Jenni Clayville

We sang three of the five up front before Matt’s talk and for some reason, this morning, the key of G did not like me as much as it did during the week.  So, I lowered it all to the key of E.  That was “butta”!

Matt talked about the Vision of a Leader – out of Nehemiah 2 – and what to do with the vision.  It started out with a video introducing the Wright Brothers and how they followed through on their vision of inventing a “flying machine” with reckless abandon.  Matt’s sermon, again, called us to action.  I wonder if people actually hear him and “move-it” or if they just think, “maybe God is calling someone else.”

The funnest part was when Matt handed out pieces of paper, had us fold paper airplanes and “float” them towards the platform. Way to connect it all.

Here’s the confessional part: Because we are a church plant, we are basically a church-in-a-box.  Well… MANY boxes.  It’s a well oiled machine.  The right people are in the right place at the right time doing the right thing to get us up and going.  I’m SO impressed with the set-up/tear-down team, but I can’t help feeling a bit guilty that I can’t help set up and tear down more right now.  

I feel like my first impression is more like, “Hey… I’m here to lead worship and you guys can set up and clean up.”  I’ve always hated the “diva” attitude of “I’m on the platform so I don’t have to do the work” but I feel like I’m portraying that right now.  I know I’m limited and I know people KNOW I’m pregnant and can’t do much, but my natural “work-hard-with-everyone-else” attitude is not showing right now.

I guess I just have to get over it, because I know people aren’t thinking that of me.  It’s just mostly me being hard on myself.

It was definitely cool having my boy, Ryan Barmore, with me this morning though.  We were short on hands and he came to help set up.  It’s cool to know some of my relationships built from Sunset are lasting relationships.