Fall Break

Mandy and I have journeyed into the mountains of Tennessee for Fall Break.  We have greatly enjoyed some private time with Nat & Dawes.  They are growing too fast it seems.

The unique thing for me is that I have not been concerned with the happenings back home.  I have been able to--for the most part--completely disconnect from all of my pastoral responsibilities for a few days, and devote my undivided attention to my family...

I have never been able to do that before.

In previous excursions away from home, I would have worried about this, that, and the other.  But not this time.  I have developed a total and complete trust in the team at 3trees.  Some of the most capable ministers that south-central KY has to offer have gathered together under the banner of one vision that shines like a lighthouse from a hillside in Russell Springs.

What little bit of contact I have had with the outside world (thanks for keeping my cell phone Charlotte!) has been filled with compliments for our entire staff.  KJ & Aaron evidently both hit home runs while delivering the Word on Sun PM & Wednesday night and I'm now not even sure that there is a valid reason for me to return and fill the role of preacher!  Which is one the best and most gratifying testimonies a lead pastor can ever have in regards to the trust he has developed towards his staff.

I'm grateful to be a part of something that is bigger than the part I play.  3trees is a God-thing, and that fact seems to be more effectively established each and every week. I love our team.  I love the Kingdom Connections that God, HIMSELF, has established among us and I am ecstatically anticipating the greater things that are yet to come!