Guest Blog: Ryan Geiger

I asked Ryan Geiger, our student pastor to give us an update of our Fusion launch Sunday night...check it out...


Wow, where do I even begin? I have been praying and preparing for the launch of Fusion for almost five months so there is a lot of pressure (in my mind) that builds up for one night, the beginning of a new era of student ministries here at Fellowship. I walked out of Fusion almost numb from what I had just experienced. It’s amazing when you ask God for something and then He goes and does something even bigger than you imagined.

On Sunday’s launch we had almost ninety people who either attended or were involved in the production. I was blown away by how many guests we had, I love that and I hope you keep coming back and get the answers you are looking for. Our praise band was off the hook. For the first time that any of those students even performed in front of people (especially their friends) they were awesome. (Thanks Jeff for taking that and getting it running it never would have happened without the time and effort you put in.) Emmy, a twelve year old, leading our praise band showed poise and led each of us in a different way to God that night. (Thanks Emmy, the best is yet to come) Skitz-O-Frantic, our drama team did a great job making the skit relate perfectly with the message and I look forward to seeing how God will use you guys to launch a different form of worship in Fusion. (Thanks Jess for taking that, with your passion for drama and teens it will become awesome.) Our tech team I applaud because it is so difficult to work for me when I have so much for them to do and I go out of order. From Noah doing announcements (it’s all you now buddy), to Stuart hooking up all the audio and getting us going, I can’t tell you how much I appreciate it. Brad Gifford, Trevor Sareyka, Dan Muller and Aaron Kilmer you guys did a great job with video and lighting and keeping up with me and the transfers we did all night…thank you all so much.

There were a group of people who gave and sacrificed their time to come and get that room set up for Fusion, some very long nights were put in by them. Knowing their character they would not like their names recognized for it, but you know who you are, and I couldn’t have done it without you.

The highlight for me though was after the service, students coming and going, and just having the opportunity to talk with students about the pain that is in their lives. I had a handful of students who talked about, does God really forgive me? What a great question for a student to ask, because as an adult I still wonder how and why God does that. To be able to connect with students on that level, dealing with their pain made me finally feel like a student pastor and not just a painter. To see some of them get it, and know walking out of their that their pain is okay and that God loves them unconditionally was awesome.

For the first week of Fusion I was so thankful that God just blessed us. I can’t wait to see what will happen in the future. Parents thank you for the opportunity to pastor your students. John thanks for the vision and heart you have for teenagers its encouraging to know I have your full support.