DR Spring Celebration (May 9)

Brainstorming Ideas for Spring 2010 Celebration

Food
Caty likes HAM
Ryan Likes Mexican
Tim likes saving money

Community Activities
Open mic time of sharing
Words of wisdom/sharing from the graduates
Prayer for those leaving

Songs
Ask graduates if there are any songs they’d like to sing together one more time.
Song Sheets

Other Stuff
Flowers for Moms

Embracing the Adventure (April 25)

Description: We spend a lot of time in our lives seeking to discover God’s will for us. Often times this is a future overarching will instead of a desire to seek God’s leading in our life right now. The truth is most of us need to forget about “God’s will for our life” in some distant future and instead embrace the Holy Spirit’s leading today. What does this mean and how does this work? How can we learn to identify the spirit’s leading in our lives and follow him into the adventure that God has for us today and in the future?

Producer: Caty Berry
Set-up: Colter Bloxom
Speaker: Ryan Miller
Music Leader: Colter Bloxom, David Meyer & Kati Wint
Sound Tech: Josh McInnes
Keynote Tech: Mark Dominguez
Pickup: Josh McInnes & Mark Dominguez
Nursery: Erica Chojnacki
Greeters: Ingrid Sam & Camille Mathieu

Music
Switchfoot – This Is Your Life
Switchfoot – Needle & Haystack Life
Benson Hedges – Fun
Lovin’ Spoonful – Did you ever have to make up Your mind?
Tokio Hotel & Kerli – Strange
Green Day - ?
Foo Fighters – All My Life
Brittany Spears – Lucky
Gaelic Storm – Heart of the Ocean
Amberlin – Burn out Brighter (specifically post-message)
One Republic – Stop and Stare

Worship
Rain Down – Carlos Whittaker
Prince of Peace (maybe having everyone sing the female part together at the beginning)
You Are So Good To Me
Cannot Hide My Love
The Air I Breathe

Video
Music Video – California by Wax (Man on fire)
Alice in Wonderland
Stardust
Princess Bride
A Christmas Carol
Wanted
The Matrix

Drama/Original Video
Choose Your Own Adventure

Other Concepts
Wild At Heart by John Eldridge
Choose your Own Adventure
Skydiving – you’re in control, but not in control (Also, water-skiing, Skiing, snowboarding, race car driving and the like)

Chase the Goose
Series Description: Celtic Christians had a name for the Holy Spirit: An Geadh-Glas, or ‘the Wild Goose.’ The name hints at mystery. Much like a wild goose, the Spirit of God cannot be tracked or tamed. An element of danger, an air of unpredictability surround Him. But most of us and most churches have neglected the Holy Spirit. Join us as we explore the truth about the forgotten God and we learn to live the adventure of a spirit-led life.

Wild Goose Chase (April 18)

Description: Far too often we run through life blinded to the possibilities in front of us. This chase, along with our pace of life, our past, our fear and other issues create cages that keep us from following the Spirit. It is only through overcoming these barriers that we can truly build our relationship with the Holy Spirit

Producer: Mitch Peterson
Set-up: Caty Berry
Speaker: Ryan Miller
Music Leader: Aaron & Renay Burger
Sound Tech: Mitch Peterson
Keynote Tech: TBA
Pickup: Mitch Peterson & Aaron Burger
Nursery: Kris Shermer
Greeters: Mark Dominguez & Nick Summers

Music
Mutemouth – Typical
Derek Webb – Spirit Vs the Kick Drum
Bad Religion – Chasing the Wild Goose
MXPX – Responsibility
Nine Inch Nails – Everyday is Exactly the Same
Switchfoot – Needle & Haystack Life
Amberlin – Burn out Brighter
Natasha Bedingfield – Wild Horses
Natasha Bedingfield – Unwritten

Video
*Greek – Dale has sex for the first time & subsequently has to deal with the guilt
*Lost – Last week’s episode had a couple of good clips of Richard (or Ricardo if you prefer) dealing with guilt and asking forgiveness.
Top Gun – there’s this guy in the movie named “Goose” ‘Nuff said.
Wanted – the beginning of the movie is about the mindless routine of life
Instinct – Anthony Hopkins’ character Ethan unexpectedly overpowers Cuba Gooding’s character Theo and forces him to realize that he is not really in control, but only had the illusion of control.
How I Met Your Mother – A Season 4 episode, “The Murtagh List” (a reference to the Roger Murtaugh character from the Lethal Weapon series) deals with a list of things Ted believes he has become too old to do anymore. Barney attempts to do every one of the things on the list in 24 hours.
The Shipping News – Kevin Spacey’s character is dealing with extreme issues of identity and self-worth
Desperate Housewives – Brea from the first season, trying to stay in control
Shaun of the Dead – Shaun goes through his morning routine on a normal day and on zombie day goes through the same routine without noticing any difference.
Stranger than Fiction
Office Space
Fight Club
Good Will Hunting
American Beauty
Life or Something Like It
Bucket List
The Buried Life
UP
Revelation Road
History of Violence
10 Things I Hate About You

Drama/Original Video
Situational Amnesia (Driving to Work)
Someone witting in “your” spot in the classroom or at church

Other Concepts
Skydiving – you’re in control, but not in control (Also, water-skiing, Skiing, snowboarding, race car driving and the like)

Chase the Goose
Series Description: Celtic Christians had a name for the Holy Spirit: An Geadh-Glas, or ‘the Wild Goose.’ The name hints at mystery. Much like a wild goose, the Spirit of God cannot be tracked or tamed. An element of danger, an air of unpredictability surround Him. But most of us and most churches have neglected the Holy Spirit. Join us as we explore the truth about the forgotten God and we learn to live the adventure of a spirit-led life.

Remembering the Forgotten God (April 11)

Description: “In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit” is a traditional phrase used in the church but how often do we talk about the Holy Spirit? The Father and the Son get a lot of our time but it doesn’t seem like we really focus on the Spirit much at all. This neglect is tragic. When Jesus was comforting his disciples before his death he told them that it is better for him to leave so the Spirit could come. The Spirit is better than Jesus? How’s that work? We need to remember how vital the Holy Spirit is to our lives. Who is the Holy Spirit? What does he do and why does he matter in our life? These questions and more will be explored as learn about the forgotten God, “the Wild Goose” as Celtic Christians called him.

Producer: Ken Kim
Set-up: Kris Shermer
Speaker: Ryan Miller
Music Leader: Joshua Nedrud & Kris Shermer
Sound Tech: David Meyer
Keynote Tech: Tyler Stibrich
Pickup: David Meyer & Joshua Nedrud
Nursery: Kati Wint
Greeters: Jenna Schaa & Ben Phillips

Music
Here come the Geese – BNL
Seven Swans – Sufjan Stevens
River of Dreams – Billy Joel
Break My Stride – Matthew Wilder
Turn, Turn, Turn – The Byrds
Spirit Vs. The Kick Drum – Derek Webb

Worship
Rain Down – Carlos Whittaker
Prince of Peace (maybe having everyone sing the female part together at the beginning)
You Are So Good To Me
Cannot Hide My Love
The Air I Breathe

Video
Catch Me If You Can
30 Days (Atheist at the Jesus Park)
Borat (Church speaking in tongues)
Wife Swap episode (an extreme liberal switching with a ridiculously religious person)
Forrest Gump/American Beauty (wafting objects – spinning in the breeze
Weather patterns (maybe for reflection time) – not tangible, but have an extreme effect on humans.
Narnia – Aslan (not a “tame” lion)
O Brother Where Art Thou – the sirens
Norm McDonald (from his stand-up) – Cliff Diving (2 categories: Grand Champion or stuff on a rock)

Drama/Readings
To Tell the Truth (which one is really the Holy Spirit?)

Other Concepts
Skydiving – you’re in control, but not in control (Also, water-skiing, Skiing, snowboarding, race car driving and the like)
The Holy Ghost People (Documentary – extreme examples of snake handling and the like)
Something with Three Parts (Fire: Fuel, Spark, Oxygen)

Chase the Goose
Series Description: Celtic Christians had a name for the Holy Spirit: An Geadh-Glas, or ‘the Wild Goose.’ The name hints at mystery. Much like a wild goose, the Spirit of God cannot be tracked or tamed. An element of danger, an air of unpredictability surround Him. But most of us and most churches have neglected the Holy Spirit. Join us as we explore the truth about the forgotten God and we learn to live the adventure of a spirit-led life.

Clearing the Air (April 4)

Description: Jesus told us He is the way, the truth, and the life. To sin is to commit spiritual suicide. True understanding of sin should break our hearts and turn us towards God, who freely offers us grace and forgiveness. Our sin is real, and we are guilty. But it is Jesus who took the fall, and it is because of that we worship Him.

Producer: Kris Shermer
Set-up: Josh Schaa
Speaker: Rachael Suddarth
Music Leader: Ryan Miller & Dave Chojnacki (only)
Sound Tech: Mitch Peterson
Keynote Tech: Mark Dominguez
Pickup: Ryan Miller & Mark
Dominguez
Nursery: Heidi Kim
Greeters: Camille Mathieu & Jenna Schaa

Music
Where You There (communion)
Jesus Paid it All
Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)
Mess of Me – Switchfoot
Free – Switchfoot
Kings & Queens – 30 Seconds to Mars (about the Fall)
The General – Dispatch
So Deep in Love – Joel Augue
Ain’t No Grave – Johnny Cash

Video
Matrix – Neo like Jesus
Jim Gaffigan – Easter
Shawshank Redemption – Fresh Air
Les Mis
Saved
Good Will Hunting – It’s not your fault

Other Concepts
Alter Call
WSAAG – String Tie (closer?)
Holy Week Art Around Room (Stations of the cross)
Intro: Chasing the Goose (promo video) – Post Resurrection 40 Days and ascension
Luke 11:34-36

The Smell of Sin
Series Description: An old man saws through his right ankle. A smooth-skinned boy lies to his father's face. Fetid tombs, harsh slavery, fatal choking . . . these images come right from the words of Jesus! They are word pictures Jesus asks us to imagine. But why? Why did Jesus paint such vivid pictures when he talked about sin? And why did he make them so sobering--and downright gory at times? In The Smell of Sin, Don Everts seriously tackles these stark images, coming face to face with Jesus' clear, graphic theology of sin. It's a view of sin that might make you uncomfortable. But a collision with this hard truth may be just what you need.

Uncovering the Real Smell of Sin (March 28)

Description: Jesus was intentional when He talked about sin, and He quite often mentioned sin with forgiveness. The parables give us a clear view of how Jesus perceives sin, and in digging into the original cultural context, we can find parallels to what they might look like in our society. When we sin, we aren’t just breaking the rules—we’re insulting and betraying our Father.

Producer: Kris Shermer
Set-up: Colter Bloxom
Speaker: Caty Berry
Music Leader: Colter Bloxom, David
Meyer & Kati Wint
Sound Tech: Josh Schaa
Keynote Tech: Jenna Schaa
Pickup: Josh Schaa & David Meyer
Nursery: Kerri Dominguez
Greeters: Aaron & Renay Burger

Music
Sick Cycle Carousal – Lifehouse
Guilty conscience – Eminem
Dig – Incubus
Mess of Me – Switchfoot
Free – Switchfoot
Monster – Skillet
Animal I’ve Become – Breaking Benjamin
Whatever She Wants – Jars of Clay
Black Dress – Normals
Hopelessly Addicted to You – The Cores
War Inside of Me – Todd Agnew

Video
HIMYM – Road Trip (season 5, episode 5, "Duel Citizenship")
Angel/Devil on Shoulders
Emperor’s New Groove
That 70s Show
Family Guy
LOST – Charlie
*LOTR – Gollum
Heroes – Split Personalities

Other Concepts
Jive Parables
Reading: Rocks (Picnic)
WSAAG – Father Story (as a reading?)
Blue Like Jazz – Community/Selfishness (Drama?)
My Story – Selfishness (newlyweds?)
Palm Sunday
Holy Week

The Smell of Sin
Series Description: An old man saws through his right ankle. A smooth-skinned boy lies to his father's face. Fetid tombs, harsh slavery, fatal choking . . . these images come right from the words of Jesus! They are word pictures Jesus asks us to imagine. But why? Why did Jesus paint such vivid pictures when he talked about sin? And why did he make them so sobering--and downright gory at times? In The Smell of Sin, Don Everts seriously tackles these stark images, coming face to face with Jesus' clear, graphic theology of sin. It's a view of sin that might make you uncomfortable. But a collision with this hard truth may be just what you need.

Through Rose-Colored Glasses (March 21)

The concept of sin is forgotten in our culture. It is a myth. It is an adventure. It isn’t nearly as serious as the religious folk seem to think. There is a huge discrepancy between how we view sin and what Jesus taught. And if sin really is a simple disobeying of the rules, Jesus’ passionate and vivid parables about sin are worthless.

Producer: Kris Shermer
Set-up: Either Tim or Rachael
Speaker: Kris Shermer
Music Leader: Aaron Burger
Sound Tech: TBA
Keynote Tech: Mark Dominguez
Pickup: Mark Dominguez, Mitch Peterson
Nursery: Kati Wint?
Greeters: Ben Phillips & TBA

Music
Only the Good Die Young – Billy Joel
If it Makes You Happy – Sheryl Crow
Wine Red – Hush Sound
Paradise City – Guns and Roses
Hotel California – Eagles
Kings and Queens – 30 Second to Mars
Born to Be Wild
John Wayne Gacy – Sufjan Stevens
Bad – Michael Jackson
Live it Up – John Legend
Peace of Mind – Boston
Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana
Whatever She Wants – Jars of Clay

Video
Jason and the Argonauts
Pinocchio (all the boys go to the island and become jackasses)
Youth in Revolt
How I Met Your Mother -- Making of Barney
Angel/Demon imagery – Emperors New Groove, HIMYM, That 70’s Show
Todd Packer – The Office
Old Spice Commercial – I’m On a Horse
The Middle (Music Video) – Jimmy Eat World

Drama/Original Video
Tape Drama (story time w/Rachael)
Dramatic Reading – Darkening Sock

Other Concepts
Chalk take-away – write sins on chalkboard, take the chalk home
Classroom Decorations
Target on Floor
Chalkboard analogy – that the chalk stays after you wipe it away
Tucker Max – I Hope they Serve Beer in Hell
Blue Like Jazz – Drinking Stories – Redemption Chapter (p61)

The Smell of Sin
Series Description: An old man saws through his right ankle. A smooth-skinned boy lies to his father's face. Fetid tombs, harsh slavery, fatal choking . . . these images come right from the words of Jesus! They are word pictures Jesus asks us to imagine. But why? Why did Jesus paint such vivid pictures when he talked about sin? And why did he make them so sobering--and downright gory at times? In The Smell of Sin, Don Everts seriously tackles these stark images, coming face to face with Jesus' clear, graphic theology of sin. It's a view of sin that might make you uncomfortable. But a collision with this hard truth may be just what you need.

A Written Relic? (March 14)

March 14 – A Written Relic?

How old is the Bible? How did early Christians decide which writings to include in the Bible? Why do Catholic versions of the Bible have more books than most Protestant versions? Why do we have so many versions anyway? How can we be sure that the Biblical message has been accurately preserved and transmitted to us today?

Producer: Tim Suddarth
Set-up: Camille Mathieu
Speaker: Tim Suddarth
Music Leader: Aaron & Renay Burger
Sound Tech: TBA
Keynote Tech: TBA
Pickup: Aaron Burger & Ben Phillips
Nursery: Erica Chojnacki
Greeters: TBA

Music

I Believe – Rich Mullens or Derek Webb
B-I-B-L-E
Epic – Patrick Andrew
The Sound of Truth – As I Lay Dying
Voice of Truth – Casting Crowns

Video

Discovered: The Gospel of Judas or the Da Vinci Code (Perhaps from the History Channel)
Big Fish – Son searches for the reality of who his father was.
Sports Center – Reggie White got really concerned about Bible translations and started learning Greek and Hebrew
The Invention of Lying – The man in the sky explanation
Saved! – when she throws the Bible (as a misuse of the Bible)
Digging for the Truth
Wanted – searching for his father’s identity

Drama / Original Video

Letters from a Skeptic
The Game of telephone

Other Concepts

Some way to included stories from Gnostic Gospels
Testimonies of how the Bible has been significant in a personal/life kind of way
Reading or other kind of presentation of the Bible chapter from Jesus with Dirty Feet
Pledge to the Bible
Quest for the Historical Jesus – Bible with things
The Game of Telephone as an interactive element

Breaking the Spirit of Poverty (March 7)

Hope Lives

Compassion changes everything: how you view your world...yourself...even Jesus. While many feel despair at the state of the world we can find hope in Jesus. This two week exploration of compassion is aimed at both head and heart, inspiring a new way to interact with the world.

March 7: Breaking the Spirit of Poverty

Often we fail to give to those in need because we feel we don’t have enough ourselves. We assume that there is a finite amount of resources and if we give generously those resources will run dry and we will be poor ourselves. Instead of believing the Bible that we should operate from a spirit of abundance we instead live in bondage to accumulation and suffer from a spirit of poverty. We can break this spirit of poverty in ourselves is by giving extravagantly – not from our excess but from our necessities. Scarcity vs. Abundance: Deut. 15:10; Prov. 21:13; Prov. 11:24; 1 Tim. 6:17-19; 2 Cor. 9:6, 8, 10-11; The Story of the Widow of Zarephath: 1 Kings 17:7-24; Our Mandate/Response: Isaiah 58; Matthew 25:31-46; 1 Tim. 6:17-19; Ch. 3 Hope Lives Pastor’s Guide

Producer: Rachael Suddarth & Ben Phillips
Set-up: Kris Shermer
Speaker: Colter Bloxom
Music Leader: Joshua Nedrud & Kris Shermer
Sound Tech: David Meyer & Ken Kim
Keynote Tech: Mark Dominguez
Pickup: Joshua Nedrud & David Meyer
Nursery: Heidi Kim
Greeters: Camille Mathieu & Mark Dominguez

Music

Rich Young Ruler – Derek Webb
Twenty-First Time – Monk & Nagle
Give Me Your Eyes – Brandon Heath
Green Disease – Pearl Jam
Sweetest Girl – Wyclef Jean
Mo Money Mo Problems (R&B Montage)

Video

South Park – Margaritaville
Dead Like Me – Taking the soul of a Homeless man
A Tale of Two Cities
Armageddon – Willis sacrifices himself for Afleck
*South Park – Shipping the homeless to California (Maybe tied in to Set-up story abou
Smallville – Chloe dies to save someone
Pushing Daisies or Carnival – Bringing people back to life, but causing another’s death
“Why the Economy Collapsed” video from the web
The Order – Heath Ledger movie about a sin eater
SNL Weekend Update – Scrooge McDuck
Wall Street jubilee – Another World is possible
Seven Pounds
Pay It Forward
Simon Birch
City of Ember – contrasting against how our world is (we don’t have a limited supply like they do)

Drama / Original Video

Hot Mic
Boxer, the horse from Animal Farm – sacrifices again and again until dies

Worship

More Than Us
Lighten My Load
Mighty to Save
Enough
Hungry
How Great is Our God
Everything