Week 19 - Church of the Harvest in Edmond

We attended the Edmond location of Church of the Harvest this week. Danae has a friend who recommended this church so she joined us also. It is similar to Life Church in that there are several locations with one “on site” preacher and the other locations receive televised sermons. Church of the Harvest is non-denominational and very similar in style to the others we have visited: a stage with a great worship band, dimly lit, good multi-media presentations, and seating with chairs rather than pews. Rows were roped off so we were “encouraged” to move to the front. It was probably the smallest congregation we have visited so far which was a little intimidating since we really stood out as visitors. However, we were greeted warmly and made to feel at home right away. To top it all off, it was mother’s day and I got a flower and candy. The sermon was a timely lesson on servant leadership, leading like Jesus, who came not to be served but to serve. Being in a new role at work, the message was particularly helpful to me. There were a wide variety of people there who were enthusiastically participating in worship. After the service we had a great conversation with the local ministers of that location who were genuine and caring people. They got a plus in our book for being OSU fans and incidentally Stillwater is one of their satellite locations. It’s interesting to think that many congregations all over the state are worshipping together with the same sermon. It’s an arrangement that seems to be working well for some churches. There’s no end to the use of technology today, even in church.