North Way City Christmas Concerts

It's so amazing when God puts a vision on your heart, combines that vision with a passionate calling, and then orchestrates other followers of Jesus to bring it all together into reality. Last night was a dream come true for me because of the opening night of the North Way city campus Christmas concert. God has given us a clear calling to reach the East End of the city with all of it's diverse people. God gave us a strategy that was missional, cross-cultural, and contextualized to the urban environment. The city Christmas concerned most importantly gave glory to God, and it did so through musicians and artists from the North Way Oakland and East End churches combining to create a powerful worship experience. The music mixed in rock, gospel, hip hop, and classical arrangements. The experience also incorporated video, spoken word, and creative lighting. The performing artists on stage represented the diversity that is located throughout the city.

We still have two more nights of Christmas concerts at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater on Penn Avenue in East Liberty. I can't wait to see how God is going to work as we continue to advance his mission to reach the city in the name of Jesus Christ.