Mental Musings

My son is planning to help with our church plant as the social media director. The first thing he told me that I needed to do was create a short video using the Voice app by Adobe. Voice only works with the iPad, but it is very easy to use. It includes a very easy walk through and templates that help you get started. Below is the end result of our initial exploration of this app. My son has several video ads that he has planned for me to do soon. He wants these to be on location in Annapolis. He may even include some of his own musical creations that he has been working on in GarageBand.

Two years ago God started an exciting process with our family that has led to a decision we made 5 months ago. God is directing us to become church planters in Annapolis area starting in January 2015. This church plant will become Elevate Church in the Eastport area of Annapolis, Maryland. Why Annapolis? Annapolis is the state capital of Maryland. While the population for Annapolis is only about 38,000 people, the surrounding area is closer to 75,000. Annapolis is also the county seat of Arundel County, which is one of the 146 largest counties in the country. These 146 counties comprise 50% of the entire population on the United States. In an area of around 75,000 people around Annapolis, there are 50,000 unchurched people with very few evangelical churches. Many of these unchurched people have had no prior church experience. It is fair to say that the harvest is plentiful in Annapolis. Vision The vision that God has given to us for Elevate Church is that it wil