Sorry 'bout the webcam

if you've clicked on the link to check out the webcam we set up to view the building process, you may have realized that it's not working. Sorry about that. We're working on getting it fixed.

I do have a photo that the webcam captured of the second day of demolition. You'll see that most of Wagner is gone and most of the debris have been hauled away. This picture was taken around 2pm on Sept 27th.I'll let you know more about the webcam when it's up and running again!

You can also check out the building blog that Pastor Jeff has been keeping at http://building.saintmatthew.org.

unChristian

A New Generation Expresses its Skepticism and Frustration with Christianity. Read this article on what the Barna Group has discovered about how 16-29 year olds are viewing Christianity.

Young Americans harbor significant levels of frustration, doubt, and disillusionment with Christianity. How can you address their concerns and critiques, while maintaining a sense of biblical truth and grace? In his first book, David Kinnaman, president of The Barna Group, offers a compelling description of what a new generation really thinks about Christianity in unChristian. Read an excerpt here.

Building (and demolition) Webcam!

THE WALLS ARE FALLING!! Sometime this week, we'll experience an amazing thing on the Saint Matthew campus. The original sanctuary (we call it 'Wagner') will be demolished in preparation for the new buildings that will be built. We're so excited we installed a webcam to document the whole process.

You can watch at anytime, day or night (although the daytime will be more exciting) and view the progress being made. Click here to view the webcam from your own computer!

Missed the sermon?

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World Communion Sunday - Oct 7

Coming up in a couple weeks, many churches all across the Ygnacio Valley will be celebrating world communion Sunday at a community worship service at Todos Santos Square in downtown concord. I'll be playing bass and Pastor Kevin will be preaching at this event. It's at 5pm on Sunday afternoon, Oct 7th. I hope to see y'all there.

The Gospel Songs of Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan wrote some amazing gospel music. There's a CD and DVD that came out last year that featured a bunch of gospel artists doin' the Dylan tunes. I saw this yesterday and was immediately inspired by the music. Check it out.



You can find a website for this project here.

Postlude

Poslude: a closing piece of music.

This past weekend, some friends of our got married! Myself along with my brothers Aaron and Sean and Geoff Carter, who plays piano regularly at Saint Matthew played for the wedding reception. It was mucho fun!

I suckered my bros into playing for worship on Sunday morning, too! At the end of the service we had a little jam session. We'd like to call it a postlude! Click on the link and enjoy a funky jam!

- Jason