Blog I’ve Been Enjoying

I believe one of the most effective ways to improve in anything is to surround yourself with those who are better at it than yourself.  As our church has sought to present the timeless truths of the Bible in a manner that is both creative and easily understood by the culture that so desperately needs it, I have really enjjoyed reading the blogs of leaders who are doing this very thing effectively.  I have been digging Mark Batterson’s blog lately and encourage you to check it out if you have a heart to see Christ made known to those who don’t already know Him.  I was at a conference where Mark spoke about 6 months ago and was struck by his simple and “real” approach to leading church and preaching the Gospel.

Seeing Double?

Can you believe we both showed up for our Sunday service wearing exactly the same thing?  It is not everyday that the two least conspicuous people at church (both taller than 6’10) would be wearing the exact same shirt and pants!  But as you can see, we did.

People always ask me where a 7 footer finds clothes that fit.  Apparently there is only one “7 footer store” and they only have one outfit!

Andrew is actually dressed up as me for a skit we had at church on Sunday.  He played me very well- right down to a CroMagnon man forehead and plate of buffalo wings!  Andrew is a great sport and a great friend.  And he makes a really good “me”.

Amy and Andy King, our pastors responsible for all things creative, put together a hilarious skit to launch our MASKS series at HighPoint.  You can listen to it online.  We will also be posting the other surprises we have in store for our congregation during MASKS.

Great Road Trip

We took our staff to Jacksonville for a Creative Church Conference with Pastor Ed Young from Fellowship Church in Texas.  Pictured above is Trey Allen (worship director), Jay Duque (associate pastor), Ninette Long (kids coordinator), Jennifer (my super beautiful wife), me, Lisa Young (Ed Young’s wife), Ed Young, Amy King (lead administrator), and Andy King (associate pastor).  This time was amazing for our team.  Nothing builds comraderie like a good old fashioned road trip.  And Ed Young is one of the leading creative minds in the church today.  I encourage you pastors out there to check out his resources and his creative pastors website.  He was very gracious to spend time talking with us and letting us pick his brain.  God has given us a very creative, focused, and fun loving team.  It is great working with such talented people.