nowhere I’d rather be…

I’ve been wrestling today with where to land with my emotions.

There are so many amazing things happening at Antioch that I almost can’t keep up. Here is just a short list of some of what is happening:

• the middle school ministry launches this Sunday
• a 26-34 year old ministry launches next Sunday
• there are 5 new groups about to start… two of them on Sunday mornings
• the AIDS / Africa study group that starts in a week and a half already has around 25 people committed to attending
• the adult education and apologetics ministries are ramping up
• Mosaic (our college & career group) had 30 people last Sunday
• we’re pursuing a partnership with Africa Renewal ministries and should have a trip to a sponsored village in 2007
• the coffee house team begins meeting this week in pursuit of the coffee house vision

And the list could go on…

The difficulty with my emotions is that there is sooo much movement and excitement that its hard to just enjoy. We all get on roller coasters because they are exciting, but sometimes all you can do is hang on for the ride and then reflect on what happened after you get off and the color returns to your face.

Anyway, that’s how I feel right now… I’m hanging on for the ride (and what an incredible ride it is!!) and, hopefully, there will be some point in the future when I’ll get to sit back and enjoy it all.

In the meantime, there’s nowhere I’d rather be :)