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Jeans and Multimedia at the Pulpit Delight Over 50 crowd

My brother Brant is involved in leadership at a neighborhood church plant in the Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle and as this weekend was his bride's college graduation there was an abundance of family members in town. My parents and Grandpa Doug attended the church service and when I asked them about it later that day, I was pleasantly surprised and a little bit amused at the irony of their responses.

Dad remarked that he was very impressed at how the young leaders of the church today are preaching the Word. He seemed very enthusiastic and refreshed by the pastor's approach.

Grandpa Doug beamed at how the pastor wore jeans and had the scripture up on a screen on the stage. He seemed delighted by his approach and encouraged by the sermon.

As I understand it, that church mainly targets young adults in the Queen Anne neighborhood. Well, your message was well received by a widower from Medford, OR in his mid-80s and a married man in his 50s from Portland as well. That says to me that the message was presented and received clearly, warmly, and authentically. Very encouraging to hear.