We are meeting with an architect on Thursday to talk about our needs and goals at Forest Park Carthage’s new building!!? We are heading to Lifechurch.tv Tulsa here in a bit to check out their facility and talk to their facilities manager about what to look for in a building. We are starting a building […]
Had an awesome “first Sunday” at Forest Park Carthage.? Actually my second Sunday on staff, but my first being “on my own” doing all of the Campus Pastor elements. I really felt good doing all of them!? It is great to feel like God has really gifted you and placed you here “for such a […]
We got Tucker into the Cox/Freeman orthopedic surgeon yesterday morning to look at his broken wrist. The doctor is a really nice older gentleman that is a wrist and hand specialist.? He suggested that we wait until next week to let the swelling go down and keep it in the splint until Tuesday when he […]
This has been a crazy week indeed for my first week at Forest Park Carthage–and it’s ONLY THURSDAY!!? Here is a few of the highlights: Attended my first Forest Park Carthage staff meeting–AWESOME!? This is a really good team we are putting together!!? Really sharp people!? Exciting things on the horizon. Had to go the […]
Taylor Orr, who does both websites for Forest Park Carthage and Forest Park Joplin took my picture on Sunday and already has it and a bio up on the website.? Just click on the “Contact Us” page and you see the staff page.? Check it out? . . . By the way, they say the […]
We had our first Sunday at Forest Park Carthage yesterday and it was AWESOME!! We got a ton of gift cards to restaurants and such from the church–awesome!! There was a HUGE basket of stuff in the hotel room when we got back from hanging out with Mark & Debbie Clements.? Mark is on staff […]
Another really busy day of travel.? Mark Dinwiddie, from Forest Park, brought my new computer down yesterday along with a bunch of paperwork to get my employment stuff setup.? We headed to Forest Park Joplin to turn that stuff in after I met with the camp staff reporting and praying for the week. I went […]
Spent the entire day at camp today–except to make a run into town for some supplies. The morning celebration time was the “Guatemala? Mission Team” sharing about their experiences and perspectives of their trip last week to Guatemala.? I was VERY impressed with these students as they shared about their week!? Plus, the “future worship […]
We spent most of the afternoon driving in the car!! We left camp after the morning celebration time and had to go all the way back to Ozark to pick up some papers for the banker. We are changing loan “programs” and are getting at “Rural Development” loan and this particular loan has manual underwriting […]
We had an awesome night at youth camp last night!! The worship was really good and I felt good about the message! The theme is “fresh” for camp this year. I will be talking about four different passages where people had “fresh encounters” with the Lord and He changed their lives. Last night, we talked […]