I was up in Minneapolis, MN with Eagle Brook Church last weekend. I flew in on Wednesday to spend some time with their worship/creative arts staff and get a sense for how ministry looks and feels in this multi-campus church of 13,000+. It was very cool to see how their operations first-hand and meet the teams in place.
Through my years of touring and working with so many different types and styles of churches, I definitely feel more connected to churches that are really dialed into their purpose and reaching people with intentionality. More than just liking to “do church” because “that’s the way we’ve always kind of done it,” I love to see a church focused on a cause and compelled to reach the culture and community around them with the love of Jesus. This definitely exists at Eagle Brook. I am completely moved to know that more than 525 people made a first-time decision to follow Jesus over the Easter weekend this year because the team at Eagle Brook Church presented Jesus to the people there on purpose.
I was fortunate to get to lead worship for their new Blaine Campus on Sunday night. Blaine is kind of in a pre-launch phase. The four services at their Spring Lake Park Campus are completely packed out, so there is a need to relieve some of the attendance pressure there before they are able to launch at the new facility in Blaine this coming fall. I got to have some of their top players back me up and really had a great time with the set. The audio, lighting, media and IMAG crews were top notch as well and really made the experience a pleasure.
I got to learn a new song for this week too, Awakening by Switchfoot. It was fun to take on a bit of a departure from some of the material I do on a more regular basis, made all the better because the band was great and right there rocking it. Here is the set we did:
Today Is The Day (Lincoln Brewster)
Awesome Is The Lord Most High (Jon Abel)
All Because Of Jesus (Steve Fee)
Jesus Paid It All (Kristian Stanfill)
Awakening (Switchfoot)
If you live in the northern Minneapolis/St. Paul areas, definitely take the time to check out a service at Eagle Brook. I’m excited to see what God continues to do in and through their ministry in the years to come.
Someone told me it gets cold in Minnesota….and that they like cheese….thoughts?
Andy
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