Back to the South

Tomorrow I will be flying back down to Charlotte, North Carolina for six days. While I am there I will be spending time with the Youth Group, teaching Sunday school, greeting parents and meeting the Deacons of the Church. On Monday I will be going to Atlanta with the Pastor and two other staff for a leadership Conference called ORANGE. Please pray for me and our family as we continue to take the next step with Independence Hill Baptist Church. On May 18th the congregation will be voting to make our hiring official. Until then we are looking for housing and preparing ourselves anyway we can for this big move.

Loving North Carolina!

Well, Hillary and I are back from North Carolina and we had a great experience. Yesterday we met with the Pastor and Children's Pastor discussing Youth Ministry
Philosophy and other related topics. Then in the evening we spent some time with the Search Committee. They asked us questions and allowed us to share from our hearts. We finished off the night with some hang out time with the Pastor and his wife. This morning we went to Breakfast where he told us that they would like for us to take the next step. This is great news and basically means that once the Deacon Board approves me as the committee's first choice for student pastor, then they can offer me the job. Next weekend I will be flying back down for Church on Sunday and to meet the parents. Then on Monday, travel to Atlanta for a Leadership Conference with the Pastor and some of the church staff. Unofficially we will be moving to Charlotte by the end of May and we are so very excited!!!!!! Thanks for your Prayers and Thank you Jesus for your faithfulness and provision.

Kicken It Down South

Well, we made it safe and sound to Charlotte, North Carolina. The Pastor picked us up and took us to the church to meet some of the staff and also took us on a tour. Independence Hill Baptist Church was founded in 1872 and has a deep southern history to it. Recently they have built a beautiful worship center and offices to add to the older church building. We'll be heading back to the church tonight for a youth sponsored dinner and then youth meeting. So far, so good and it's absolutely beautiful so that's been a nice bonus. Please continue to Pray!

Time to Pray

This Wednesday Hillary and I are flying to Charlotte, North Carolina. I will be interviewing with Independence Hill Baptist Church for the Youth Pastor position there. As I have written before, the Pastor has invited us to see the church, meet with him and also the committee while seeing the Charlotte area. We are very excited and are hopeful that this is where will be landing. Please pray for our time there and that God would lead us in our conversations and interviews. Thanks for praying and I will keep you updated!

My Job Search

I heard back from the Pastor of Independence Hill Baptist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. They will be flying Hillary and I down for a face to face interview Wednesday April 16th. While there I will be seeing the Youth Group, meeting with the Pastor and also meeting with the Youth Search Committee. Hillary and I are very excited and have a great feeling about this opportunity. Our prayer is that God would continue to lead us and that He would give peace to us and the church through this process. I am still pursuing other jobs until a deal is done. I have a 2nd interview with a church in Ohio tomorrow. Thanks for your prayers!

Hanging with Family and North Carolina

Today, after my interview with Independence Hill Baptist Church last night the Pastor called me and has invited Hillary and I to go to Charlotte, North Carolina for a face to face interview. This is exciting news because I feel like God may be opening a door and showing us the next step. The church is not interviewing anyone else but us which means if all goes well then they would offer me the job as Youth Pastor. Our time at home has been good. We live with Hillary's parents and the boys have been happy to be around Grandma and Grandpa. Today we went to another grandma's house for lunch. We had a great time and we'll continue to make our rounds to see everyone we can.