I can't believe I haven't blogged since July 22nd! What is my problem? Seriously, I knew it had been awhile... but not this long...
l a z y . . .
Well, I don't know that this will be all that better. Because though I have so much to say, I need to be quick and back on the run. The point of this post is to say... that I want to get back to blogging again very soon.
But lots of cool things are going on (They might be part of the reason I haven't blogged lately):
1. In mid-August the candidating process came to a close, and I began pastoring at West Hills Community Church in the Chicago suburb of Westmont. Very excited! Loving it here! West Hills is a great church. An amazing community of faith. One that has had its share of difficulties over the past years, but one that is eager and vigilant to see things get better.
We're trying some new things, and looking at how we can structure things better. I love the house church model that is in place here, alongside the primary gathering on Sunday mornings. We're exploring what true community looks like. How does it function in the New Testament Church.
This change in ministry also means that I am no longer in the restaurant biz. Love that! Fogo de Chao is a great restaurant and company. But whenever your life suddenly has evenings and weekends off (not that this is totally the case in doing ministry, but by comparison...), it's a great move... But I do miss all my Fogo friends. I need to stop in and say Hello, but on a newly inherited pastor's salary... it's more likely I see them in church than at Fogo.
2. And another cool thing is that I am finishing up (finally) my MDiv from Moody Graduate School. I just finished my last week of modular classes. That's zero time remaining in the classroom. I just need to finish the post-class work and my portfollio and I am a Master of the Divine ... or maybe that's not really what Master of Divinity stands for. Funny thing is that after all this, I'm still not really sure what it is that I am supposed to be a master of... Anyway it's pretty much finished and I'm excited.
And now with the holidays coming up, I'm sure I will have plenty of time to get back to blogging... See you next week...
