Passion Week Worship Experience

All Sr. High Youth and friends are invited to join us for a very special Quench on Saturday, April 7 from 7:30-8:30 PM. We will gather in the sanctuary for a powerful worship experience centering around the Stations of the Cross. Come take a spiritual journey with Christ on his way to Calvary and his death on the cross. Come participate in Jesus' final few hours. Come experience the meaning of the Passion in a whole new way!

Broken & Shed

All high school and college-age youth are invited to a very special Quench Passion Week Worship Gathering on Saturday, April 23 from 7:00-8:00 PM in the Chapel. The theme of the evening is "Broken & Shed" and will focus on Christ's sacrifice on the cross, and what that sacrifice means for us. Come spend an hour reflecting on Jesus' ultimate act of love in this interactive, experiential worship gathering. Check out the video below for a "sneak peek" of Broken & Shed...

Broken & Shed from Andy Muich on Vimeo.

Noise.

This past week at Quench (our Sr. High Youth Experiential Worship Service) our gathering centered around the theme "Noise." We focused on identifying the "noise" in our lives that distracts, deafens, even mutes the voice of God. He is constantly calling out to us... but can we hear Him through all of the noise we create?

For the message portion of the worship gathering we played Rob Bell's NOOMA 005, Noise... it was the perfect reflection piece. And allowed us to answer questions like, "Why is silence so hard to deal with?" and "Do you wish God's voice would be louder in your life?"and "Do you sometimes avoid silence because you're afraid of what God might actually have to say to you?" The evening's Scripture focus was 1 Kings 19:1-13, where God speaks to Elijah in a small, nearly silent, whisper. To really experience the passage, we added an interactive element to the reading. Participants used paper fans, Pop Rocks, and Atomic Fireballs to simulate the violent wind, earthquake, and fire in the story. This story causes us to ask the question: Is it possible that you are searching for God in the winds, the earthquakes, and the fires... and He's waiting to speak to you in the silence?

The final element of the worship gathering were prayer stations that reflected the theme, "Noise." Each station gave participants the opportunity to spend some quiet, even silent, time with God, and ask Him to speak to their hearts. Details of each prayer station will come in following posts. In the meantime, here are some pictures from the evening...

Quench 4.3.10

Here a few images from this past weekend's Quench: Passion Week Worship Gathering. The theme was "The Passion" and focused on Christ's ultimate act of sacrifice and love. We took a look back at Christ's final hours and what his actions on the cross mean for us today. The highlight of the evening was when students had a chance to come forward and nail their "sins" (written on red index cards) to our cross. While they did so, "Jesus Paid It All" was played in the background. "Oh, praise the one who paid my debt and raised this life up from the dead..." After they had nailed their sins to the cross, they received a stamp on their hand that simply read "PAID." Christ paid the price of our sins, a debt we could never settle on our own. A special "thanks" to everyone who came to worship with us... I hope it greatly added to your Easter experience.

Quench: Passion Week Worship Gathering

Experience the power of Holy Week in a whole new way at "The Passion" our Quench: Passion Week Worship Gathering. Jesus' ultimate act of passion and love changed the world and forever altered the fate of humanity. Come find out what the cross really means for you and everyone you know. Spend time reflecting on Christ's death through powerful videos, images, songs and messages. The Quench: Passion Week Worship Gathering will be held on Saturday, April 3 from 7:00-8:00 PM in the GSLC Day Chapel. All Sr. High and college-age youth and their friends are invited.

Quench 1.31.10

Here are a few photos from last night's Quench: Experiential Worship Gathering. The theme was "New Year... Now What?" and focused on transformation, change, and making this year different from the past. Photos and descriptions of the gathering's prayer stations will be posted soon.

New Year... Now What?

Our theme at Quench this month is "New Year... Now What?" All high school youth are invited to join us on Sunday, January 31 from 7:00-8:00 PM for our monthly experiential worship gathering. We'll be taking a look back at this past year and look forward at the year to come. This will be a powerful worship experience, one that you won't want to miss! Come check it out...

Overflow's Advent Experience

This past Wednesday night was Overflow's Advent Experience, an Advent-themed experiential worship gathering. The gathering was a prayer walk, consisting of several stations, each with its own Advent reflection. It was a great night for our students to put away the busyness and distractions of Christmastime and spend one hour focusing on Christ and the true meaning of the holiday season. Below are a few pictures from the evening. The individual prayer stations will be posted soon. (p.s. A special 'thanks' to Brian over at Rethinking Youth Ministry for some great prayer station ideas.)

Quench 10.25.09

This past Sunday evening was our first Quench: Experiential Worship Gathering of the year. The theme was centered around "The Lord's Prayer." The prayer was split into its nine parts (introduction, seven petitions, and conclusion) and each line was given its own, unique prayer station. Our youth had the the opportunity to travel around the room to each station, meditate on that particular line, and offer up a prayer using various mediums. The upcoming posts will contain descriptions and pictures of each of the nine stations, as well as suggested prayers. Below are a few snapshots from the evening.

Perfectly Formed

"You are the one who put me together... and I praise You because of the wonderful way You created me" (Psalm 139:13-14, CEV). Come join us at Quench on Sunday, June 7 from 7:00-8:00 PM in the Day Chapel. At this next gathering we'll praise and worship God for His wonderful, perfectly formed, creation... YOU! Quench is a unique worship experience that you won't want to miss. So come out and hear, see, and experience worship in a whole new way!

Snapshots from Quench 4.11.09

Here a few pics from "It Is Finished," our Holy Week Worship Experience at Quench. It was a powerful night of dramatic readings, images, songs, and prayers. A special "thanks" to all the youth and adult leaders that came out for this gathering. I hope you were moved as much as I was.

It Is Finished...

Come join us at Quench for a very special Holy Week worship experience on Saturday, April 11 from 7:00-8:00 PM. The theme for this gathering is "It is Finished" and will focus on the last few hours of Jesus Christ's life. Come reflect on His final moments, His death, and what that means for you. This will be a powerful worship experience, one that you won't want to miss. Quench meets downstairs in the GSLC Day Chapel.

ANIMOTO is my new best friend...

So, every now and then I come across a website that saves me a ton of time and work and produces a really cool product... animoto.com is one sweet site. Here is my first attempt at an ANIMOTO video using pics from our very first Quench: Experiential Worship Gathering. Check it out...

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This Month @ Quench...

The theme for this month's Quench: Experiential Worship is "Holy, Holy, Holy: Coming Face to Face with God's Holiness." During Lent, we are encouraged to spend time examining our lives in the light of Christ's death. And through that examination we often see our mistakes, our failures, and our sins. But what if we looked at our lives in a different light? This month, come examine your life in light of God's holiness, meditate on His power over your sin, and praise Him for the redemption through His Son. This gathering will consist of live music, praise, and interactive prayer stations. This is not your usual Sunday Morning Worship Service... this is a personal, hands-on, worship experience that will allow you to connect to God in your own way. Come check it out this Sunday, March 22 7:00-8:00 PM in the GSLC Day Chapel.

Quench 2.22.09

Here are few pics from our first ever Quench: Sr. High Youth Experiential Worship Service. The theme for the night was "Love" and each prayer station represented one of the five Biblical Greek loves (Agape, Phileo, Eros, Storge, Koinonia). Descriptions, instructions and pictures of each prayer station will be put out in a future post. Enjoy! And be sure to mark your calendar for the next Quench... Sunday, March 22, 7:00-8:00 PM in the GSLC Day Chapel.