The rumor is fact. My resignation was announced this past Sunday. My last Sunday here at Southwest will be September 28. My first Sunday at the University Church of Christ in Denver, CO, will be October 4. This has been a long process - almost a year's worth of prayer, counsel, agonizing, reevaluating, then finally coming to the realization that moving on was the only choice Leisa and I could make for our own spiritual health as well as for that of Southwest's. This has been both one of the most fruitful as well as one of the most frustrating ministries of our life. The victories and struggles have both reminded us (as have several of our friends and mentors) that from a human point of view the church will always be imperfect, but that is OK, because the church doesn't belong to us, WE ARE the church and we belong to Him!
Leisa and I are excited about the opportunity that God has put before us at University. Our aim is and will continue to be to please God by using the gifts He has given us to serve, encourage, and challenge His church to grow in grace and Christlikeness, and to point the way for others to come to know Christ.
More to come...
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