Sep 2007
Church Plant
09/28/07 09:12
For a little less than two years now, I have served at Trinity Baptist Church in Ft. Worth as a youth minister. Last winter, however, God began to give me a vision for a new church in a different community nearby. Through months of prayer with Jessica and my current pastor, and after the Lord shot down many of my ideas, the Father openned up a door. We cast the vision for our church, they prayed about it, and they are now sending out me and Jessica as missionaries/church planters to Lake Worth in order to love on and witness to the lost and unchurched there in hopes that Jesus will grow a unified community of Believers in that community. It's pretty exciting stuff, it's been a long time coming, and it all officially begins next week.
While our core group has already been meeting together and praying, my switch from youth minister of Trinity to church planter in Lake Worth will take place this Monday, October 1. Most of my time will basically be spent building relationships, witnessing, meeting needs, getting to know the world-view of the community, preparing for our weekly gatherings, and PRAYING! We have been and will be praying alot.
Through more blogs, I'll keep you updated on all that God is doing, but for now, check out the website of our new church, Body Life, and read up about our beliefs, values, and our covenant.
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Agent
09/15/07 17:33
I have written a book.
Many of you may not know that, but it's true. I began
it when I was in the jungles of Peru, finished it
last January, and finished all the edits in July.
It's fiction. It has adventure, love, danger and
life, with the Amazon as its backdrop. I don't want
to say too much about it now, but hopefully, one day
soon, you can read it for yourself.
The literary market is extremely difficult to break into. One of the toughest parts is finding an agent. You have to send out query letters (a one-page synopsis of the book) and hope it sparks someone's interest. Most agents get about 300-1000 of these letters each week. About 1% of all query letters receive a positive response. Fortunately, God blessed me as 7 agents asked to read part of my book. Two of them asked to read the entire book, and in less than a month after I sent out the initial queries, a literary agent offered me representation! Very exciting!
Nothing is guaranteed yet or anything, but one of the most difficult stages is over. Now, my agent is out there promoting my book to different publishers, trying to get me a book deal. It could take a year or never happen, or it could be sold by Christmas. Either way, it's exciting right now to actually have an agent.
The literary market is extremely difficult to break into. One of the toughest parts is finding an agent. You have to send out query letters (a one-page synopsis of the book) and hope it sparks someone's interest. Most agents get about 300-1000 of these letters each week. About 1% of all query letters receive a positive response. Fortunately, God blessed me as 7 agents asked to read part of my book. Two of them asked to read the entire book, and in less than a month after I sent out the initial queries, a literary agent offered me representation! Very exciting!
Nothing is guaranteed yet or anything, but one of the most difficult stages is over. Now, my agent is out there promoting my book to different publishers, trying to get me a book deal. It could take a year or never happen, or it could be sold by Christmas. Either way, it's exciting right now to actually have an agent.
A Tale of Two Austin's
09/09/07 22:09
Jess and I spent this
past weekend in the hill country of Austin, Texas.
While Jess and her twin sister, Nicole, hooked up with five other
girls from their college days at SFA, I got
together with my buddy Chris, my former partner in
the Gospel on the Xtreme Team.
Chris and his wife Kristin introduced me to a couple of Austin spots, including a little restaurant located on Lake Travis. We enjoyed great food, conversation, a beautiful sunset on the horizon of the lake, and some live music from Matt the Electrician.
Jessica's main event came on Sunday when she and the girls competed in an adventure race, raising support for breast cancer awareness. It was apparent from the beginning that this group of SFA alumni came to, more than anything, have fun. Running, floating, swimming, relays and obstacle courses made up this adventure race, giving both the girls and the audience (me) a great time.
Chris and his wife Kristin introduced me to a couple of Austin spots, including a little restaurant located on Lake Travis. We enjoyed great food, conversation, a beautiful sunset on the horizon of the lake, and some live music from Matt the Electrician.
Jessica's main event came on Sunday when she and the girls competed in an adventure race, raising support for breast cancer awareness. It was apparent from the beginning that this group of SFA alumni came to, more than anything, have fun. Running, floating, swimming, relays and obstacle courses made up this adventure race, giving both the girls and the audience (me) a great time.
Fantasy Football
09/05/07 14:19
There's about six blogs
that I check pretty much everyday, and currently,
three of them have blogs about football
(Mason), two of them posting their
2007 Fantasy Football Team (Brian & Clint). So, in falling into online
peer pressure, I have decided to reveal my Fantasy
Football Team for this season. This is the first
year I didn't get LT, but I'm hoping to find a way
to win without him. (Leesburg Fantasy Football
League).
