1) Double Your Impact! Our whole church is going on a spiritual adventure to double our impact. 8:08 is not an exception. We’ll be focusing the first several weeks of 8:08 studying the book of Acts and discovering how the church is designed to be a multiplicative movement, not a social club or religious monument. We’re asking God to double our impact on our campuses, in our city and around the world.

2) Awesome Worship! I’m so thankful for Gabe Jasso and everyone who contributes to the musical worship on Thursday nights. We are designed to worship and I’m so thankful for our worship leaders who are both genuine worshipers of God and outstanding musicians. I’m excited to raise my hands to the King of the universe in a room packed with college students!

3) All Star Leaders! Jon and I got to spend this last weekend in NE City planning, preparing, and praying with all of our small group leaders for this fall. Small group discipleship is the heartbeat of 8:08 and this year God has brought together a team of godly, humble, committed leaders who are fired up about Jesus and the chance to lead their peers this fall.

4) South Campus! One way we’re seeking to double our impact is through 8:08 South Campus. UNO is experiencing rapid growth on its south campus with a new, state-of-the-art business college and several new dormitories. Jared Parsons is leading the charge for a new 8:08 weekly big group at UNO’s south campus on Sunday nights at 8:08.

5) God Will Show Up! Every year God does things that we never could have prayed for or planned for. Every year God brings in new sold-out Christ followers to help lead the community and new students who are far from God to experience the gospel for the first time. Every year the gospel transforms lives. Every year deep relationships are formed. This year will be filled with retreats, worship nights, small group studies and countless one-on-one conversations. I can’t wait to see how God is going to work through it all.