Recently...

Its been awhile since my last blog entry. Much of that has been due to how busy life and ministry has been lately. Crazy seasons come and go don't they? It seems to me that the constant season in life is crazy, and it and how out of whack we feel depends on how much crazier it gets from there. In the middle of it all though, there has been some awesome things going on in my soul. I feel like I am going through some sort of Holy Spirit detox plan. Getting a lot of junk flushed out and re-focusing as a minister... and it feels good. My prayer lately has been "God how would you do student ministry here in Huntsville, AL." I feel like he is getting the tradition, the entertainment mentality, and the church as usual mindset truly out of my system, and replacing it with the urgency of the times and showing me what truly needs to be instilled in the life of teens today with in the church. He has been rocking my boat lately on discipleship and what students are taking with them in life as they filter out of our ministry. Are they truly prepared for life? Do they have a developed prayer life, knowledge of the Word... are they living a lifestyle of worship... do they know who they are in Christ... can they effectively communicate the gospel... I am hit with the need to forsake the model of church that looks to entertain, hope to keep people, and patty cake around with the gospel. People need something deeper than that. They need a changed life, a renewed mind, a purposed and fired up soul... More thoughts on these ramblings to come later...