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Sunday Blend :: October 12, 2008

I am still flying high after an amazing Sunday in the life of The Pursuit yesterday.

- The biggest highlight by far was Frank Fernandez's baptism. Words cannot explain how cool this was. On her blog, Janie does a much better job than I ever could so I'll let her explain. More baptisms are on their way.
- After seeing the past four weeks in our new warehouse venue, two services will definitely be needed in our near future! A bunch of new guests are coming (and coming back) every week.
- Our great friends, Sam and Renee Cole and their daughter Catie, came down for a visit this weekend. They are huge supporters of us and The Pursuit. I'm so glad they could see with their own eyes what God is doing. Our dog Jeter definitely misses his new pal, Catie.
- The Big Idea yesterday was: My fourth purpose in life is to serve God by serving others.
- We received a great response from people on their Connection Cards, committing to serve.
- Alex and the band (they need a good band name) rocked out to Gavin DeGraw's "I don't wanna be." Check out the video Alex downloaded below. I am glad people don't really feel the way the title reads!

I Dont Wanna Be @ The Pursuit from Alex Diaz on Vimeo.

Paul Smoot: Leading thru Serving

When I married Janie I married into some really great friendships too.  Two of those were Paul and Ali Smoot.  At the time we were living in Indianapolis but they had moved to Miami.  Little did I know that God would use that relationship to move us down here to start The Pursuit Christian Church. 

Not only are they two of my biggest encouragers but they are using their God-given abilities to build Jesus' church.  On Sunday mornings Paul helps unload and pack up the trailer, sets up tents in Kids City and puts out road signs.  In the South Florida heat, that's a ton of work.  All those things and much, much more have to be done every week. 

Those things are great but Paul is also a man of great integrity with a head for business.  The Pursuit is in the middle of some major negotiations that in the end will position us as a church to go to the next level.  You can expect the big announcement soon.  Through this process I have seen God use my friend in amazing ways.  He leads with gentleness but speaks firmly in truth. 

I know better than anyone else that I have a lot to learn about leadership but I am so thankful I have some giants like Paul to look to as examples.