14 years ago, Andy Stanley, a pastor in Atlanta, had a vision to create a church that "unchurched" people would love to attend. Northpoint Community Church was so well received that they outgrew their building, and instead of moving to a new one, they added another auditorium and piped the message into that room on a live video feed. Once that room filled up, they wondered if they could show the same video across town and reach people in a different community. Buckhead Church was born and their new vision became creating churches that unchurched people would love to attend. Not long after that, an incorrigible young lad named Troy Fountain decided that if they could do it across town, surely they could do it across the country. He moved to Dothan Alabama and started Wiregrass Church, the first "Strategic Partner" of Northpoint.
When Emily and I moved to Alabama, we were lucky enough to receive an invite to Wiregrass Church. We went, and for the first time, watched the Sunday morning message on a video screen, delivered by a guy we didn't know in Atlanta, GA. The whole experience was so amazing. We didn't stop going back until we had to move to Ft. Bragg, NC. Ever since then, we've wanted to share that experience with friends and family around the country, and even though there are now more than 15 strategic partners showing Andy Stanley on Sunday mornings, and creating irresistible environments where people can learn about God, most locations aren't anywhere near the people we know and love. That is, until now.
If you're reading this on a computer, you're already at the newest Northpoint campus. All you have to do is click http://northpointonline.tv. This Sunday night, August 16th at 6pm, for the first time ever, Northpoint will broadcast their entire service live on the internet from the Buckhead location, the music, the video, the message, everything. I invite each of you, regardless of whether or not you actually "go" to church, to check this out from the comfort of your own couch this Sunday. There will be a live chat room, and I'll be online in Afghanistan. We can actually hang out together from around the world!
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