Anderson and NewSpring
Dawn and I spent the weekend in Anderson, South Carolina visiting the community and NewSpring Church. I have been following NewSpring for about the last year or so. Tony Morgan and his wife Emily graciously hosted us on Sunday showing us the lay of the land and the campus at NewSpring. Here are some of my first impressions:
- Pulling into the parking lot we were greeting by a number of waving and welcoming volunteers who directed us to our personalized parking spot
- Everyone on staff was overwhelmingly nice and inviting (Dawn said the whole community of Upstate was this way)
- They spare nothing when it comes to their production environment. I couldn’t believe the equipment they had at their disposal
- An extremely hip and laid back campus from a decor perspective. A place I would be motivated to work in.
- Tony shared with me the secret that Perry (NewSpring’s Senior Pastor) will be sharing next week at their Easter Services. Congrats Perry!!!!
- Worship was great even though it was an “unplugged” day.
- The message was inspiring and motivating even though Perry took the day off. It certainly inspired me to think about who my three should be.
- I wish we could come back next week, but the commute would be a challenge (who doesn’t want to do 9 hours one way for an hour+ service)
- Good conversation with Tony on where the church is headed in the coming months
- We learned that our accountant and Tony and Emily were friends in college
- We came away with a fresh perspective on what God can do when we are obedient and listen to his voice
Lots more to share. I need to unpack my thoughts from the day. Good thing Dawn and I have 9 hours of window time tomorrow.
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