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Exponential Conference 09'

In April The Pursuit's staff and a number of its volunteers will be going to the Exponential Conference in Orlando. This will be the third year in a row we've attended, and every year it's been a great experience. You get to learn a lot, discuss with your friends your very own takeaways, and you get to meet a lot of church planters from all over the country.

Last year my wife and I got the chance to serve as translators and we had a blast! We got to work a lot, but at the end of the day we knew someone got a chance to get something out of the conference because some sessions were translated into their own language.

This year, I get the chance to coordinate a whole crew of Spanish translators, some of them are translators who volunteer at The Pursuit, and there are also a couple of friends from Venezuela who actually taught me how to translate. I know they will do a great job!

Are you interested in translating at the Exponential Conference this year? Leave me a comment.

Meet Hugo

Watch the story of Hugo. He serves at The Pursuit, silently and behind the scenes. Thanks to my friend Mike, our church got to see him in action, leading in service, without asking anything in return.


Meet Hugo from Alex Diaz on Vimeo.

My Favorite Super Bowl XLIII Commercial

Happy Birthday to The Pursuit!

It's crazy! One year a go The Pursuit officially began celebration services! Man was I nervous. I did not know what to expect. But come to find out, God did! He knew everyone who was to be involved, and He is the one who has been building this community of Christ-followers. May He continue to do so for many more years to come!

Here's a few moments from last year's ride...

The Pursuit is 1 Year Old! from Alex Diaz on Vimeo.

South of SoFlo Great Things are Happening!

This post is not about me, my ministry, or my church. In this first post of the year I want to call attention to the great work that my friends Jorge and Diana Lugo are doing as missionaries in Caracas, Venezuela. They work with many people who are close to my heart and together they are doing great things! Wanna know more? Watch this video... ¡Felicitaciones por el trabajo tan excelente que estan haciendo!

Feliz Navidad!

Coming soon to The Pursuit

'Nehemiah - The Leader Within' is our next sermon series to come in January. Check out the awesome graphic my friend Mike Ruiz made for it!

Snowfest!

Last Saturday we took part of a community event called Snowfest, where the city of Pembroke Pines brings artificial snow for kids to play in. Last year The Pursuit brought Frosty the Snowman so people could get free pictures with him. This year we brought him again, and we also had the chance of bringing our band there to play! I was so glad to have had that opportunity. For months I've been looking to take our band out into the community and this was a great chance to do so. This is something I want us to keep doing with a missional focus. Everyone in the band was prepared to meet new people, make contacts, and leave a good impression, and I was so proud of them for doing just that!

Purposely, we played mostly "secular" songs that have been played at The Pursuit's celebration services as specials, so that people could recognize them and be able to connect with them and with us. Some of the songs we played are: "Me Enamora" (by Juanes), "Bendita la Luz" (Mana/Juan Luis Guerra), "Testimonio" (Juan Luis Guerra), "One" (U2), "Far Away" (Nickelback), "I Don't Wanna Be" (Gavin DeGraw), "Heaven" (Los Lonely Boys), and others. We also played "Find The Reason," by Salvador, a Christian band, and three Christmas songs covered by Third Day.

Overall, it was a great experience, and I know next time we play out will be even better. There are a couple of opportunities for 2009 that I'm excited about, and will announce in due time.

A special thanks goes out to Francie Novo of the city of Pembroke Pines for giving us the chance to play there, and to all the volunteers, artists and leaders of The Pursuit who worked so hard for this event!

Winter (shameless self-promo)

I cannot believe it's been a month since I've posted! So, while I think of something clever or dumb to say, I thought I'd post a little something I made last week while on vacation in the north. It was used at our service on Sunday morning to present the song "Always Winter" by Relient K.


Winter from Alex Diaz on Vimeo.