I’ve mentioned before the unpredictable nature of being a pastor.  Answering the “What do you do?” question is never easy.  Here’s what is on tap today:

• Staff breakfast at Meli Cafe.  Because each of us works different hours- some from the office, some not- our monthly breakfast is a great chance to catch up on the non-time sensitive aspects of life and ministry.  Angela is the designated breakfast guru and always finds great places for us to try.
• Between meetings today I have a few projects to work on, none of which will be finished today.
  • I’m preaching on Sunday from Acts 12:1-25.  During the summer our church has just one service (at 10:00 if you want to visit), so the sermon will be preached just once.
  • Our membership class is on Saturday and there is some prep that needs to happen.
  • There are a handful of things that should happen this week for the Bronzeville church plant, including following-up with the 54 folks from our recent social at Bronzeville Coffee and Tea Inc.
  • Our church is hosting a conference with Skye Jethani (author of The Divine Commodity) on July 17, 18, and 19.  I’m working with some folks this week to finish up the promotional materials so we can invite people from other Chicago churches to join us.
• This afternoon I have a lunch meeting with a pastor of a multi-ethnic church in Chicago.  No real agenda, just a chance to get to know him and hear about his experience.
• Tonight is the last meeting of the leadership development small group I’ve been leading for the past 9 months.  We’re going to spend some time praying for each other.

That’s my day.  I hope you also have an interesting day to look forward to.