Little help! Where do I go from here?

I am currently in a search for the next ministry role God has for me. I am attempting to think of everything I can do to let people know that I am available. I have done a lot of things in my search. Will you help me think of more?

1. Prayed... and then prayed some more
2. Activated resume with the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
3. Activated resume with the Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and Tennessee State Conventions
4. Called all my friends in leadership and ministry  roles
5. Began networking with new leaders
6. Created http://jimcaldwell.me web site
7. Kept blog updated
8. Joined LinkedIn
9. Sent resume to several associations
10. Focused on spiritual and personal growth during this time

Think "out of the box" for me. What are some other ways (even if they sound crazy) to get my name into the hands of new people God might want to use to bring about my next ministry role? Please fill up my comments with ideas!

4 Ways to NOT Follow the Lord

1. Focus on Your Problems

Focusing on your problems = worry = not trusting the Lord. Pretty simple, huh? When we place our focus on the storms of life, we can't follow the Lord.

2. Focus on Yourself

I've been guilty of this one recently. When your focus is on yourself, not matter how good your intentions, you can't follow the Lord. God wants us to put all our trust and focus on Him.

3. Focus on Your Rights

We are told to protect our rights in this country. Nothing wrong with that... but you have no rights in God's economy. We were bought at a high price:

1 Corinthians 6:19–20 (ESV)

¹⁹Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own,

²⁰for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.

4. Focus on Doing Right

When you place your emphasis on keeping the rules (following the law), you will break them more. God doesn't want us to focus on doing right... He wants us to place our focus on Him.

Wrap-up:
The truth is, you can't focus on anything but God in order to follow Him. Everything else just gets in the way! Do any of these four hindrances speak to you today? Refocus on Him and follow Him today.

One More Off the Streets

Last Thursday and Friday, I had the awesome opportunity to take it to the streets. I went with Crescent City Christian Schools on their Great Days of Serving led by Jerilyn Cushing. I had the blessing of serving with my wife, Susan, and a bunch of high school guys and gals. We went to the French Quarter to share water, clothes, and a conversation with the homeless of New Orleans.

We met some pretty amazing people. Willie Mae, Koolio, Josh, Tony, Kermit, Andrew, Sara, and Otis were just a few of the people I met. We gave them water and sat down and listened to their stories. We did not beat them up with any particular sins they may have been involved with, just freely shared the love of Jesus.

I want to tell you one story... Andrew. My wife met Andrew the first day we were there. She gave him some water and talked with him. He said he was going to put some gin in that water later. Andrew admitted in this conversation that he had a problem with alcohol. Susan prayed with him and went on to speak to others.

The next day, Susan and I ran into Andrew and he told us what had happened since yesterday. Andrew said that after Susan had spoken to him the day before, a man came up to him and gave him a laminated piece of paper with the man's Christian testimony written on it. Andrew read it and it sounded almost like his story. Then, later in the day, someone else came to Andrew and told him he looked like he could use some help. He was given the number to Bethel Colony, run by a friend of mine, Pastor Mel Jones. Bethel Colony is a Christ based recovery program.

Andrew asked if he could use my phone to call Bethel Colony. I told him it was tough and he had to be ready to do whatever it takes to overcome his addiction. He agreed and called. I gave Andrew bus fare to get to Bethel Colony as we were leaving the French Quarter that day. Andrew was getting off the streets and was going to really hear about Jesus at Bethel Colony. He was walking toward the bus stop as we were leaving and I was saying, "Hallelujah!, Praise the Lord!"