Director of Young Family Ministries

Another "Josh" is joining our staff team! Just days after securing Josh Young (the husband of our new Associate Pastor) as our Director of Student Ministries, I am pleased to announce Josh Trahan as our Director of Young Family Ministries.

This hire brings to a close a year of transition following Kim Corson's departure in order to pursue PhD. studies at Texas Tech. In the interim, Shannan McFarlane energetically and creatively served as our Interim Director of Children and Family Ministry.

Josh and his wife Courtney have four children ages six, five, three and two. They hail originally from Pensacola, Florida but have spent the last few years in North Carolina where Josh recently completed his Master of Divinity at Campbell University Divinity School.

He is a great match for Clear Lake Presbyterian Church as Josh's desire is to serve a congregation that is "Christ centered, biblically based, and outreach focused." Sounds like us, eh!?

Tim Tam Slam (aka T2Slam)

When I was at Fuller Seminary several weeks ago for one of my Doctor of Ministry classes (my final class, actually!) I met several pastors from Australia. One of the Aussies introduced us to the "Tim Tam Slam." You can do a Google or YouTube search for more information. However, the T2Slam involves biting the ends off of a chocolate wafer cookie (Tim Tam - available only in Australia) and then sucking hot coffee or hot chocolate into the cookie like a straw. As soon as the liquid comes through the cookie you slam the wafer into your mouth before it dissolves. When you do, there's a veritable explosion of flavor in your mouth. (Well, not really, but it sounds more appealing if I put it that way.)

So, this Aussie woman who taught us the Tim Tam Slam sent me two boxes of cookies to use with the church staff. Today was the day. We all did the T2Slam before our staff meeting and devotions. What a hoot!

Can't wait to welcome our new staff members, Rachel and Josh. Maybe I'll have to get some pix of them doing the Tim Tam Slam!!