Our Online Christmas Worship Experience was amazing! On Christmas day we streamed 5413 minutes of the Christmas Worship Experience into 354 homes through out 22 States and 3 countries. By our conservative estimates over 600 people experienced it on Christmas day. On Boxing Day, December 26th, another 3,170 minutes streamed to 247 homes. You can watch it in its entirety at http://tinyurl.com/christmasexperience. Here are some shout outs to those involved.
O Holy Night
Performed by Dave Mariano on lead vocals, Elijah Bisbee arranged and recorded the song, Lee Klopfenstein played cello in the video, Chris Cleary filmed, edit and directed the video and Andi Rucker filmed too. Filmed on location in downtown Lakewood at Marc’s Plaza Park.
Chapter 1: Expectation and Frustration
Written and acted by Kevin Rush and his family; Sondra, Selah, Aliyah, and Mylah. Filmed, directed, and edited by Chris Cleary. The background track was Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas by Andrew Belle and it was filmed at various locations throughout Lakewood, OH.
Shepherd’s Song
Written and performed by Sarah Hatch, recorded by Elijah Bisbee, and the video was directed, filmed, and edited by Chris Cleary. Kevin Rush and his daughter Selah were featured in the film reading the Jesus Storybook Bible. Filmed on location at the Hatch residence.
Chapter 3: Anticipating Advent
Written and acted by Kevin Rush and his family; Sondra, Selah, Aliyah, and Mylah. Filmed, directed, and edited by Chris Cleary. It was filmed at various locations throughout Lakewood, OH and the background track used was O Holy Night by Canopy Climbers.
Go, Tell It On the Mountain
Music recorded and mastered by Mike Jaworske of DeFunk Studio, David Mariano sang lead vocals and played acoustic guitar, Mike Jaworske played drums, Lee Klopfenstein recorded bass guitar and background vocals, and Elijah Bisbee played keys. Chris Cleary filmed, and Andy Rucker directed, filmed, and edited the video. Kevin Rush stood in on bass guitar for the video. Thank God for the snow and GoMedia in Cleveland for the use of their roof top!
Other Thanks - Drew Hayes, Anita Dolan, Bethany Jones, Westerville Christian Church and Kevin J. Rush for their financial generosity so we could stream the experience without web ads. Thank you for everyone who shared and invite people to the events. A special to the wives and the families of those who gave up times with loved ones to film the video. Thank you for Momentum Christian Church for allowing us to use some of your equipment and supporting us in our crazy endeavors. And of course a huge amount of gratitude to the amazing tribe called CityEdge Christian Church.
Thank you to our leader and rescuer, Jesus, for all of the hope, peace, joy, and love experienced this Christmas!
Songs used during countdown… Carol of the Bells by August Burns Red, Christmas Time by Ellery, Little Drummer Boy by James Fruits, You’re A Mean One Mr. Grinch by Sixpence None the Richer
You won’t bump into Cee-Lo, Blake, Christina, or Adam at CityEdge, but you might just discover The Voice. Trying to hear the voice of God seems difficult, impossible, and almost maddening at times. You may even think it is crazy to try, but the Bible tells us that God is always pursuing people. He is always speaking to them in subtle ways, inviting them to find their place in his greater story. During the month of February we will break out the spiritual q-tips to clear our ears, so we can learn to hear the Voice of God. Come listen.
