Bishop David Roller

Overflewed!!

Here are some good places to see a bit of what happened at Overflow Conference:

The first Baking Bishop video (a parable about the Creative Assignment) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3v37iFilTM

The second Baking Bishop video (a parable responding to Al Ready Triedit) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzeldenYO0A

A short recap of the ordination service: http://overflowconference.wordpress.com/2010/04/24/ordination-service/

Still photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/overflowconference/

The follow-up site: www.LiveTheStoryTellTheStory.com

I think you'll like seeing these!

10,000 Living Rooms

I can only describe it as pleasure...the joy of being at Overflow and listening to God together. He spoke to me through every speaker, in the hallways, in the singing, in the careful attention to details, and in the smoothness of the event's execution. It was a pleasure to see the church worship together, learn together, laugh together, covenant together.

But this present pleasure will pale in comparison with the pleasure of seeing 10,000 living rooms, each one with lay believers leading the TAP conversations with those who have yet to follow Jesus; Telling the Story, Answering the Questions, and Praying with each other.

Bake on, Bakers! (for those who didn't attend, sorry about the baker reference, it's a long story)

Overflow: promoted from Noun to Verb

For two years "Overflow" has been a noun... the Overflow Conference.

But the conference started last night and "Overflow" is now a verb!

Bus after bus pulled up to the Doubletree dropping cheerful pastors and delegates.

There has been such an overwhelming response that we sold the hotel out.

At least one airplane coming from New York had mainly Overflowees on it.

The hotel lobby and convention center percolated with English, Spanish, Portuguese, Creole, etc.

For those old enough to remember, it reminded me of a really cool camp meeting, minus the dank smell of canvas tents. For those too young to remember, it was like the first day of school...minus the mean kids.

From the first minute of Thursday night's service, as we rose in praise our worthy God, to the last minute as we responded to pastor Hector's call to share God's heart of passion for souls, there was a sense of significance; of history being written, or maybe more accurately, of the future being written!

Now it's Friday, 6:30AM. Let's go write some more future.