Tonight was our first XStream of the season, and I thought it went really well.  Lots of new faces, new leaders jumping right in, including a PSU student who showed up for the first time tonight.  The energy level was pretty high, which was a good thing for the most part.  We gave out some funny awards from our Welcome Weekend.  My talk focused on the goal of XStream:  transformation of our lives as we follow Jesus.

The Apostle Paul wrote in his letter to that church at Galatia:

What counts is whether we have been transformed into a new creation.

We work with God toward transformation by focusing on the purposes of the church:  community, discipleship, service, evangelism, worship, and prayer.

I saw lots of good interaction between leaders and students tonight, and got to talk to several new families as parents showed up to gather their children.  Our leaders hung around for a little while after everyone left to pray together.

Oh yes, I am excited about this year!