So it begins....

We met with the pastor of the church we attend last night and resigned from being paid staff. This has been a long time coming for us. Much prayer and thought has gone into our decision. God is leading us in a different direction. An almost opposite direction if the truth be known. We won't be leaving the church totally right now though (For those of you that are worried about that). There are to many people we love and are journeying with to quit gathering with them. But, I believe we will be more authentic and effective under the radar, and without the obligations and expectations that weighs on paid staff.

So, the dream officially dies. We moved to Highland for me to finish my music degree and become a paid worship leader. My, how a couple of years can change your life. God has been rewiring our thought processes about church, discipleship, spirituality etc. for awhile, and to be honest, its been painful.

To be honest, there is some uncertainty involved in our decision. People wonder what we are going to do when we leave the IC. We really can't give them a satisfactory answer....follow God? Meet with other people that love God too? They answer, "Oh..." with a look in their face that portrays they think we are crazy. And to those who have no clue what we are talking about, we are...