1 year minus 4 days...

Okay, so check it out, I barely made it! I almost went a whole year without blogging! Well no more of that! haha. I was looking at my friend Margot's facebook page and saw that she put my blog on her profile, so I figured I need to do some updating! I have done some personally, but no public blogs.

Today was the final day of my "Christian Worship" class. I must say, that it was probably the best class I have ever had at ACU. And I have had some amazing ones! I didn't expect a class on worship to be so spiritually formative, but man was it! To put the class into one sentence, (which is impossible) "Worship is primarily God's work of transformation." My passion for leading worship was really revived through taking this class. Not only that but my skills in planning worship and writing meaningful liturgy were dramatically enhanced. If you are at ACU, PLEASE do yourself and your future church a HUGE favor and take Dr. Stephen Johnson for Christian Worship.

Tomorrow is the Jesus Party, maybe if I am really good I'll tell you about how that goes tomorrow. Until then, may the Peace of God transform you.

Renown

Sure there is something to be said about being humble. But maybe we should ask the question, "am I being a little too humble?"

No... You can't be serious can you? How could you be too humble?

My answer is simply this. You are the light of the world! Light can't be timid! It has to stand out, it can't help but shine for everyone to see. We are children of God! We are heirs to His Throne! Not only that, but unlike our biological parents, God choose us. 1 Peter 2:9 says,

"But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light."

We have been chosen for a reason, to make His name renown. We can't be shy about this. Our Fathers name is on the line. We have to do everything we can to get the word out! Use everyone of your gifts. You can't be humble! Let everyone know who you are. Be proud of your family name, Christ. Lets make His name renown!

A Bold Call

Today while I was finishing up the book, "On Being a Missionary," God has convicted me. In fact, I had to leave my computer and go for a walk before coming back to write this. Hale (the author) mentions several things that are bonuses for missionaries, such as: multicultural richness, army life, abundant riches (you'll have to read the book to get that one), and adventure. As great as all of that sounds, none of that really does it for me. If that were all the good things about being a missionary, then I could do without it. What calls me to missions is the chance to leave a legacy.

I am a very competitive person. I hate being second! Believe it or not I’ve actually cried over being second, twice! (Texas Football State Championship) That’s what makes me love Christianity. It calls me to a radical life. A life that is far from mediocrity! I can’t stand the fact of having a lukewarm faith! I want to be 100% completely sold out for Christ. I don’t want anything to do with “The American Dream.” In fact, it almost makes me sick to even think about it. All I want is to leave a legacy that when people remember me, they think of Christ. May I glory in Christ alone! I want people to say, Jordan was a puppet. He did exactly what God asked him to do, without even thinking about it. When Jesus called the twelve he didn’t give them a chance to wait and weigh the costs. He bid them come, and die. They followed. I yearn for a faith that follows without a single thought. Some people call that reckless. I call it Faith!

Busy Week

This is gonna be a really busy week! I had my first voice lesson today since 6th grade. It was great. Robert Burke is my professor. He knows his stuff. After that I met with Frances Green about everything we have going on this week. I've got quite the to-do list piled up with getting ready for the retreat, leaving some leadership back at the Gym Class Sunday morning, classes and plenty of homework from all of them. All of that being said... I can't wait! Its going to be an awesome weekend. So far we have 80 students signed up for the retreat. I'm counting on 90-100 total. We have some really great speakers: Steven Corbett, and Vann Conwell. We are also going to do a prayer walk and I'm leading several times of worship. Please be in prayer about the retreat and all who are on it. "For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their prayer." 1 Peter 3:12

New Beginnings

This summer was the best summer of my life. Also the busiest, hence not posting a blog all summer. I was the Youth and Worship Intern at Sugar Grove Church of Christ. God blessed me in so many ways. I was working with Josh Kasinger, who in my opinion is the best Youth Minister around. Dustin Koctar and Lindsey Mills were the other Youth Interns. They did an incredible job. What an incredible blessing they were! I will always hold a special place in my heart for the people at that church.

It was a great summer and it was sad to see it end. However, I am very excited about my new job. I am the Worship Associate Minister to the Campus Ministry at Southern Hills Church of Christ. I'm pumped about the things that God is going to do this year at Southern Hills. We are having a retreat next weekend, September 8-10, to kick off the semester. It should be great! I think we will see lots of new people there that are excited about getting involved at Southern Hills. I am looking for people to get involved with the Campus Ministry, so if you have any interest let me know. We have all kinds of jobs, including: Table Leaders for the Gym Class, LifeGroup Leaders, photographers, video editors, actors, table setters, communion servers, praise team people, ect. I can't wait to work with all of you. Its going to be a great year!