getting closer.....

During my usual evening perusal of the google reader I came across this post from Carlos Whittaker.

I just realized that Jarrett Stevens, who is speaking at the Crossing this weekend, is like on staff with Carlos – my Goal:. First Scott Hodge. Now Jarrett Stevens. See, God wants me to meet Los Whit, Carlos just needs to realize it! I'm getting closer...and possibly looking like a stalker now.

Nonetheless, I am excited to have Jarrett here this weekend. I have admired him from afar while he was at Willow Creek and now doing 722 at Northpoint.

Maybe I’ll make a mixtape that he can take back to Carlos for me.

loswhit is my friend....

I logged onto my facebook account and I saw that Carlos Whittaker is now my friend!
That may not mean much to you but it’s pretty cool to me. A while back I tried swaying Mr Whittaker over here to the blog to say hi to us as our Goal:. He never showed. Now, Carlos and I don’t know each other, in fact, I am sure he has no earthly clue who I am. That was the fun part. Waiting to see if someone I knew that knew someone that knew him would tell him what we were trying to do.

What I didn’t know was that Mr Scott Hodge, our first Goal:, was in with Loswhit. Maybe with some help from Scott we will achieve our Goal: Carlos Whittaker. Then maybe we will move on to Rick Warren.

so close yet so far away...

I’m hitting a blogging funk. I have nothing to post. I am, though, moved by what I am reading from fellow bloggers who are in Uganda this week. Are you following them too? Click over there on the right side of this page to catch up with Carlos and the gang in Uganda.

Speaking of Carlos, I was kinda resolved to the fact that he had bigger things going on than visiting my blog but I did notice that he is now following my Twitter feed.

Hi Mr. Whittaker. I think we are getting closer to achieving the Goal:! I guess I need to get back on Twitter and try to lure Carlos over to the blog.

Goal: Carlos Whittaker

Goal: Carlos Whittaker

Current Occupation: Service Program Director, Buckhead Church, Atlanta, GA

Blog address: http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/

Beyond the blog: I have been tracking with ragamuffinsoul.com since Carlos was back with Sandals Church but for some reason I didn’t add him to my Google Reader until he went on staff at Buckhead Church in Atlanta, GA. I like what he has to say and the boldness he says it in. He has over 3500 readers of his blog so I am hoping that someone that knows someone that knows him will let Carlos know that he’s our Goal:. Now, I am not positive, but pretty sure Carlos doesn’t know who I am. I have never been in communication with him or anything. But he seems to be a pretty nice guy since he invited all of us to come and stay at his place some time.

Here’s the rules….

For you – the non Goal:
1) If you don’t know anything about the Goal: click on their blog and spend some time there.
2) Post your question that you want to ask our Goal: in the comments section. Feel free to add your name, blog and any info like that.
3) Feel free to engage in other posters comments….discussion is not a bad thing.
4) Be nice!

For you – the Goal:
Thanks for finding us! Please read through the comments and take a moment to answer. That’s it! We will be happy with just you being part of the conversation.

our next Goal:....

I have finally decided on who our next Goal: will be. It will be a lofty Goal: but we will have fun. Tomorrow we will officially announce the next Goal:.

Goal: Scott Hodge = Achieved.

So apparently Scott Hodge is an overachiever. He commented like 30 minutes after I posted. That’s ok…now the next Goal: will have something to live up to. If you have not yet checked him out and want some good insight in church leadership and a pastor that’s obsessed with St. Arbucks go check out Scott.

Since it has been less than 24 hours since I conceived this Goal: idea I have not put much thought on who would be my second Goal:…I was assuming I would have atleast a day to think about it. I’m thinking it’s a toss up between Tony and Carlos. Neither of them have a clue to who I am so it will be interesting.

I think I need to tweak this Goal: concept as well. I like the idea of thinking that blogs are mediums for online conversation. So, once I post a Goal: its then up to you, the reader, to post in the comment section questions for that Goal:. Then that Goal:, once we finds the blog, should answer those which I hope would let us get to know that person better and I would hope that it would stop at that. This would hook you up to their blog and the conversation continues and maybe grows. Hmmmmm……. I need to work this out.

It’s like introducing you to somebody at a party and getting their business card to connect with them for coffee or something like that. Hey, it’s an online coffee shop….I hope it's Caribou….humor me!

Goal: Scott Hodge

Here’s the down low – I’m tired of posting little ditty’s that are in my head and stuff about church and figure you are pretty tired of reading them (though you are still here reading). I could easily give you a glimpse of my list of blogs I follow by posting them over there on the right hand column but that would be so blah as everyone else does the same (not that it’s a bad thing). So I’m thinking how I could do something different and fun. This is what I came up with….

Goal:

Goal: is my way of sharing with you the blogs I follow by pursuing the poor person long enough that they will visit my blog (either by noticing the large amount of traffic coming from my blog link or someone telling them) and posting a comment on my blog of one blog that is their favorite. They are also encouraged to answer questions that are posted in the Comments by you! Yup -ask away...anything you want! Then we all get to go and see what’s up with their favorite blog. See-this will be fun...and I am the Master of Fun! All this with the goal of having my favorite bloggers (that includes you) post a comment on my blog.

My first Goal: is....

Goal: Scott Hodge
Current Occupation: Lead Pastor, Orchard Valley Community Church, Aurora, IL
Blog address: http://scotthodge.typepad.com

Beyond the blog: I have been reading Scott’s blog for some time now…close to two years maybe? He was one of the first blogs that I read and have stuck with. I like what he says and love what he is doing out in Aurora, IL which is like 30 minutes from where I use to live and work in Wheaton, IL. Scott and I have had a conversation or two via email and he actually invited me out to have coffee with him once, though differences in taste in coffee didn’t allow it (he likes Starbucks, I liked Caribou). If my schedule would have allowed or they thought of starting a Saturday service back when we were in Wheaton I would have loved to attended a service at Orchard Valley. I do know that he visits this blog every once in a while….let’s see how long it will be before he posts.

Let the fun begin folks!