Greek Rocket War

Check out this video from Greece.  I think we're going to try this in Millvale...look out Methodists across the street!  :)

Greek Rocket War - The best video clips are here

PR's Rant Gets a Facelift!

Ok, so it's not Rich Jones who got a facelift, but it's my BLOG that got one.  So...what do you think?

Recent Videos From Element Church

Here are some of the recent videos we've shown at Element Church. Enjoy!

We have a winner...

I know that you are all wondering who actually won the copy of the Mosaic Bible, so I will get right to the point today:

Lee Rogers, a youth pastor from Carlisle, PA is our winner!

Thanks to everyone who posted a comment, or who just stopped by to enter the contest!

If you're interested in obtaining your own copy, feel free to click the link below that will take you to Amazon.com, where you can purchase one for a great price.




Stay tuned... I will be reviewing and giving away more books soon!

WIN A NEW BIBLE!!!

Want to win a FREE COPY of the new MOSAIC BIBLE from Tyndale House Publishing? Keep reading to find out how!

Recently, I was given the opportunity to preview a new and unique type of study Bible from Tyndale called the "Mosaic" Bible.

A mosaic is a collection of little bits of broken glass and stone that seem inconsequential on their own, but when brought together form an image of beauty.

The Mosaic Bible combines weekly thematic readings, traditional artwork from around the world, areas for journaling and note-taking, and writings of meditation and reflection, all set to the New Living Translation (NLT) Bible (my personal favorite).

Personally, I think that one of the coolest things about the Mosaic Bible is the fact that it couples the modern, easy to read language of the New Living Translation (NLT) Bible and couples it with more traditional and ageless themes and meditations of the church through the ages.

The Bible packaging lists the price as being $29.95 for the hardcover edition, however, it can be ordered from Amazon (see the link on this page) for only $19.79 (hardcover).

Want to win a FREE COPY of the Mosaic Bible?
Today the comment section of my blog will be visited by guest blogger, Keith Williams. Keith is the General Editor of the Mosaic Bible, is a Bible reference editor at Tyndale, and has an M.A. in Biblical Exegesis. Keith will be moderating the comment section of this post, and he will be available to answer any questions you might have regarding Mosaic.

Tyndale House Publishing has provided the opportunity for me to give away a FREE COPY of the Mosaic Bible (hardcover). All you need to do to win is to post a comment or question connected to this post, and you will be added to the drawing!

Additionally, if you are on Twitter and you "Tweet" that people should visit www.prsrant.com to win the Mosaic Bible, I will add an additional entry for each time you tweet!

Hope you win! Comment away!

Videos from Sunday 09.20.09

This past Sunday was another great week, as we began a new series focusing on the vision God has given us for Element Church, called, "BROKEN CHURCH." The series asks the question, "If church is dead, is God dying with it?" Our answer is, of course not, but that God has called "broken" people to reach a broken world. There are three main ideas that we want everyone who comes to our church to know and participate in. The first of those ideas was presented this week, and this first video was the introduction to that idea. "Engage." - We are called to engage people in Millvale and the surrounding areas, so that we might have the opportunity to lead them to the missing "ELEMENT" in their life...a relationship with Jesus Christ. Check out the video:



The next video is "The Link" announcement video for this week, shot on-location at Millvale Days.



Our last video is a general video of some of the highlights of the Millvale Days experience.

Videos From Sunday 09.13.09

Sunday was a great week at Element Church! I am amazed at God and how incredibly He works in the lives of people. Again, we are seeing new people every week, and we see several giving their hearts to Jesus EVERY WEEK! I love watching God at work in the hearts and lives of everyone who comes!

I also love all of the "firsts" associated with starting a new church. Today was our first Communion Service, and it was exciting to get to celebrate it with Element Church. Dan and the Element band played a song by Third Day appropriately titled, "Communion," while we showed a video with images from the Passion of the Christ. It was very effective and created the perfect atmosphere.

That said, check out the following videos we used this week at Element Church:

The first video features some instruction and a welcome from myself and my daughter, JoLyn's video debut. She's a natural!



"The Link" is our weekly announcement video, appropriately named both because we hold our services on Lincoln Avenue in Millvale, and because this video is our "Link" to the information that people need each week. It is important to note this week, however, that due to a miscommunication on my part, the announcement that we have a "Street Team Meeting" this week is incorrect. Instead, we will be participating with Millvale Days. Check it out:



This is the video intro Billy Chester shot to illustrate the opening of this week's message, "Don't Fall Out The Window." Billy did a great job, and I love his creativity. Unfortunately, we had some lighting issues, but I love the talent he has, and I am looking forward to more creative moments like this from him!



Lastly, this is the video we used from YouTube during Communion. We used the video without the audio track and had the Element band play live. I thought it was powerfully effective.