I serve as a pastor in a wonderful church with a fantastic staff team. Next month I will celebrate my 11th anniversary of being a part of this ministry. Not a day goes by that I'm not thankful for God's grace to allow me to be a part of such an amazing group of people.
One of those people is Ken, who is one of the pastors that I serve with. He is not only a co-laborer but a good friend. He is also a redneck with an awesome goatee and a head full of stories that will make you laugh so hard you cry.
The other day the pastoral team was in a monthly planning meeting where we were discussing upcoming events, the state of the church, new members, those who needed some care and the like. We rejoiced in God's faithfulness to His church, and we struggled through some problems and difficulties. It was a very long meeting where we dealt what seemed like a thousand ministry issues.
Everything was coming to a nice conclusion. We were landing the plane, so to speak, when all of a sudden Ken pipes us and says (at least this is how I remember it), "Hey, I've got an idea. You need to start a blog."
It came right out of left field, where Ken lives most of the time I think.
So, welcome to left field and this blog that Ken wants to read. You'd think he would just sit in my office and listen to me talk if he was that interested in my thoughts on theology, church, mission, Jesus, the Bible, preaching, friends, food and family.
But no...he wants me to write it all down and invite you to engage with it. It's probably better this way, since it keeps him out of my office for long periods of time!
Feel free to email me or leave a comment if you have questions or topics that you would like me to deal with. Next time I'll write about the title of the blog...what it means and why it matters. See you then!
