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The Busy Life of a Wesleyan Pastor

bee in a big yellow flower — I’ve been busy as a bee.

I’m sorry for the delay in posting. It has been a crazy few weeks for this Wesleyan Pastor. Here is what I’ve been doing.
1. My dog bit me last Thursday. Not sure why. There was one bad puncture wound, but it has healed. I think he was sick, but he just kinda snapped on me. We can’t do anything with him until Monday and I feel that we need to give him up. He will be eligible for adoption because the animal control officer did not consider him vicious. However, I don’t feel like I can take that chance with small children in the house. Sadly, Zorro, who has been with us for almost 7 years will no longer be with our family. My prayer is that he brings as much joy and comfort to another family as he has to us. It is a relief that we don’t have to put him down, but still very difficult for Karen and I.

2. Had to move the rest of our stuff from the storage unit to our house.

3. Trying to get our Sunday night children’s ministry off the ground.

4. Working to get a group from our church to Set Apart 07…

5. While trying to finish my work for the activities at the convention.

6. Finishing up my sermon for Sunday morning. What good Wesleyan Pastor isn’t?

7. Held our grand re-opening for the youth center with over 25 people attending. It was a night of DDR, Tim Hawkins, Guitar hero, and a fridge full of soda.

8. Had our first Sunday pm youth meeting, FUEL, that didn’t involve painting and moving stuff.

9. Drake got shots.

10. Charis and Milena get shots tomorrow.

Whew.
Any other Wesleyan pastors who are this busy? Am I the only one who’s having trouble sleeping?

Day at the Philly Zoo!

Well, the girls’ birthday is Sunday so we’ve been doing stuff with them everyday this week. Monday we took them to Chuck E. Cheese, Karen has taken them to the park, Thursday we went to the Philly zoo(and bought a membership), and Friday is a tea party. The zoo is a tradition that started on their 2nd birthday at the Greenville zoo which is great is in its own right. Last year, we went to a “zoo” in Wilmington, NC(never thought I’d be living in Wilmington, DE then!) and the Serpentorium which only has [Read more…] about Day at the Philly Zoo!

The Drive Home

It is about a 10-15 minute drive from our house to the church. It’s almost all on I-95 and as soon as I hit it on the way home I get lonesome. I just start calling people. It’s good to hear their voices, their stories, and reports from home. Sometimes sports talk radio isn’t enough to fill the void in a way that a familiar voice can.

Sometimes, God and I chat about things. I ask Him how I’m doing and I pray that our church can reach the thousands of people I pass each day. In the places I see God moving, I see strong uncompromising leadership and vision. I wonder if I’ve got that in me or if I’m capable of God putting it in me. I think I’d love to plant a church someday, but I’m not sure that’s what God has for us. I’ve always said there needs to be a Wesleyan church in Pendleton, SC. Now people are telling me we need one in Wilmington, DE. I’m not sure if I call people to make sure they haven’t fallen off the face of the earth as much as to let them know that I haven’t. I know I do too much of the talking most of the time, but I try to ask as many questions as possible. I have to be careful. Am I gathering information or sharing life with these people? I think there’s a [Read more…] about The Drive Home

Leadership in a new church

227483_6162674505_3031_n — The Girls turned 4!

Well, we had over 180 at church yesterday and there are still people out of town. It was an awesome day. Next Sunday we will have a baptism service(before the weather turns cold for good) and the forecast looks good for the outdoor festivities. We’re having a grand reopening for our youth center next Friday night, September 28th, from 7-10 pm with food, games, and a movie. Now, we just got to get the thing finished. Pray for me this Wednesday as I will be meeting with all of the children’s volunteers to lay out our vision and build our team to make it happen. I’m excited about the material we are using and this is a major step in me using my administrative and leadership skills which I am working to improve. We’ve got great people and I just want to encourage, inspire, and invest in them in a way that make children’s ministry fun and fulfilling for them.

Sometimes it is hard for me because I am dreaming big for our church and I don’t want to be the weird guy with crazy ideas. However, [Read more…] about Leadership in a new church

Quick Update

To everyone who read my stuff on MySpace and Facebook, thanks for following me here. I will try to update here about our life in Delaware/Pennsylvania, things at the church, upcoming youth stuff, and those random thoughts you all know and love. Here’s a question though: Am I the only person who finds it impossible to defend the deep pass on Madden ’08? My senior pastor burns me with Steve Smith all of the time. By the way, do NOT play with the Texans. I am faster than their entire secondary. It’s bad news. I’m doing a Franchise with a drafted Cowboy team which is not going so well because I have made the settings too hard. Course, when these are the biggest issues of the day, that’s a good day. Also, I am being overcome by Dunkin Donuts! I need some Krispy Kreme! Well, my wife wants to show me all of her yard sale finds.