Captain's Corner

Well, it’s with an odd mix of joyful excitement and near-nostalgic sadness that I post this today. Life has been a whirlwind lately – and it shows no evidence of letting up any time soon. But to get to today, I need to look back at where I’ve come from.

Over five and a half years ago I accepted my first position in ministry. A man who has grown into a good friend – Wes Hartley took a chance on a young, cocky guy who had been muddling through a haphazard career in production. I didn’t know what I wanted to do, but I knew I didn’t want to do it in the church. God has used Lake Pointe Church to change all that. I have found a true calling and passion to connect people who are far from God with a God who loves them through the art of visual storytelling. Through God’s direction and the experiences I was exposed to at Lake Pointe I learned how to be a minister and a leader as well as growing my craft by leaps and bounds.Because of all this, I began to develop relationships with other ministries and began to see opportunities open up at churches and ministries all across the country.

Today I can let all of you know that I have decided to pursue one of those opportunities. Starting Monday October 31st I will begin the next adventure in my calling as I become the Media Director at Pantego Bible Church, pastored by David Daniels in Ft. Worth Texas. I am resigning at Lake Pointe effective October 27th. I will always cherish the time I spent at Lake Pointe and all that I was able to experience and learn there. However, I look forward to building a budding media ministry into a powerful and effective tool that Pantego can use to reach people in the Ft. Worth area. I know I don’t know everything I’ll need to know and I know I don’t have all the experiences I’ll need to draw from – but I am stepping out on faith that the God who is calling me to this work will provide all of my needs in this next step.

I have met so many amazing people through my time at Lake Pointe – from the lead Pastor Steve Stroope – who has made an indelibly marked and changed my life – to our worship pastor Danny Davis and the other senior staff, to the amazing volunteers of the Go Unseen team. To the staff and people of Lake Pointe – both past and present – I thank you for your investment in my life. It will not be in vain as I continue my Kingdom work now in a different local body. I will miss the media team members who I have worked with daily for the past (nearly) six years – I will miss “No Filter Thursdays” (which quickly spread to all other days of the week), the fun atmosphere we kept no matter how hard the work got, and the rush of seeing it all come together as people’s lives were changed as they encountered a God that loves them.

So – some details. We will eventually move over closer to the church – once we get the house ready we’ll put it on the market and once it’s sold we’ll move over in that direction. Ann will continue to work at Lake Pointe as their Missions Travel Coordinator (at least as long as they’ll let her – and they’d be crazy to do otherwise, she’s passionate about missions and exceptional at what she does there). Since she’s working from home for the most part, she should be able to continue that even after the move. Pantego (at least for the time being) doesn’t have a Saturday night service, so we’re looking forward to two days off a week (probably Friday and Saturday), so there should be more time together as a family – not to mention more time to pursue some creative interests outside of work, so hopefully some shorts will start to be produced by Eddie Pineda (who has been an awesome addition not just to Lake Pointe as my content creator, but to me personally as a friend) and I – but we’ll see how that all shakes out.

Please pray for my family and the ministry we are seeking to be a part of at Pantego Bible Church and also for Lake Pointe as they go through this transition.

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