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The Morning After (Tuesday Edition)

• Love my job. But this past weekend was craziness.
• We may have had our largest attendance this past Sunday.
• We finished up the Satan's Sex Ed Series.
• Personally, I'm glad the series is over. It's pretty awkward talking about sex.
• Most of the feedback was great. 24 people began a relationship with Jesus during the series (151 since we got this thing started!!)
• I did say a few inappropriate things in the series finale.
• my apologies :)
• Our band really is incredible. For the last two weeks they've played an original song. I may post it on here soon. I'll have to ask for permission.
• You're really going to see how incredible they are over the next several weeks. We start "Pure Country" this Sunday. It really will be all the bluegrass and country I can handle. Then the band will be performing a live Christmas Concert Tuesday, December 1st at the Nest. They will also be performing during the Christmas Parade.
• We have a lot of big, big, big announcements coming up! The next few months are going to be ridiculous.
• We are baptizing folks on Sunday December 6th. If you're interested in being baptized fill out this form.
• If you would like to listen to the podcast click here.
• If you want to give to Connect Rome. You can access our online giving site here.

Starting This Sunday!

Baptism - Sunday December 6th

Dear Connect Rome Folk!

In the past 7 months, we've got to be a part of God transforming lives in the bar.

To date, 146 people have began a relationship with Jesus.

Some of you reading this, are one of those 146 people.

So what should you do now?

You should get baptized.

Baptism - Is your way of going public about your decision to follow Jesus with your life!!

If you've never been baptized, and you are a follower of Jesus, then you should be baptized!

It will be a lot of fun; I promise!

I would LOVE for you to consider being baptized on Sunday December 6th in one of our two Sunday Morning Worship Experiences!

We only do this about every 3 months; so, don't miss your chance!!

Not many people get the opportunity to be baptized in a bar!

If you'd like to be baptized or want more information, then please fill out this form!!

the Morning After

• Fabulous day yesterday at the bar
• we had a few minor production setbacks prior to the 9:45 service (we couldn't get the screens to display anything & we lost total power to our sound and media equipment at 9:40 am)
• our team is incredible; figured it all out and made it all happen.
• Connect Rome was very generous to Julie and I. They put together a video of folks saying thank you to the two of us (I'll see if I can get it uploaded) and surprised us with it during the service. They also surprised us with a very very generous gift!
• What was the gift, you ask??
• $1400.
• What are we going to do with it?
• Julie and I are going on a cruise.
• We had 366 people in the bar yesterday!
• We need at least 50 more people to make the move to the 9:45 service. If you love Jesus, you'll make the move :)
• The band rocked out Bon Jovi's You Give Love A Bad Name.
• Those guys get better and better every week! I wouldn't trade our band for any other bands.
• That's for two reasons: 1) our band is better than yours 2) our band guys don't try and pull of the whole emo thing.
• 4 PEOPLE BEGAN A RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS.
• If you're scoring at home - that 146 folks in the last 33 weeks of having church!
• Checked out another church in Rome yesterday evening & I randomly got to see a friend get baptized!
• God is doing great things in Rome.
• If you're in Rome, you need to get in on what God is doing! If you aren't in Rome - you should move here.
• We have some really really really big news to be sharing quite soon!! It's going to be crazy. I can't wait!
• December 6th we are having baptism at the bar. If you are interested in getting baptized, drop Jeannene and email at jeannene@connectrome.com!
• If you are a part of Connect Rome, thank you so much for your willingness to serve, give, and chase hard after God. God will be faithful. And on your first day in heaven, you will not regret one bit the money, time, energy, and hard work you put in to make it simple for people to connect to God and each other!
• As always, you can listen to the podcast here and you can give to Connect Rome here.

The Morning After (Tuesday Edition)

The events leading up to this week were quite interesting.

You could have never convinced me that I would be connected to the people I am now connected to.

We had extra people show up to help set up on Sunday.

We had no idea what to expect.

If you hadn't heard, Girls Gone Wild was at McCrobie's (that's the bar we meet in on Sundays) on Saturday Night.

It was high drama in Rome b/c of this event.

Rome News-Tribune wrote an article about how Girls Gone Wild affected Connect Rome.

You can read the article here.

Church was a lot of fun Sunday!

Our second service was crammed full!

I need at least 50 people (preferably 100) to move from the 11:15 service to the 9:45 service!

pretty please??? You would be making room for more 1st time guests.

And this is the perfect week to do it because time changes! You'll get an extra hour of sleep!

Speaking of which - keep inviting; it works! Our communication cards indicate that the number one reason guests have come is because they were invited by a friend (BTW - the #2 reason is facebook, so keep inviting that way, too!!)

Here's why it matters:

This week 4 people began a relationship with Jesus!!!

That is 142 people who have become followers of Christ at Connect Rome!

Really. Crazy, huh?

Week 3 of Satan's Sex Ed will be incredible.

If you're married you need to be here this week!

If you ever want to be married, you need to be here this week!!

I have some really exciting news to share with our staff tonight!

You'll be hearing about it real soon!

If you live in Rome, chances are this news has the possibility of changing your life!

If you don't live in Rome, maybe you should consider moving here :)

here's a few links for you!!

Want to give to Connect Rome? You can do so by clicking here!

Want to listen to podcast? You can do so by clicking here!

The Morning After

• Church was excelente. However, this past week was no bueno.
• In the past week, we lost a staff member (he's not dead, just no longer working for Connect Rome, my radiator blew up, my bank account somehow became $1000 bucks overdrawn, and each and everyday I got to deal with drama relating to our new series (Satan's Sex Ed) and our venue (the bar.)
• There were some really cool moments this past week though! I got to spend time with some of our lead team. I got to go to counseling this past week (it's always a good thing for me and my screwed up brain.) A good portion of our staff spent the day at Newspring Church on Thursday. Friday evening Julie and I went on a date with most of the couples from our small group. We went out to eat at 333 on Broad & then caught the 9 o'clock showing of Couples Retreat. It was lots of fun! And then, church yesterday was great!
• We talked about Sexual Shame. I was open and honest. And I, truly, believe that folks left the bar with a freedom from shame that they had been carrying around for quite some time. You can listen to the podcast here.
• 10 people began a relationship with Jesus during our services! That never gets old. I'll take blown up radiators, haters, and overdrawn bank accounts every week if that were to mean that each week 10 folks would begin a relationship with Jesus.
• Since we launched, we have now witnessed 138 people choose to trust Jesus with their lives!
• So, say what you want about the bar and the topics we're discussing at church. People are meeting Jesus.
• If you're wondering if this series, Satan's Sex Ed, is in inappropriate for children... it is. Check out the podcast to decide for yourself. We are recommending Middle Schoolers and older be a part of this series. If you have children younger than middle school, you still should come. We have great environments for them, as well!
• Someone asked me to share a link to our online giving option for Connect Rome. I told them I would gladly put the link on my blog :) So, if you're wanting to give to Connect Rome, click here. It's easy and it's simple. And I promise you, on your first day in Heaven, you won't regret the money you gave to Connect Rome. For Future reference, you can always get to it via ConnectRome.com