Al Jennings II

What Pastor Al's Been Up To Pt. II

This past Friday I picked up our son Al to take him to a golf tournament about 45 minutes outside of Orlando.  I’ve enjoyed my visit with him and catching up. In his first round on Saturday, it was a little chilly on the course  - 60° & 22 mph wind with gusts up to 36. Every once in awhile the sun would peek out from the clouds to warm things up a bit. But I know you don't want to hear that :-) 

After shedding some pounds off my midsection I now have a revelation why my back would tighten up after walking for long periods on the golf course. I was carrying too much weight! Duh! Such a big difference. I feel fantastic! But I also understand that if I don’t adjust my eating habits, I’ll put the weight right back on. You’all pray for me!

This Florida trip has been a good time of refreshing for me and I'm excited about getting back to start a series on the home called "Relationship Rescue."

What Pastor Al's Been Up To

Here’s what’s been up with me lately. I’ve been in Florida for over a week combining a little business with pleasure and taking a break from the cold weather. I ministered on the last day of a three-day healing seminar in Jacksonville and also did a book signing of my healing book which was cool. They sold out of their initial order of books prior to my arrival and have ordered some more. 

Also, I got a chance to go to South Beach and caught up with a former Summit musician Derrick Floyd and his wife Mari. Derek has a new position with Guitar Center Pro putting him in a position to save us a lot of money on our multi-side venues.  Carla's got me on a strict diet and I gotta tell you, it's tough being in South Florida on this kind of diet. I had to turn down a lot of good food. :-), but I'm getting through it and have dropped about 15 lbs. This regimen has helped my discipline and I feel great physically; better than i have in years. I’ve probably drunk more tea in the last 10 days than I have the last five years combined! 

That’s all for now, I’ll give you more tomorrow.

Chill Day

Today I slept and rested big time. I didn't realize how exhausted I was both mentally and physically. I'm now refreshed!
This weekend was very successful. Our team distributed 1200 Summit flyers surrounding the IBE/A1O events. The Circle handed out 1000 in one day. We got 200 more printed and the Summit Indy Team distributed the rest on Sunday at the A1O gospel presentation at the Best Buy stage. and AIO (Floyd, Allegro, Caanan, and Corey) did great. Zach performed also and did an outstanding job.
I miss the Summit FW family; it seems I haven't been there on a Sunday forever; but hang in there with me during this transition and know you're in my heart big time. If it wasn't for your support, Summit-Indy couldn't happen. I love and appreciate you. And please pray for me as there are a lot of things pulling on me right now.
Lastly, we recieved approximately $1947 for the video equipment, Praise God! This should be enough to get the job done.
That's all for the moment; now back to my chill.

Relaxing Monday

Today it took me a little while to get going. After last week's success seminar that I did in Indy and the weekend encounters, my body called for rest. After relaxing this morning, I did some planning this afternoon. Around 6pm I took a little nap and am now watching the Cav's vs. Hawks NBA playoff game. During the game, I filled out some paper work on Al's golf tournament that I need to get his signature on and fax to Phoenix tonight. Then, the family (except Annika) will watch 24 (our favorite TV show). We'll have some special guests, the Turner family join us and then we'll have a meeting with them afterwards. The Turners like to hang out late. My kind of folk. Ok, well that was my Monday up to this point. Make it a great week and do something great!

New Year's Eve Mind Dump

The house is kind of quiet right now. No wii game is playing, I don't hear any television in the background; if the kids are here they are very quiet. But I did hear Adrienne piddling around and talking on her phone. I'm sitting in my office doing some organizing, jotting down ideas that pop into my head, reading unifyer comments and being deeply touched by one of them in particular.

I've been thinking off and on all day about what I wanted to do tonight to bring in the new year. I thought about having fellowship with some friends. Stuff is kind of quiet around here. My cell phone is quiet. But right now, strangely enough, I'm sort of feeling like (okay, now my cell phone has a text message) an old black-and-white classic movie on the AMC channel. Oh well, we'll see what Carla wants to do was she comes home. Okay, she just came home with the kids. Now the noise will start up again.

If you are reading this on New Year's Eve, you probably are just as bored as I am. I'm out of here. Interesting blog, huh!

Have a Happy New Year you'all! May 09 be a breakthrough and breakout year for you!

Time to Refocus

Here is a brief update of what I've been up to. Right now my focus is refocusing. I have allowed my inbox and e-mails to get out of control, so now I'm going through the painful task of drilling down through those piles of stuff. I really want to have a clear head moving into 2009 because there are so many things I want to accomplish for the kingdom of God.

The end of the year is a good time for me to sort of clear my head and as I said, refocus. So I encourage you to clear out any clutter that you may have and write out your vision and goals for 2009 so you can know what you want to accomplish and spend next year getting things done.

What turns me on

"When something good happens to one of your players that's the reward of being a coach".
Coach K
Our ultimate reward as believers (including ministers) is to hear God say, "well done" (Matthew 25:23). However, on earth: my reward as a Pastor/Minister is when something good happens to one of my members or partners. That gives me a buzz!

Taking a little break

You may have wondered where I've been lately on my blog. This summer has been busy with 3 kids in golf. I usually take it light during the summer; spending time with the family and helping the kids with their golf (although I haven't played 1 round of golf myself) . I'm taking a bit of a break from blogging and twittering.
Just wanted to update you; I'll be back. Keep checking in.
We serve a good God who is merciful, faithful, and full of grace. Fellowship with Him!

Orlando Golf Trip

I'm here with Al at the Bill Dickey Invitational golf tournament in Orlando. It's an invitation only tournament that features some of the best minority golfers in the United States. The players room together, have curfews, wake up calls, and spend time together. Tiger Woods niece, Cheyenne is in the field.
As sort of an ice breaker, they had the kids fill out questionnaires/profiles about themselves. Then they had the kids stand up and read each other's profile. One of the girls read a profile of another female golfer who's last name is Payton. One of the questions is, "who is your hero?" She wrote, "My uncle, Walter".

Golf week

The Golf season kicks into high gear with our kids. Al had a good performance in State this Tues/Wed (9th place) and has been showing tremendous progress. He made first team All - State. He has some big tournaments coming up. He has been invited to participate in the Bill Dickey Invitational @ Disney World. It features some of the best minority talent in the United States. Cheyenne Woods (Tiger's niece) is participating. She is quite good. She is going to Wake Forest this year as a freshman on a golf scholarship.
Al, Jasmine, and Annika all have a busy summer playing in golf tournaments. Carla is with Jasmine today in Auburn for a tournament. I'm staying home to do some work. Depending on how much I get done, I may go up to see some of her round. It all depends on how much I get done.
I look forward to ministering the Word tonight at Kingdom Door here in Fort Wayne. Busy but fun day!