Wednesday, March 05, 2014

TULSA WORKSHOP: THE WOW FACTOR

The Tulsa Workshop begins Wednesday evening, March 19, at the Tulsa State Fairgrounds.  This event is a mighty blend of church ministry information, interaction, and intensity. Thousands travel thousands of miles and spend  thousands of dollars to get to be a part of this annual pick me up of the Spirit of God.

The Tulsa Workshop is about one main thing; leading others to Jesus.  The focus never veers.  Whether children, small groups, world missions, local food pantries, or motivational studies, every speaker and every class is targeting one thing; moving the church as a whole, with our various parts, to reach to the millions who are in search of life eternal.

The Tulsa Workshop is in its Jack Benny year.  Some of us have been with it from the inception while most joined in along the way.  In 1976 I rode a Joy Bus with about a dozen others through the night hours after we ran the bus route in Quincy, IL. the Wednesday night before.

We arrived at 6:00 a.m.

And then I moved to Tulsa in 1977 and became a part of this wild and daring event! How fun!

Worth the Cost theme will be launched by a young man who is the epitome of hope. Chet McDoniel will absolutely wow and thrill with his keynote at 7:00 Wednesday evening.  All attendees will not want to miss this man for he is a living sermon.

The Duck Dynasty phenomena will stun all for I don't believe we will have seen such a crowd in a decade.  Phil and his son, Al, will put a charge in our hearts and a perk in our pace.  The Robertsons live to lead people to Jesus.  That's all they've ever done and that's all they ever intend.

By the time you add Patrick Mead, Randy Harris, Sharon Hersh, Josh Ross, Rick Atchley, Ida Bazonoona, and many others to a packed program, batteries will be charged for kingdom energy!

While the entire program that Shane Coffman has assembled is fabulous, one of my favorite segments will be the new traditional WKPC (Workshop Kids Praise Chorus) that will sing before a packed house on Friday night.  This chorus is a combination of children of workshop attenders from all over the states whose voices will melt us. Brenda Hughes is the ideal director for these amazing kids.

You may think you want to be there Friday night to hear Phil. Ummm, partly right. You will want to get there, too, to see a younger order of praisers of God coming down the pike.

Come early and leave late.  Sunday morning Memorial Drive will have a special 9:00 a.m. assembly time to assist the travelers who need to get on the road.

Tulsa Workshop......bring it on!!!!


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