This weekend is a big weekend for myself and my family.  We will be heading to southern Illinois to a First Baptist Church in view of a call.  So far things have gone well.  My wife and I traveled to souther Illinois a little over a month ago to interview with the committee and then preach at a another church so the search committee could here me preach.  That first interview lasted about 3 hours and went very well.  I was then recommended unanimously to the church which brings me to this weekend.

I must say I am excited, but I am also not really nervous as much as I am I guess afraid of the unknown.  I have never been a senior pastor.  I have been youth pastor and an associate pastor and even a children’s pastor but never a sr. pastor.  There are many things I have been trying to wrap my min around over these past several weeks.  One of which is this uncertainty.  None of us want to end up at a place where we question whether or not God really called us there.

If you read this blog could you please pray for me.  What ways the most on my heart is my family.  The road in ministry is never an easy one but I also do not believe it has to be as difficult as it sometimes becomes.  My family has suffered through a great deal in ministry much undeservedly so, and if I am honest I do not want them to go through any thing like they have already gone through.  Please just pray that I will hear the direction that God tells me to go and that the church will hear it as well.  I will keep you posted.