Just a tale of how amazing it is to be a pastor at Grace Church...
Every Tuesday we have our staff meeting and then our weekly Pastor meeting. As the pastors were concluding this weeks tactical session, a friend stopped by to share with us his newly purchased U2 iPod that he received for his birthday. (by the way...happy bday Little g!)
While I was drooling over the nifty new toy, Gary (aka Little g) informed us that he wasn't really here to brag about his new toy. He had an ulterior motive and asked us to follow him to the church lobby. As Tim, Jim and I rounded the corner to the front doors, a gathering of Gracers and family members awaited us with a Cadilac Escalade stretch limo. A gift was presented to us from our individual small groups. That gift was a night out at Dave and Busters along with some tickets to the T-Bones baseball game. How cool is that?!?
We were so blown away by the generosity and love of our friends and family that I think we were stunned silent. So many people gave so much to just give us a night to hang together. It was amazing.
Unfortunately two of our pastors weren't able to make it. Brian was bedridden with the flu. Tom was also unavailable. They missed out on a fun evening together and we missed them.
We jumped in the limo and rode out to Dave and Busters. Downing Sprite and bottled water tastes much different when drinking in a limo. We had a nice ride out to KC, KS together talking about each others gifts and what we feel each other brings to the pastoral team. It was nice chatting outside the context of a staff meeting.
At Dave and Busters we were given a private room with HD TV tuned in to ESPN. I had the Ribeye...I love me some steak! After dinner the video game room awaited us with about an hour of gaming. I came in second on the basketball challenge. I won't mention who was first and third.
At around 7 we walked over to the T-Bones field to see them play Gary, Indiana. I've only been to Major League Baseball games so this was a first for me. I like the T-Bones mascot "Sizzle". He made me
want more steak.
At 10:15 the game was over and the limo waited to take us back home. We were pretty wiped out sitting in the heat. T-Bones lost but we won knowing and feeling so much love and appreciation from the people of Grace. It is a joy and privilege for me to be a part of the work God's doing in this local church and even more so a privilege to serve the community at Grace. Y'all rock!!!
Thank you small group!
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