Lakeview had a huge Sunday, their biggest non-holiday attendance ever, which is the kind of problem every pastor is happy to have. They are also heading into Holy Week meeting under a giant tent so more people can be together, because apparently regular church logistics were just not challenging enough.

At Safety Harbor, we welcomed new members, including one person who had only been to church one time before deciding to jump in. Which is either a beautiful picture of God at work or the fastest membership speedrun in modern church history.

Tim is taking Good Friday off for the first time ever, and we take a moment to appreciate both the wisdom and the weirdness of that. Andrew, meanwhile, is doing his best not to be bullied for sharing his church’s space, because nothing brings out strong opinions quite like church buildings and who gets to use them.

It’s a Holy Week episode full of big crowds, new faces, tent church, and the usual ministry reminder that when God is moving, things can get a little messy in the best possible way.

It’s spring break in Central Florida, which usually means smaller crowds at church. That was the prediction anyway. Turns out the prediction was very wrong.

Andrew had a missions presentation from a ministry he really respects and supports. The only problem was the presenters themselves might be the most boring missionaries ever assembled. Faithful? Yes. Compelling communicators? Debatable.

Tim skipped church this week to fully embrace his role as a sports dad, which we’re counting as contextual ministry. Meanwhile at Lakeview, the search for a new associate pastor is underway, which means Tim has officially added HR director to his growing list of pastoral responsibilities. Interviews, conversations, and the careful process of figuring out who God might be bringing next.

And even though we won’t say the word in the title, the calendar is starting to fill up with all the planning and preparation that comes with the biggest stretch of the church year. Ministry never really slows down, it just changes gears.

Spring Forward Sunday showed no mercy this year. Losing that hour hit everyone a little harder than expected. Andrew bumbled his way through week 26 of preaching through the Gospel of John and somehow made it to the closing prayer. Twenty six weeks in and still going strong… or at least still going.Frank had a big week on the church planting front. Cross & Crown officially has a storage unit now, which means things are getting real. They also picked up some helpful hand-me-downs from a defunct church plant, the classic church planting tradition of holy recycling. Frank also visited his wife’s home church and reconnected with people from his early days in ministry, which was both encouraging and a little nostalgic.Joining us this week is our friend Zach, a missionary serving in the Czech Republic. He gives us a window into the unique ministry context of Central Europe, what faith looks like in one of the most secular regions in the world, and how the gospel is still quietly changing lives there.It’s a conversation about ministry at home and abroad, surviving the time change, and remembering that God is at work in places both familiar and far away.