The Jury is Still Out... For Now

So, we made it back from our two weekend out of town. Two weekends ago we were in Flagstaff, AZ (pictured above), and this past weekend we were in New Braunfels, TX. They were fun trips, even though they end up sort of exhausting meeting tons of new people and going through the interview process. We were interviewing the people from the churches just as much as they were interviewing us.

I was a little paranoid about flying with my guitar, especially when they forced me to check it at the gate. I felt much safer when my baby can be strapped in nearby where I can see that she's alright :)


I think I know which direction we're heading at this point, but we're just taking a few days to soak it all in and seek God's will. The two churches are so different from each other, it's almost difficult to compare. The AZ church is smaller, about 300 people, but has been growing fast and seems to have a strong forward momentum. They were down to about 25 members a few years back and asked one of the remaining congregants to try to revive the church. It's been growing fast ever since and has a strong college age and young family demographic. The TX church is at around 1500 people, and has a newer pastor that is the son of the founding pastor. The overall vibe of these two churches and the areas they're in are so drastically different from each other too. They're both really pretty areas though. With both Texas and Arizona I typically picture desert and cactus in my head, but both of these locations are very green and filled with trees. We were so busy that we forgot to take many pictures, but here's one from the Austin airport... I'm always drawn to guitar art.

Both churches have offered me the positions, so it's really up to us at this point. I'll post something later this week to let everyone know where we're going. Stay tuned...