I’m headed off the Buzz Conference this afternoon on a jet plane. I’m really excited to get to here Mark Batterson, Graig Groeschel, Tony Morgan and Tim Stevens. There’s going to be a Bloggers Breakfast with Tony Friday morning. And I’m staying through the weekend so I’m going to the service at Ebenezers’ on Saturday night. I post notes each night for those of you at home.

I’m staying with my best friend Sean at his bachelor pad and were having dinner with my aunt and uncle in Annapolis on Friday night.

[tags]Buzz Conference, Ebenezers Coffee House, National Community Church, Washington DC[/tags]

I got a few Amazon gift certificates and a little extra cash so I bought some new books and music and thought I would share with everyone.

Books-
The Irresistible Revolution by Shane Claibourne (on a sad not Shane’s ministry The Simple Way and their neighbors in Philly lost most everything they posses in a 7 alarm fire this week I know they are coveting our prayers and in need of financial help. May you can help, visit their site for photos, video and a way to help. The Simple Way)

The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn and Hal Iggulden. Got this for both my son and my daughter (she’s got some of the Boles tomboy in her)

Communicating for a Change by Andy Stanley. Got a good recommendation from a friend.

No Perfect People Allowed by John Burke.

Music-
Burn for You by Steve Fee
Sounds of Melodies by Leeland
Passion: Everything Glorious by Passion Artists

Good stuff so far.

Just a couple of updates

I just got back from a week of 5th & 6th grade camp. Amazing week with a bunch of great kids. We had 22 decisions and baptized 5 in the camp pool and the rest went home to talk with their parents and be baptized at their home church.

We hired a new Senior Minister. Steve Carr is moving down to Florida the 1st of August from South Bend, IN. God moved in some pretty amazing ways to show us Steve was the guy He was sending us to serve Him here in our little neck of the kingdom.

I leave for the Buzz Conference next week to end out June and then I’m preaching 3 of the weeks in July, VBS the 2nd week of July and CIY the 4th week in July.

[tags]Buzz Conference, CIY[/tags]

This is going to be another busy weekend for us as we have brought in our top candidate for our open Senior Minister position. We had a great time tonight with the search team (they did a great job and really plowed through the resumes with guidance from the Holy Spirit pretty fast) and our candidate and his wife tonight. It was a nice laid back gathering. For the team they got to put a whole person with the bits a pieces that we have learned from him along the way and for them they got to meet some of the hard workers and leaders in the church. The rest of the weekend is jammed pack with lunches and dinners, meetings and interview, plus him speaking at three service. Then more meetings, lunches and dinners with a lot of key people and the Realtor. Hopefully God will continue to guide us in this direction and we will vote on him a week from this Sunday. I can’t wait. I know God is pulling the pieces of His puzzle together for this part of the Kingdom and I have a feeling its going to be a new direction where God is going to open up doors for impacting our community.