Worship Venue Benchmark Trip
I had a great trip to California. Dan, Jason and I ended up visiting:
Crystal Cathedral - mainly because it was close and we had time.
Mariners Church - Just got to see their facilities, but great stuff - technical stage and wonderful outdoor space.
Saddleback Church - We checked out one of their venues (Tent 1) and worshiped for part of a service in their main worship center on Saturday night.
Rock Harbor - outstanding worship, similar to what we are thinking about for Sunday morning in the Student Center.
North Coast Church - Venue worship in a way that I had never seen before, a main street feel with vastly different worship styles next door to each other.
Here is a slideshow from a presentation prepared for the senior staff retreat today: [slideshare id=353049&doc=080413-worship-venue-benchmark-presentation-1208205498654288-9&w=425]
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