happening at the Dream Center made me feel like we're doing Jack Squat. I don't know of another church that is doing holistic ministry like the Dream Center. But here is what is so cool. They said they really felt like God said: go after the people nobody wants and I'll give you the people everybody wants. They've gone after prostitutes and homeless and juvenile deliquents. And God has sent them people to finance the dream!
I love being around people who dream God-sized dreams. Dreamers are highly contagious! And few people are as contagious and Tommy and Matthew Barnett. I'm infected. Thoroughly enjoyed hanging out and sharing church stories! And I'm blown away by how kind, encouraging and hospitable they've been to us! Love seeing what God is doing in other places! Makes me dream bigger dreams for DC!
I've heard so many amazing things about the Dream Center in LA, but I had to see it for myself. For starters, it was one of the best preaching experiences of my life. I've never preached to a more receptive group. And it was very cool to see and preach at the historic Angelus Temple.
We got a little tour of LA this morning--walked the Santa Monica Pier and the Promenade. Then Pastor Tommy Barnett and Aaron Jayne gave us a 90 minute tour of the Dream Center. It felt like 15 minutes! Honestly, the volume of ministry happening at the Dream Center made me feel like we're doing Jack Squat. I don't know of another church that is doing holistic ministry like the Dream Center. But here is what is so cool. They said they really felt like God said: go after the people nobody wants and I'll give you the people everybody wants. They've gone after prostitutes and homeless and juvenile deliquents. And God has sent them people to finance the dream!
I love being around people who dream God-sized dreams. Dreamers are highly contagious! And few people are as contagious and Tommy and Matthew Barnett. I'm infected. Thoroughly enjoyed hanging out and sharing church stories! And I'm blown away by how kind, encouraging and hospitable they've been to us! Love seeing what God is doing in other places! Makes me dream bigger dreams for DC!
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Glad to hear this. So cool to know what they have is genuine and real.
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