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CFMedia Reach Beyonds

We have two CFMedia Reach Beyond Opportunities scheduled in the coming weeks.

• CFMedia is providing Media Support for the First Choice Women's Center Fundraising Banquet on Thursday, April 30, 2009 - setup for the event will be 3pm, with a mandatory tech walkthru at 6pm. Event starts at 7:15pm
• CFMedia is also providing Media Support for an Appreciation Concert Christ Fellowship is producing for Perrine Elementary Teachers and Support Staff. Concert is Wednesday, May 6, 2009. Concert will be held outside at Perrine Elementary - setup for the event will be noon, with soundcheck at 1:30pm. Concert starts @ 2:30pm

If you are interested in helping with either of these events, please contact me at jreed [at] cfmiami [dot] org, or call the church office at 305/238-1818.

Boot Camp Challenge, 2.0 style (will you take the #BootCamp2.0 challenge with me?)

At Christ Fellowship, our Pastors have recently challenged their members to step up and take the "Boot Camp Challenge"...

• Engage fully in all 6 Boot Camp Services (our weekend services)
• Spend time with God every morning for 30 days
• Pray and fast along with all of Christ Fellowship on Thursday, May 7th
• Reach Beyond the walls of the church once with your Small Group

I'm taking the challenge, and I hope you do too. I do, however, have an additional addendum for some of you out there... the #BootCamp2.0 challenge... share your Boot Camp Challenge experience online through your Social Networks!

If you Facebook, then share what God's doing through your life on Facebook! Write status updates, share pics, post notes/articles about your experience with the Boot Camp Challenge.

If you Twitter, share your experience (in less than 140 characters, of course) with how the Boot Camp Challenge is changing your life. Please use the hashtag #BootCamp2.0 somewhere in your twits (no space between "Boot" "Camp" and "2.0"). By using the hashtag #BootCamp2.0, Twitter will combine all our experiences together into one feed!

If you Blog, then share with your readers/subscribers how the experience has brought you closer to Him.

You can start with Sunday's services, where Rick spoke to all our campuses on "Commitment" (audio's already online if you missed it), and then online devotions start tomorrow at the "My Boot Camp Challenge" website. Share what God did during your fast, or how you helped reach out to your community during your Reach Beyond... we want to hear your stories!

I ask my readers to hold me accountable, as I go through this. But then I challenge you 2.0 people out there (you know who you are) to come alongside me, be open with your experiences and share with your friends, family, and co-workers how God is growing you through the Boot Camp Challenge.

Will you take the Challenge, 2.0 style? Holler at me - jreed [at] cfmiami [dot] org - if you do, and we'll see you online!

(Thanks to Carlos Lollett for the idea...)

UPDATE: Just got a look at the Bootcamp Challenge website. AWESOME! Check it out. Do it! Do it! Do it NOW!

CFLive, the slide show...

Wrapping up the CFLive Promo material until the CD/DVD release soon...

Check it. Alex Fagundo of Candidly Elegant Photography came in to take some pictures for the CFLive project, and assembled a brief slideshow... to the tune of "Because of His Great Love" (rough audio mix). Slideshow below...

Thanks Alex for the hard work, and congrats on the (should be today) birth of your son, Caleb!

Media ADVANCED TRAINING Friday, March 13th...

Been so busy I almost forgot about March's Media ADVANCED TRAINING. Friday, March 13th, we're meeting down at the CFRedland Campus. Dinner at 6:30pm || Breakout Sessions at 7:30pm. All volunteers at any CF Campus is invited. We're offering four seminars this round:

* Video Teaching: An in-depth look at our video teaching software (ProPresenter, ProVideoSync) as well as the hardware (TVOne Scaler-Switchers). (Seminar taught by Keith Thomas).

* ProPresenter for Age-Graded Venues: Looking to help with the computer stuff at CFStudents or CFKids? This seminar is for you! Learn how to create songs, playlists, add audio and video to songs, and automate the process! (Seminar taught by Deanna Spallone).

* Creativity in Stage Design: Come up with creative ways to redesign your worship venue. We'll show you creative techniques using props, banners, "fat-heads", fabrics and lights to give your worship venue a new look. (Seminar taught by Mary Mokher).

* Planning a Worship Service: Stage Lights, Moving Lights, Videos, Jumpbacks, Cameras... So much goes into creating the Worship Environment that, if you're not careful, all the elements will become jumbled on each other creating chaos. We'll show you how to creatively plan and execute all these elements together in a way that complements the Worship Experience at your venue. (Seminar taught by Jeff Reed)

CFLive 2, and a gift for YOU...

myBabyGirls and I are watching the raw cut DVD we recorded from Saturday night's Christ Fellowship Live (6.30 SRVC). I'm proud of my volunteers for continuing to succeed in stressful, strenuous circumstances. I'm proud that many of them are stretching their knowledge and understanding of Media/Technology. I'm proud that they allowed God to use them to create an unforgettable worship experience.

Sincerely, thank you.

So, what do you give a bunch of Media Volunteers (and other onlookers who read this blog?) Yes, you're exactly right... RINGTONES! Check it, be the first to download the iPhone Ringtone
from the title track of the CD "Because of His Great Love." Don't have an iPhone? First off, I'm sorry. Secondly, here's an MP3 for you to use on your Crackberry or whatever it is that you use... Having problems downloading the files? Download this zipped file.

(Disclaimer: Audio is a rough mix of the song, and is NO WHERE NEAR the mastered quality that you will get when you pre-order the CD/DVD combo (coming soon!))

Thanks to Jake Kaetterhenry for doing the rough mix. Jake, you'll always be a "10" in my book.

CFLive Media Post-Party this Friday, March 6th, 7pm at my house. We'll watch the rough-cut DVD and make fun of ourselves... Anyone in Media is invited! If you're not in Media, you can come too as long as you start serving in Media... Directions coming via email Mon/Tue, or holler at me.

On a side note, it is humbling to see what God can do with a group of "untrained" volunteers who are dedicated. It's also humbling to see what volunteers can do when they are "sold out" in service to God.

God, thank you for letting me be a part...

CFLive: 2 Worship Concerts Saturday Night

Been a busy week @ CF, but in typical fashion they don't slow down...

Check it. We're doing TWO worship concerts Saturday night. Yes, TWO different services. One at 6:30pm and a second at 8:30pm.

Are we crazy? A little bit... but we're loving every second of it.

The 6:30 concert will be a full worship service, complete with Rick's second message from the "How to ruin your life" series. The 8:30 concert will just be music. No childcare will be provided for the second service... musically, both concerts will be identical.

I thought I was excited about doing the CFLive once. Now that I get to do it 2x? Man, that's twice as much fun.

So see you at Christ Fellowship Palmetto Bay this Saturday (February 28)... 6:30pm or 8:30pm.

CFLive - Because of His Great Love

2009 has been a busy year to date... and it ain't slowin' down...

Christ Fellowship's Worship Concert, CF Live, is happening Saturday, February 28 @ 6:30pm at our Palmetto Bay Campus. The worship leaders from our five campuses will come together in a night of celebration as we worship our Creator. It's going to be an awesome night. Come join us!

Check out the teaser video below. See you there...

We're really good at faking it (or how you can get involved in CFPB Media)

Last night at Media ADVANCED TRAINING at CFDT someone said to me: "Oh, you don't need any help at CFPB. You guys have your act together." I laughed, and said that they had no idea...

Then I started to think... and think... and I started mapping out on my whiteboard/wall...

Because we value our volunteers, we need more volunteers...

I've served in churches where I was overworked/overstretched as a Media volunteer, and when I took the position at Christ Fellowship, I promised myself I would not do that to my volunteers. I would value their sacrifice and not overstretch their willingness to serve.

Some of my volunteers work one service a week... and that's awesome... until someone goes on vacation and I'm short volunteers. Some volunteers work all four services on a weekend... and that's awesome... until they do that four weeks straight and are exhausted from serving...

So, we're in the process of setting up a rotation, so as not to burn out anyone involved in the CFPB Weekend Worship Experience.

And, to completely fill that rotation, I need another 28 people...

To put that into perspective, right now 30-35 people serve every wknd at CFPB in media. I have 45-50 active volunteers... and I'd love 28 more...

Some positions are simple.
Some are incredibly difficult.
Some are low stress.
Some are very stressful.
Some serve one service a wknd.
Some serve all wknd. One wknd on, Two wknds off.

In whatever capacity, in however you express your creativity, we would love to have you involved in serving at CFPB in Media.

Areas we need the most help: TV Camera Operators, ProPresenter/Computer Operators, Media Cart Volunteers, Classic Service Technicians...

For more information, holler at me via Twitter/Facebook/Email jreed [at] cfmiami [dot] org or call 305/238-1818.

MEDIA ADVANCED TRAINING @ CFDT - January 26, 2009

Got the dates and seminars settled for CF Media's first ADVANCED TRAINING seminar of 2009...

We're going to be at Christ Fellowship Downtown (directions), Monday, January 26 - 7pm. Sign up by filling out the form below.

The next ADVANCED TRAINING opportunity will be part of CF's next MINISTRY RALLY, February 6, 2009 at Christ Fellowship Palmetto Bay.

Jesus Uncensored, the Playlist

This weekend, CF is launching "Jesus Uncensored" - a six week series looking into the true character of Christ.

It's amazing to me how different cultures over the years view Christ... Our creative team did a lot of research to find, musically, how Christ is represented (or misrepresented).

I've thrown a bunch of the songs we found online in an iTunes iMix. Check them out... but first... Listener discretion is advised.

I'm not endorsing these morally or theologically.
Some of these songs get Jesus. Some of them don't.
Some of them are looking for a Savior. Some are looking, they're just not sure for what.

But while the world thinks they've grasped the concept of Christ... Biblically we know him to be something else...

Come find the "Uncensored" Jesus @ Christ Fellowship. See you this weekend.