We’ve got a new man on the couch. You might know him. Andrew leaves on Sabbatical trip on Wednesday, and wants to know how much to post. Tim and Frank are heading to a conference tomorrow. Safety Harbor celebrated their annual Thanksgiving Sunday. Lakeview is in the process of finalizing the 2025 budget.

Andrew recycled part of a sermon from 7 years ago, and doesn’t know if he should feel relieved or insulted that no-one seemed to notice. Tim had a guest preacher, but somehow found himself working even more than usual on Sunday. Lakeview had its last membership class of the year. Safety Harbor is undergoing a bunch of renovations, which is great, unless you need to get work done. We’re wondering how early is too early to show up to a meeting.

If we look a little bit older and wiser than we did last week, it is because we are. We both had birthdays this week, and the celebrations just don’t hit the same when you are a grown-up. Both of our churches are preparing to host elections next week, and we are talking through getting a jump on holiday happenings.

It was a week of trying to get back to normal after the storms. Andrew played church administrator and realized why it is so important to have a good one. Tim did a funeral for a stranger. Lakeview is wrapping up their hurricane recovery damage. Safety Harbor kicked off a sermon series that actually started last week.

Both of our families, homes, and churches survived Hurricane Milton, kind of. We’ll walk you through what it looked like for each of us, and then discuss what ministry has looked like the past five days. We are discussing the awkwardness of asking for and accepting help, and what to do next.

We are preparing for yet another hurricane here in greater Tampa Bay. Tim’s family is staying put, while Andrew’s is getting out of Dodge. We are talking through what the past few weeks have been like being pastors to storm victims, and realizing that there are some things we just aren’t good at.

Wedding Season is in full swing in the Sunshine State. We both had full on Sports Dad Weekends. We’re talking about serving in ministries outside of our churches. Both Safety Harbor and Lakeview elders are gathering, one group more often than the other. Safety Harbor has a major work project starting next week. Lakeview has moved to video announcements.

Tim is getting into the rhythm of preaching three times every Sunday morning. Andrew is wondering how long he’s going to be playing youth pastor. Safety Harbor played host to Andrew’s kids’ birthday party. Lakeview is getting unsolicited resumes. And we’re talking about why SEO and social media presence Toe-tally matters for churches.