Last night, Third Avenue Baptist Church called a Senior Pastor. And what a long time coming it has been! The Lord has blessed this congregation in countless ways over the last few years–sometimes even through difficulty. But this has to be one of the greatest blessings He has given us yet.

I called Kurt last night to tell him the good news. His wife Jayna had just picked him up from the airport. He was really excited, and we let him know how much we had been praying and hoping for this time.

Finding and calling a man to be 3ABC’s Senior Pastor has been one of the highest priorities of the Elders since the beginning. You know, it’s amazing how much God has blessed this church with a church-wide love and unity. As I’ve said many times to many different people, it feels like we as a church are all facing in the same direction, and what we need is for a man to come, stand in front of us, pull the sword, and say “March!” Now, thank God, we have one.

I’m excited to see what God will do with this congregation over the next few years. So congratulations to 3ABC. And especially to Kurt. We look forward to having you step into our pulpit for the first time . . . as our senior shepherd.

Oh . . . and maybe he can break the elders’ logjam on this whole “Golf v. Sports” question, too.

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