6 weeks in and there’s been a voice in the back of my head that kept going – “Yeah, but…”
This is a great place to serve…”Yeah, but it’s early and is this really going to be a place that you fit?”
These are some incredibly creative people that are going to make me better…”Yeah, but what’s [...]
Encouraged
February 17th, 2009 · 6 Comments
Tags: journal of a new lead pastor · leadership · spiritual formation
Last As Student Pastor
December 18th, 2008 · 3 Comments
It’s been 10 days since I last blogged. It was good to have a break. Now time to break the fast.
Last night we had our Christmas Party/Junk Food/Gift Exchange Extravaganza. It was a blast. Couple of highlights for me.
First, commissioning Toby. I got Toby a real shepherd’s crook as well [...]
Tags: church & emergent musings · leadership · youth ministry
Going To Topeka, Kansas
November 16th, 2008 · 13 Comments
After a long process of hide and seek with God, we’re heading to Topeka, Kansas for me to be the Lead Pastor at Western Hills Baptist Church.
We told the students and our ministry team leaders this past week. The slow leak is happening on Facebook. We’re telling the rest of the [...]
Tags: family ties · leadership
The Long Journey To Western Hills
November 16th, 2008 · 20 Comments
It was about 8 months ago that a friend of mine (Danny Payne) said to me ‘You ought to think about submitting your name for the Lead Pastor of Western Hills.’ He’d been on staff there, loves the church deeply and honestly thought there could be a fit there.
I honestly thought he was on [...]
Tags: church & emergent musings · family ties
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