Hmmm....

Forgive me if this ends up being rambly. I just got home from class, wired, not at all sleepy, and was all geeked up to sit downstairs in my jammies and watch the American Idol results show which I had faithfully set my VCR to record while I was out.

It did not record.

Apparently when the stupid thing tells you to "be sure to turn off the VCR after setting it to record," it means business. I did not turn it off. It did not record.

Maybe I need a Tivo more than I need an iPod.

Anyway, I am still wired and not at all sleepy and looking to kill some time before bed. So I thought I'd see about possibly updating this thing.

There hasn't been much to blog about lately. Well, that's not really true. There's been a ton going on, tons of exciting life things happening, but I guess I haven't wanted to bother with boiling it down and articulating it in blog language. But since I'm not sleepy and there's nothing else for me to do right now, maybe I'll try.....Our home church is splitting ("planting" is the favorable term, I think). Well, it's not exactly splitting...I think it's dangling. It's like a cell in that one stage of mitosis (the stage that looks like the floating boobs in the animation for our recent Biology book), where the two cells are still connected, but each has its own nucleus and it's just a matter of time. That's where we are right now. It's an awesome time. An exciting time. The home church model at Xenos (pronounced "ZEE-nahs") is designed with the intent to split--always with that intent--to make room for more growth. It's not a bad thing, not like a divorce or anything. It's an awesome thing, and it's kind of a big deal. It's especially a big deal in this case, because this split ("dangle," technically. We hope it will eventually be a full-fledged "split") does not follow the traditional model. Xenos is trying some new things, some more adventurous ministry things, and I guess you could call our group one of the pilots. Our new group will be much smaller than a traditional home church, and much of the planning that has gone into it has been much more outreach-focused than in the past. Not that its overall goal is any different, but I guess it's more focused in its makeup and demographic/geography. Anyway, that's it in a nutshell (ask me about it personally if you're confused/curious and want a more satisfying/detailed explanation).

So yeah, anyway, that's been on my mind and taking up some time and attention lately. Prayers are always appreciated, if you're a pray-er. Ministry is always an adventure, and right now I'm really trying to focus on keeping my relationship with God the main priority. I'm learning very quickly how easy it is to get swept up in all the busyness of ministry "stuff" and neglect that which is the beating heart and the life blood of all the work we do for God. Just being with Him and enjoying that relationship.