The Monday brief

March 9th, 2009 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0) |

Highlight of the week: Last weekend Kelly and I drove to St. Paul to see Green River Ordinance play a show, which was totally bizarre because a) the bouncer let us in for free (it was a $10 show) and b) there were less than 25 people there. Even so, they put on a great show. If only I had received my new camera by then.

Book(s) I’m reading: I finished You Shall Know our Velocity! by Dave Eggers and at this point I think I am okay saying that it’s my least favorite work by Eggers. You see, I usually love anything he writes, but I feel like there was something missing from this novel. Anyway, I’ve moved on to The Invention of Air by Steven Johnson.

Music I’m digging: For the past couple of weeks, I have almost exclusively been listening to Out of My Hands by Green River Ordinance, which is a phenomenal pop/rock album, and A Sucker’s Dream by The Alternate Routes.

Something(s) that blew my mind: I just want to be a fly on the wall in this room and soak up every ounce of songwriting goodness.

Ministry update: We’re super busy getting ready for the First Annual St. Mark Sale Barn and Silent Auction, which is less than a month away. Lots of things need to come together for it to be a success; and while I’m really nervous about it, I have faith that it will turn out to be a fantastic fundraising event.

Myself and most of the staff at St. Mark are going to the Congregations Together In Mission mini-conference this Saturday. I’m indifferent about it.

Also, Brandon and I are busy putting together the next several videos for Lenten small groups. Here’s Chapter 3:

Seminary/ordination update: Nothing new to report.

Looking forward to: I’m looking forward to a normal week. I don’t have any extra meetings or anything, so I’m hopeful that I can be really productive.

Photo of the week:

Nook (5/365), uploaded by jakebouma on flickr.

That’s it for the Monday brief. Feel free to leave a comment, and if you’re feeling extra frisky, check out the Monday brief archives.