Last year it was the planning of our 30th Anniversary Celebration event, a special occasion with approximately 80 people in attendance, with program, slide show, games, food, etc.
This year, I am planning our road trip. When I first began this project, I had no idea how complicated and time consuming it would be.
First, one identifies the route, the states, the highways that get you from point A to point B, and ultimately where you want to be. After that, I got Guide Books and maps from AAA. Then I began to figure how many hours of travel it would take from A to B. What things would we do and see? Where would we stay? I have a notebook filled with a day by day plan, complete with reservations and confirmation numbers. Hopefully, I can add to my 'event plan' a Trip Tik. (I've never actually seen one before!)
Truthfully, many a worship service is an "event to plan", especially on those high holy days, and on many other occasions as well. It definitely requires a detailed plan, a theme, a focus, and a specific vision of what that "event" will 'look like', and feel like.
To this day, that's the kind of worship service I most enjoy, where the entire event is tied to the specific scripture for that day---the liturgy, the hymns, the anthems, the children's message, the prayers.
Yes, I do sometimes miss planning those events. These three things I loved: writing, preaching, planning, but the greatest of these is planning!
As I read this five years later, I am now preaching on a regular basis. It may very well be that preaching is the thing I love the most!
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