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The problem with attempting to go home and “change the world” is that a lot of what you can do is perception.  To most of the people in my hometown and my home church I was the little boy that grew up at their knee.  This meant that I had to jump through extra hurdles to get things done.  However, I did it.

I was a sound technician, I had my own choir, I was teaching Kindergarten Sunday School, all the while I was chatting on AIM at home.  I was forming friendships across the country.  At least once a night I was sharing the Gospel with a stranger.  I was flying all over the country with my job, making friends, witnessing on airplanes, and seeing God’s hand of protection and provision.

My college debt was paid off by September.  I owned– outright– my first car (a ‘92 Saturn SC2) by December.  I was storing away money in a 401K, Roth IRA, and stocks, the list continues.

And then things started to change.  I married my lovely wife in 2001, and decided that I didn’t want the commute that I had to work.  So we moved closer to my workplace, but that made commuting to church unbearable.

So, we decided to look for a new church.  We believed that God was leading us out of my home church because even though I was married, and expecting our first child, I was not able to escape the perception.  It was time to find a church that wouldn’t look at who I was, but who I am.

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