Atlanta - the Big Peach
On Saturday we left the chilly northwest for the hot south, and came to
We visited NorthPoint church on Sunday morning • another church that Brent watches/listens/reads regularly. Everyone was very friendly and the facilities were amazing. We were particularly blown away by their kids ministry area. They must have some amazingly creative interior decorators on staff, as the kids area was like a theme park! The hallways were set up like a street on broadway, with flashing lights and signs pointing to the rooms for different ages. There was a make-believe bus station for kids to “arrive” and “depart” and some rooms even had their own stages complete with full sets and props.
On Sunday night we went to Buckhead church • a satellite venue for NorthPoint. We really loved this church as it was nestled in an urban area where people work and gather every day. It was also aimed at college age and GenX-Y, which is more our culture. They talked a bit about their serving/mission ministries, which was quite inspiring. They are a huge church but rather than start up their own community ministries, they instead use their small groups to hop on the back of the existing ministries and community service groups in 
During our time in Atlanta we also had the pleasure of riding in a limousine - bring it on baby! Our hotel had a shuttle service to transport guests to local attractions and usually they just use a car or van, but one time the driver decided to pick us up in the stretch limo, because we were Australian and he loves Steve Irwin! It's not what you know, it's who you know.
