Live Love Richmond

We had a great weekend in Richmond at Parkway Baptist Church. This was my first weekend to have the privilege of traveling with Dr. Alvin Reid, Professor of Evangelism at Southeastern Seminary. Dr. Reid and I had some great fellowship on the drive home from Richmond. That guy is a wealth of knowledge and passion for Christ all wrapped up into one ADD energy ball and I was blessed to soak it up like a sponge for a few hours in the car.

Parkway launched as a church-plant back in 2002 with 12 families. Now they are running over 700 on the weekends and are doing a killer job of reaching west Richmond with the Gospel. Pastor Brian Autry has a tremendous heart for Christ and to see his community reached with the Gospel.

On Friday night, three young teenage girls committed their lives to Christ after Dr. Reid gave the students an opportunity to receive Christ. It was an incredible moment. One of the girls shot her hand up as a sign of her commitment to follow Christ before Dr. Reid even had time to ask. She was pumped up and ready to charge hell with a water gun.

The theme of the weekend was "Live Love Richmond," with the emphasis on being intentionally missional in the city of Richmond. So on Saturday afternoon, with Student Pastor Mike Camire at the helm, the students went out into the city of Richmond and performed various service projects such as raking leaves for the elderly, collecting canned goods for the local food bank, passing out bottles of water in the name of Christ in local parks and much more. Check out all the canned goods these guys collected!

It was a blast to share the stage with Josh Reid (drums) and Ben Nieman (bass). These two guys have a tremendous love for Christ and it's always a blessing to worship with them.

Songs throughout the weekend:

1. The Time Has Come (H.S.)

2. Glory to God Forever (Fee)

3. From the Inside Out (H.S.)

4. The Wonder of This Sight (Via's)

5. Amazing Grace/Chains 'R Gone (Tomlin)

6. God of This City (BlueTree version)

7. Marvelous Light (Hall)

8. O, Praise Him (Crowder)

9. No One Higher/The Stand (Fee/H.S.)

10. The Solid Rock (Charlie Hall version)

11. Send Us Out (Via's)

12. Mighty to Save