A little B and B

No, not a little bed and breakfast, but a little Baptism and a Barbecue.  well not really a barbecue, i mean we grilled out and had some chicken alfredo, but the word barbecue not only fits but sounds better. Plus it is a little something i first saw and experienced in Canada.

Well Connor Thom... Scott Thom's younger brother decided to get baptized, and since Connor and his parents now go to North Metro, i got to experience a little of that, and it was unreal.  I loved every second of it.  It was an entire service dedicated to Baptism's, there were 39 Baptisms that day split over two services.

One of the staff members came out on stage and he was basically the MC, haha, of the morning.  It was good and not crazy, he really added to it by starting off and telling about Baptism and why it was done according to back in the day.  People would come to the water, a river or lake, and the community apart of that persons life would gather around the individual and they would be baptized to represent them following their rabbi.  I never knew that until this Sunday, i mean i knew why we baptized people but never knew it wasn't something created by Jesus or really for him.  But i only heard and haven't checked up on it, but it makes complete sense. (click on the word heard and read Mac's blog on September 2, 2008 called He tells me I'm a believer...)

But as the Baptisms got rolling they showed a video that briefly explained how this individual got to this point and why that was going on, people from the congregation who had an impact or dealing or influence with this person being baptized would walk to the front and stand outside the baptismal tub.  Also it didn't matter if you were a guy, or a girl, parent or preacher, you could baptize your own son.  I know that isn't the best description but usually pastors only baptize and it isn't as if a random person is baptizing them, the person baptizing them has had a significant impact in their life... it just doesn't matter about gender or ministry spot.

But the whole service was beautiful and brought tears to my eyes and as it ended the lead pastor said an amazing phrase, "That this service is the best gospel presentation, seeing people following after Christ."  It was something close to that. :)

Well after we came from the church we all went to the Thom's house which is conveniently on lake Altoona and we had the barbecue where we ate tons of good food, had fabulous conversations, played some fun games like DORK Ball, and were able to do a little double decker jumping and boat riding.  It was a grand and fun occasion.

So proud of you Connor Thom.