Thinking Out Loud – Pastoral Edition

  • I’m trying to chart out my sermon themes & Scriptures at least nine months in advance.  It’s been much more difficult than I originally thought.  I have an idea of what I’m going to do from mid-October ’07 through mid-May ’08.  Of course, that could change pretty quickly, but it makes me feel a little better right now.
  • I’m thinking of starting off with a sermon series from 1 John, talking about loving one another and all that jazz.  What do you think?
  • I have another LJ blog that I haven’t posted anything on.  I’m thinking about keeping MattDanTodd Land about stuff that has to do with our family and using

    as a church-related blog.  I figure if you want to read all the stuff about our church, you can go to it and this one will be more personal in nature.  Just a thought.

  • I’m thinking about renaming MattDanTodd Land.  What about something like The Fox’s Den, or something like that?  Remember – Todd means ‘Sly as a fox,’ or something else fox-related.
  • I read The Big Idea over the weekend.  I really like the concept, but they seem to make too many assumptions – like you have a staff big enough to write its own curriculum and there are other churches in the area that would want to collaborate with you on such an extreme level.  It was still a helpful read and got me to start charting out my sermons for the next few months (see above).  It’s a quick read and was worth the time.
  • There are days that I think, ‘Cool, I’m gonna be a pastor.  I get to help lead a church in their spiritual development.’  Then there are other days that I think, ‘Holy crap!  I’m gonna be a pastor!  I’m going to be responsible for the spiritual development of many, many people!  What am I getting myself into?’  Most of the time, I’m thinking the latter.
  • Mark Batterson has some pretty cool baptism pictures on his blog.  It’s a pretty cool reminder of what this whole gospel thing is all about!

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Howdy. I'm Matt. My wife, Christy, and I have four kids and two dogs, I'm passionate about orphan care. I'm a die-hard fan of the Evansville Aces, the Indiana Hoosiers, and Star Wars. I'm trying to live life by the Todd family motto: "It behooves us to live!"
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