I have decided to hijack the Pastor’s blog for the morning.  With that in mind, I get the incredible opportunity to serve as the Executive Pastor at Freedom Church.  So what exactly does an Executive Pastor do? I’m glad you asked. 

 

1. I honor and defend my Pastor. I consider J.R. my best friend in the entire world.  Even cooler than that, I get the privilege to call him my Pastor.  I desire to honor him and protect him in every way. I don’t just do it because of the fact that it is expected, it’s something that I enjoy doing because I have a high respect for the office of Pastor and I want the very best for my friend. 
2. I empower our staff to accomplish what God has called them to do. It is my job to make sure they have the resources they need and hold them accountable to be the best they can be. 
3. I handle the details.  I do this so that J.R. can be free to dream.  I want him to be casting vision, leading the staff, and preparing messages.  I fly at 1000 ft. so that he can fly at 30,000 ft. He is one of the greatest visionary leaders that I have ever been around. I want him to continue to do what he does best!

We are 7 weeks into the incredible journey that is Freedom Church.  The best is yet to come!

 

Todd Lollis

Executive Pastor.

Tonight the staff and I are headed out to US Play…

 It’s good for us to just get away for a few hours and concentrate on having a great time.  We are all pretty competitive so I am pumped to be able to see what kind of skills everyone has when it comes to bowling. 

Rumor has it that some of the wives can beat the husbands… If that is true, it will lead to a VERY fun night!

I wanted to put Eric Crosby on the blogging world’s radar! 

He is our Creative genius as well as Freedom Church’s MOST ELIGIBLE BACHELOR!  He brings a ton to the table on a weekly basis and I am pumped to have him on board!  Go to his site to check out some of the video’s that he has put together.  We haven’t done a ton yet - since we haven’t officially started, but they are still mucho bueno!

By the way, he also doubles as a pretty darn good wide receiver for our many football encounters!  Eric, you are amazing and this write up should be worth at least one PWCM at our next staff meeting!

We headed out to the Cheesecake Factory last night for our first staff Christmas party. We had a blast! We were able to sit out on the patio since it was the opposite of cold - which means we had the entire place to ourselves. We definitely needed it!

After leaving there, we headed right next door to ESPN Zone for some video games, football, basketball, etc. Gotta love that!

We have an incredible team! People that are extremely talented and a ton of fun to hang with.

Thank you Eric, Todd and Joni, Blake and Emily, Justin and Dawn! Y’all are awesome