Nov
01
2010
First Day at LifeWay
The past two weeks have been a whirlwind. In the midst of all the activity, our family has closed an important chapter of our life. Yesterday, we bid farewell (or at least “see you less frequently”) to the good people of First Baptist Church in Shelbyville, TN. We will always look back on our four years in Shelbyville with gratefulness.
Today, I begin my new position at LifeWay, where I will be developing a new small group curriculum. Since the news came out that I was going to LifeWay, I’ve received numerous emails encouraging me in this endeavor. I am excited to hear personally from church leaders who desire Sunday School curriculum that is theologically robust, Christ-centered, mission-driven, and focused on the grand narrative of Scripture.
In the years I’ve taught small groups, I’ve always sought to develop lessons that are deep, but not dry. It’s a great privilege (and an awesome responsibility) to think about developing this kind of curriculum on a larger scale.
Please be in prayer for me and my family. We moved into our new home on Saturday. We said goodbye to our church family yesterday. And I am beginning my new job today. So much has taken place in the past two weeks that we have had little time to process the events and the major life change we’ve just made. Pray especially for our kids.
As I settle into the new job, I’m going to rerun some posts this week. (With four years of blogging behind me, it won’t be too hard to find some good material on the proverbial shelf.) I plan to keep up with new “Worth a Look” posts each day. Thanks for reading. And thanks for your prayers for our family during this time of transition.