Things I will always remember

• After 18 months of long commutes, Sunday May 28th marks the last time that we will be serving in the worship ministry of The Chapel. We will begin attending a church closer to our new home on a regular basis. I’ve had the privilege to serve for 8 years and Pam has served for 2. It has been one of the greatest blessings of our life. I know we will be back to visit and God willing we will come back to live in the area someday, but for now here is a long list of things I will always remember about The Chapel. Some serious: some not so much.
  
  - Playing 5 services in one day
  - The Prodigal Suite (sweet!)
  - Wake up it’s Christmas!
  - Realizing Guy had a big legit voice in there.
  - “tequila” as a lyric in a very good church song
  - Deb Cardy singing that bunny song, you know the one I mean
  - Jason and Kim jumping for joy when they sing
  - The gleam of the spotlights off Kenton’s head
  - Sub woofers on the stage
  - Learning to play the half-diminished chord
  - Guitar players with Gear Acquisition Syndrome
  - The first , first, first Sunday, Sunday, Sunday in Green, Green, Green
  - All the My Story’s
  - Telling My Story and learning to talk about my own pain for the first time.
  - Jay Halley’s story about dumping his son in the canal while on a bike ride
  - Glen Wood – Mr. Subtle on the drum kit (or not)
  - Andrea L. and her heavy foot
  - How wonderful it was to have my wife on the platform these last two years
  - Being “the other Brian”
  - The Rhythm thing Friday pot luck thing
  - Knute’s noodle signal
  - Telling Pam, “I don’t know who they are going to hire for the Worship Leader job, but it won’t this Kenton dude that was at rehearsal tonight. He’s a wacko””
  - Giving “birth” to a song and watching to take life on the platform
  - The Sunday night congregation cheering after the first 3 chords of “Ancient of Days”
  - We Are United (I try to forget, but it just won’t go away)
  - “Arguing” over lyrics for The Choice with Dan Lebo, admiring his convictions, and eventually changing to his way
  - The Friday morning Oatmeal club
  - Our dear, dear friends Brian and Janet
  - The teaching from the pulpit
  - Marvin Matthews’ bright blue suit, and how patiently he explained how he wanted some stuff played
  - The joy that comes from playing the B-3
  - The people, the people, the people