The 5 Coolest Things I Saw at Northpoint

This past weekend my family was at Northpoint Community Church in Atlanta, GA. Here is a list of the 5 coolest things I saw:

1) Hundreds of volunteers at Children's ministry orientation training on a Saturday - We went by the church on Saturday and it looked like church was going on. There were hundreds of cars in the parking lot. When we went in we found out they were having orientation training for their children's workers. By the way, their children's environments are awesome! (I will try and post pictures at a later time.)

2) Teenagers being trained to impact the life of children - Another cool thing I saw was tons of teenagers being trained on Saturday to work with children on Sunday mornings. Often teenagers can be pretty self-absorbed when it comes to ministry. But Northpoint has mobilized them to impact the next generation.

3) Age groups excited about church that usually are not excited about church - The church was filled with children, teenagers, and young adults. These age groups are notoriously absent from a lot of churches.

4) Two auditoriums filled to overflowing - During the service we attended, it was difficult to find a seat in either auditorium. Many people sat outside in the lobby and hallways watching the service on closed circuit TV.

5) A preacher's kids who still wants to have something to do with God - You hear the horror stories. Preachers' kids who grow up not wanting to have anything to do with God. It is great to see Andy Stanley, a preacher's kid, not only having something to do with God, but in the ministry also.