The cat’s out of the bag…

So,  my bride and I had come to an interesting place in our journey with God.  We found ourselves in a position of watching the world around us change dramatically.  Things and places I thought were definite suddenly became question marks.  

And all the while God has held our hand and continued to walk us through.

It’s important to understand that the sudden changes were not an indicator of things being wrong or people being in compromise.  Actually, the exact opposite.   It was simply the ending of a season and the transitioning into a new one.

And God has shown Himself faithful the entire time.  

All of that is said to simply say.  My bride and I are stepping into our new season.

We believe that God has spoken to our hearts to launch a church in Jacksonville, FL.  Preparations have begun and we continue to believe God for all of the people, the personnel, the resources, the wisdom, and the favor to execute this vision.  

You can find out more about Vivid Church at www.vividchurch.tv.  Updates are also available via Twitter.

I will continue to share my thoughts and ideas on this blog while providing information about the vision and ministry launch on the VC blog.

If you think about us, please pray for us!  The best is yet to come!

Catalyst (For the rest of us…)

Catalyst is one of those conferences you can always count on to push the envelope and bring you some of the freshest insights on the modern church.  And their next step will be even bigger.

Anne Jackson posts here about the next feature offered – Catalyst Backstage.  Here’s how she describes it…

CATALYST BACKSTAGE will feature off-the-cuff, LIVE, exclusive backstage videos with catalyst speakers (and surprise special guests), a completely live, interactive chat open 24/7 so you can chat with other catalyst attendees and discuss what you’re learning during the sessions as they are happening — all in ONE PAGE! we’ll also be pulling in catalyst twitters (#catalyst08 is the hash tag), and other catalyst webby goodness we find throughout the event.

For those of us who love the Catalyst podcasts and would love to be there but somehow can’t, this will be a tremendous way to take part in a small way.

BTW, if anyone would like to “help a brother out” and help me get to Catalyst, please contact me. I once heard somewhere that you have not because you ask not.  Thanks in advance!