Name:                                                                                                                

Neil McClendon

The best book I have read lately:

I'm reading two books right now:   On Being A Real Person by Harry Emerson Fosdick and Sacred Waiting by David Timm

I experience Grand Parkway to be:

A growing church full of authentic people who have a deep and abiding appetite for the truth of God's Word.  They love God, each other and our city and I am humbled by the responsibility of being their pastor. 

I'm realizing in this season of life:

That being a good dad and a thoughtful husband goes a long way in God's economy of things.  It's so easy to fall into the trap of trying to pastor a "successful" church that you can succeed at things that only matter to people who don't matter

On my time off, chances are you will find me:

Drinking coffee, listening to music, and thinking.  When I'm not doing that I am hanging out with my wife.  Being with her centers me, slows me down and quiets me in ways that nothing else in this world can.

What are you listening to these days?

Gossip In The Grain by Ray Lamontagne, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Greatest Hits, Life Light Up by Christy Nockels and The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash

What's captured your imagination lately?

The textured nature of the church.  By that I am referring to the fact that we are a conglomeration of fallen, redeemed people who have been given various gifts as well as the beautiful privilege of being salt and light amidst a crooked and depraved generation where we shine as stars in this universe.