It’s the Monday mornings after Easter that remind me why I love the Church.

In spite of all the scandals, hypocrisy, and legalism that exists in churches today I am in love with the church. Sure, there are plenty of things not to love, but I’m learning to look at the Church through Christ’s eyes and see what He sees.

I get so pumped when I read blogs from the weekend about how

• A church in Charlotte, North Carolina that is just over two years old celebrated as 4,800 people showed up for services and over 500 people gave their lives to Christ! (read about it here and here)
• An amazing church in northern Indiana went viral with the message of Christ. They even had thousands of glow sticks…how cool is that? (read about it here and here)
• Orchard Church in Illinois dropped Easter eggs from a helicopter. 20,000 eggs and thousands of people (see pictures here)
• Another Church also celebrated with 20,000 eggs and a baptism service on Saturday (read about it here)
• NewSpring Church saw 12,000 people attend their services and over 120 people receive Christ (read here)
• A Church in Nashville had an amazing Easter at their two campuses (read a great letter from someone who caught the vision here)
• Oak Leaf Church, less than 19 months old, left their mark by giving tattoos live on stage for all three services. They were praying for 1,000 people but had 1,350 with 60 people accepting Christ (read about it here)
• A worship leader in Atlanta experienced what true worship is really all about (read this moving story here)

Stories like that are what make me so excited about the future of the church. God is doing some amazing things and I’m excited to be a part of it!

Let me know what happened in your church this Easter. Remember, everyone’s numbers or stories may not look the churches above. That’s not what’s important. What is important is that we’re all part of the body of Christ and can all rejoice together for every new soul that’s redeemed, wherever they’re at!