Friday Links Roundup: No Summer Swoon Edition

While activities remain high, many congregations experience a summer “swoon” in attendance. With families taking vacation and out-of-town with other family members, attendance often suffers.

Not at Lebanon Road! We had 386 last Sunday, and I just know we are going to have a good number assembled before God in worship this Sunday, too. We don’t “push” for numbers just for the sake of a total. We see every single individual of our attendance as one more person who is worshiping his or her Creator and coming closer to the Savior.

Of course, our activities are in full swing. We’re done with VBS, but we’re not done for the summer! We are closing in on summer camp, a mission trip and other activities that are helping us come closer to the Lord and to each other. Why not come see what great things are happening at Lebanon Road!

On to the links for this week:

1. Trent Wheeler writes from a personal perspective in his post “Words.” While simple, this is a very needed reminder. Teachers, there’s some material here “that’ll teach!”

2. Matthe Morine received what everyone would like to receive: a positive anonymous note! It’s rare to hear of anything other than the scathing note that is left unsigned. Read Matthew’s uplifting post here.

3. ChurchFun.com posted a very simple thing this week. It’s simply a picture and Scripture, but it will lift your spirits. Check out “God Is the Best Artist.”

4. Finally this week, a new site I’m checking out and enjoying. thismoment.com is a site dedicated to helping you organize your photos and videos of, well, moments. It is very simple to use and the final slideshows you make can be linked to your Facebook account, Twitter feed, or YouTube page if you have those. If not, you can still create mini-shows of the great moments of your life. Best of all, it’s free! There is a small group who is working on the idea of using this site to “archive” some moments at Lebanon Road. Hopefully, we’ll be able to share them with you soon! Here is the link to the homepage. Here is the first “moment” I created. Notice there are captions for nearly every picture or video:

We hope you have a wonderful weekend! If you are near Nashville, stop by and see us at 9AM for worship on Sunday and stay for one of our wonderful Bible classes. You’ll be glad you did! No matter where you are, don’t forget the Lord on His day.