How to treat your next Pastor

The Citychurch ministry was born out of many struggles our family and my father, Pastor Don E. Lane, went through in the years leading up to his illness and the start of our ministry in downtown Amarillo. In 1996, after almost thirty years in the ministry, as a family, we started Citychurch with a vision of ministry, unhindered by the distractions that you find in "normal" churches each week. We were led by a desire, to equip and hand over the ministry to the people who had the heart to do the ministry. The result is a ministry led by a family and volunteers who are in the community each day doing the work.

Today I found a sermon that my dad preached back in 1991 at Crestmont Baptist Church in Burleson, Tx, entitled "How to treat your next Pastor." Listening to this sermon brought back the memories of all the frustrations that we faced early in the ministry. It also made me appreciate the freedom with which we get to work here at Citychurch. But the coolest thing is, as I listened to this sermon that was preached almost twenty years ago, I saw glimpses of the Vision that God was giving us as a family.

As we work at Citychurch we draw spiritual encouragement from the work that God allows us to do in the ministry and the lives that are changed. But also, we receive great inspiration from seeing a church that has the liberty to do it's work unhindered.

Please Take the time to listen to the sermon by Don E. Lane: How to treat your next Pastor.

Storm DJ

Tonight, during the storm, I played a set on the turn table for the kids and Jennifer. Check it out! (I snapped the shot above when Bob was playing.)

The Dead Weather- Rocking Horse

The Band - Jemima Surrender

SSLYBY- Heers

Bob Dylan- North Country Blues

Otis Redding- My Girl

Welcome Wagon- Up On A Mountain

David Bowie- Golden Years

The Beach Boys- Sloop John B

Little Joy- With Strangers

The Beatles- Sun King Mean Mr Mustard

Elvis- mama

Jerry Lee Lewis- Lovin Up A Storm

hiking in glorieta

We took about ten of our campers up in the mountains today. This is the "trail" we took that I downloaded from GPS today. Click here to see all the stats. Pretty cool!

Go tell.

He was sent to this earth to seek and to save

that which was lost. His life He gave.

On the cross our debt was paid.

Go tell

Go tell

Go tell

You are free from sin and alive in Him.

A new start, your a baby all over again.

You wish everyone could feel this clean.

Go tell

Go tell

Go tell.

He is swapping your life, old parts for new.

Like clay he presses and fires you.

Each break reminds you that He's not thru.

Go tell

Go tell

Go tell.

Your light is shining don't let it dim.

You are a living breathing witness for Him.

His glory shines through your life at men.

Go tell

Go tell

Go tell.

Go tell, go tell, that's what you have done

not screaming or shouting or with elegant tongue

but showing what He can do with a life, undone.

Your whole world has seen it, everyone!

Go tell

Go tell

Go tell.

-James Lane

lightning in slow motion

Tonight I stood at the back window and filmed this storm over downtown. I thought it would be a good test for the slow motion settings on the PMW-EX1. It turned out pretty cool. The B&W clip on the front was taken earlier in the day. The soundtrack is Guster "lightning Rod". Enjoy.

lightning in slow motion from James Lane on Vimeo.

microSCRATCH

I was playing around with the settings on the micro Korg and I got a pretty nice scratch sample. Not as cool as real vinyl but close.:)

microscratch from James Lane on Vimeo.

Goodbye Yurt Beard

It is Mothers Day so I have a good excuse to shave the yurt beard before church. You gotta look sharp for mama: )> I started growing the Yurt beard when we finally moved out to the country last week. I can't stand it any more although Jennifer dared me to grow it longer.  I am sorry for the lack of posts lately I have been in the country working or asleep growing this ridiculous beard. 

For those who are still wondering what a yurt is I will save that for a soon but later post.