![]() ![]() And I love it! While it's been some time since I attended college or any type of schooling, the anticipation of a brand new academic year of knowledge-seeking still echoes loudly for me. A general sense of renewal and coming back – with perhaps a clearer perspective – always permeates the air at the start of a new academic year. And that is no less the mission of God's church as well. While nothing can replace the sense of community of personal interaction in a live sanctuary worship setting, worshipers online are being reached and filled with the Spirit through our digital efforts. All this is to ensure that at Plymouth we lean into the new virtual church realities of this digital age. We are always looking for new volunteers to assist with audio and if you are interested please let myself or a member of the team know. By all means, stop by the sound booth and say "Thank you" as well. As a Deacons Board liaison to the AV Team, I know the challenges they meet and the gung ho spirit of this group and thank them for all their work. Habit Blunk is contracted primarily to operate the video and livestream applications of the system, and we thank them for their enthusiastic and consistent service to Plymouth this past year. Co-chaired by Stuart Yoshida and Nic Redavid, their leadership and technical expertise has allowed our dedicated volunteers to learn the ropes of the new installation and bring quality broadcasts to you and our "virtual balcony" each week. Our Audio Visual Team is an amazing group of people who run the sanctuary audio and livestream broadcasts each week. It is beautiful that we can now share the Good News from our sanctuary to others searching for spiritual sustenance. ![]() You will hear testimonies from viewers about how this has impacted their faith and worldview in coming weeks. People are being inspired–transformed –by the Spirit and message of love and inclusion transmitted globally from our worship services now. Pandemic aside, the 21st century church has been redefined by technology allowing for meaningful outreach to corners of the world we never thought possible. When Pastor JT Smiedendorf referred to the online viewers last Sunday as being in the "virtual balcony," that struck me as rather profound. ![]() Well, Plymouth took steps a little over a year ago to ensure our balcony is always open–albeit a virtual balcony! "The balcony is closed." These words would often end the weekly television program At the Movies by film critics Siskel and Ebert, who would review films in an empty theater balcony outside normal business hours for our benefit, presumably. ![]()
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