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In the Boss’s Office (“Moving On!” Pt. 8″)

Jul 24, 2013Steve Sanchez3 CommentsABOUT ME, MY BLOG, MY CHURCH

I heard the call to go to Texas, made a list of pros and cons, got wise counsel and many confirmations. Did I hear God correctly, or was I making all this up in my mind? It was time to talk to my Pastor. (Start this series at part 1 by clicking here.) Hope Chapel’s

Confirmation from a Long Dead Friend (“Moving On!” Pt.7)

Jul 19, 2013Steve Sanchez7 CommentsABOUT ME, MY BLOG, MY CHURCH

A radical decision: Uproot my family from a place I’ve lived my entire life, leave a job I’ve worked at for fifteen years to go to a state I’ve never been to plant a church. Ridiculous! It’s a good thing God confirmed my decision in many ways. Here’s the second set of confirmations He gave

Confirming My Call (“Moving On!” Pt. 6)

Jul 17, 2013Steve Sanchez5 CommentsABOUT ME, MY BLOG, MY CHURCH

Nope, never wanted to plant a church. Wasn’t my gift or calling. Had lunch with a friend that got me to thinking. Made a list, checked it twice. Then I made the decision to leave everything I knew— all my security—and move to Texas. Then God confirmed it. Here’s how. Am I nuts? You decide….

Counting the Call’s Cost (“Moving On,” Pt.5)

Jul 14, 2013Steve Sanchez17 CommentsABOUT ME, MY BLOG, MY CHURCH

My family’s moving to Texas to plant a church soon. It started with a conversation at Sizzler with a friend. Though I never, EVER, wanted to start a church, God was urging me on. But first, I had to count the cost. (Start the series by clicking here.) “Steve, you have been trained for fifteen

Did God Speak? (“Moving On!,” Part 4)

Jul 9, 2013Steve Sanchez8 CommentsABOUT ME, MY BLOG, MY CHURCH

My plans are to move to Texas with my family in the next few months to plant a church. I never, ever, ever—Never!—wanted to do this. What changed my mind? A conversation with a friend at Sizzler on June 21, a Friday afternoon…. (Read the beginning of this story by clicking here.)

I sat down to lunch with our former Hope Chapel CPA, a gifted man, not given to flights of fancy or whimsical notions, and listened as he explained why he suddenly moved to the Austin area of Texas.

Here’s what he said:

“Around the end of last year I felt that God was telling me to move Austin. I didn’t know why but I told him that he would have to change my wife’s heart first. When we married, she said that she was born in L. A. and was going to die in L. A. A few months later, she felt that she should quit her job to stay home with the kids now that they were of high school age. So, I gave a couple month’s notice that I was leaving Hope Chapel, but didn’t know what I was going to do yet.