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Granger's Numbers
It's cool to see these kinds of numbers and celebrate with Granger Community Church:
So Cool To See Prayer
That's why we created the Prayer Video. Check it out if you haven't seen it yet.
Do you have your own story about prayer on the Table? Share it.
How Fast Can We Launch?
Bob is the family pastor at Kenosha First Assembly. He oversees the serving ministries and was meeting with his leaders when someone asked, "How do we get the word out and communicate to our people about the needs here in our church and in our community?"
Bob had already done some research and showed them the Table Project. Heads were nodding and faces smiling. Their first question was, "How fast can we get this thing going?"
What's your story?
Connecting Rural Congregations
It's not just big churches that get a lot out of the Table. Pat Herlitz is the senior pastor of Giddings First Assembly of God in Giddings, Texas, a rural church of about 130 people. He has people who drive up to 40 miles to attend his church, and the Table helps Pat stay connected throughout the week.
Watch as Pat shares his story:
You can read more stories on our Tumblr site or share your own story.
Fighting Hypocrisy
How has the Table helped Melissa? "It has forced me to take the hypocrisy out of my life." As a pastor's wife, she often finds herself saying she'll pray for someone and then forgetting to follow through. But the 'Pray Now' button forces her to stop and pray.
Watch as she shares her story: (you may need to crank up the volume, it's kind of quiet)
Big thanks to Melissa for sharing her story, another entry in our Birthday Video Contest. We encourage you to share your story.
And the Winner Is...
Our month-long Birthday Video Contest ended last Friday. We've been celebrating our one-year birthday with a contest, asking you to send in video stories of how the Table is impacting you or your church. We've seen some amazing stories and now it's time to pick a random winner.
The winner of the iPad is... Patrick Dierschke of PaulAnn Baptist Church in San Angelo, Texas. Check out his video:
Watch Patrick's video (3:25)
Second prize is an iPod Shuffle that goes to... Angela Bengtson of Zion Lutheran Church in Buffalo, Minn. Check out her video:
Watch Angela's video (1:53)
A runner up will also receive some Table swag.
Congratulations to the winners and thanks for celebrating with us. While the contest is over, we always encourage you to share your stories (video or not) on our Tumblr site.
We're Not Alone
This incredible story came in during our Birthday Video Contest from Patrick at PaulAnn Baptist Church. He talks about the support his family received at PaulAnn when they were baptized.
It's a great example of the church truly being the body.
You can watch Patrick's video on YouTube for the full story.
Do you have a story like this? You've got one more day to share it in our Birthday Video Contest (and maybe win an iPad!). Or if video isn't your thing, you can share your story here.
Freezer Delivered Within Hours
Seeing the Table in action—and God at work—is so inspiring. Here's another story about the Serve App coming through in a pinch:
Watch Angela's full video for even more examples of how her church is using the Table. This is also another entry in our Birthday Video Contest. Be sure to create your own video and share your story soon—our contest ends next week.
We also talked with Angela a few months back about how her church launched the Table and how it's going. Be sure to read the case study for Zion Lutheran Church.
Prayer Within Minutes
Aside from the fun of celebrating our birthday, the coolest thing about our Birthday Video Contest is hearing stories of how God is working through the Table. Here's just one example Alicia Trimble gave in her video:
Don't forget to share your story and enter our video contest. All you have to do is make a simple video. We even made a video to show you how it's done. You could win an iPad (yes, one of the fancy new ones) and other cool prizes.
Not Feeling Alone
Park Community Church in Chicago launched the Table this weekend. It's been so cool to see reactions showing up on Twitter. This is one of our favorites:
Just being able to see who from your church lives in your neighborhood is encouraging. There's a lot of potential in that simple map.
If you're wondering what the Table can do for your church, check out what it's done for other churches. Check out these stories (and remember to tell your own stories!). You can share your story in our Birthday Video Contest and you could win an iPad.