Just got back in town, New Year’s Day…had a great day yesterday catching up with everybody! Thank you to all the guest bloggers…should of posted a title of who was blogging…I’ll add that today.

Got some of the results back from our Christmas Eve Services. First, let me say if you missed it…you really missed something special. I believe it was the greatest service we have had to date. That’s a bold statement as we have had some incredible services thru the years.

• I have never heard our worship bands play any better! Special shout out to both worship bands and to Kevin Brustle, our Worship Pastor…phenomenal job! Thanks for all the extra effort! Thanks also to Jeremy Erndt, one of our worship leaders…you brought it, dude! I could hear you guys play that opener every week!
• Thank you to our Children’s Ministry: Chad Clem, Kathy Keefe, Nicole Coates. It was the first time we have offered Elementary during our Christmas services. Thanks, Kathy, for staffing for 6 services in Malta and Nicole for staffing for 3 in CP…way to go, guys! You are the BEST! Thanks for bringing it every weekend like you do!
• Special shout out to our Media Team. Dave Bookhout, Media Pastor, you are doing a great job mentoring Sam Abate and Devin Cremeans. Remember, our goal is to be the best in 5 years…you took a quantum leap! Could be sooner than 5.
• Campus Pastors, Nate and Brian, thanks for helping me brainstorm on the message, “You Can Come Homeâ€?. I believe it was one of the most clear Gospel messages! Both of you have stepped up in a major way this past year…what a difference! Oh yeah…Brian, thanks for freezing with us and the Media Team in Atlantic City until 4:00 am!
• Thank you to all the people of Northway who served. Thank you to all who invited their friends. It’s the number 1 reason people attend Northway!
• Thank you to Northway Church…you are the best church in America! It’s a privilege to be your Pastor. Here is the raw data…we had over three thousand two hundred! That’s a record! I know 1000s of lives were touched, eternity was changed, and Heaven was smiling and cheering all of us on! Look out ’08!
• Thank you to Colonie for your faith…here we come!