Joe Kennedy
I'm a graduate of the University of Mobile and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. After Hurricane Katrina I moved back to Mobile, Alabama for nine months, but returned to the Crescent City in June 2006. Two years to the day after that, I left New Orleans for an eleven month detox in Fort Worth, [Republic of] Texas. Now I'm back in Mobile.
I love to travel and I rarely leave home without my Canon EOS 40D. I've been to 35 states, 3 provinces, and a few countries. While living in Fort Worth I realized that being within short driving distance of a large body of salt water is important to me.
I'm a writer and a photographer, and you can hire me for local photography- from New Orleans to Pensacola. Please use the contact form (by clicking "contact" above) to get a hold of me. I'm happy to work with you on prices. I'll do events, but I prefer not to do weddings unless they're for friends.
I’ve been thinking about the old phrase “you can’t go home” a lot lately, especially in light of church planting. Many of my friends planting churches are, in fact, doing so in their hometowns. A good number of pastors or ministers I know are on staff at churches in their hometowns. Because of the phrase,...
Yesterday I read iMonk’s non-prophetic prophecy regarding the future of evangelicalism with full knowledge that whether it comes true or not isn’t my primary concern. In the blog post, iMonk essentially predicts the downfall of evangelicalism, including a bleak future for the Southern Baptist Convention. Four and a half years ago Dr. Chuck Kelley stood...
A funny thing happened in New Orleans last weekend. After four and a half years in seminary, including a year of exile from The Big Easy after Hurricane Katrina, I managed to graduate. Sure, I had to take my ONE. LAST. CLASS. at that seminary in Fort Worth, but I finally finished. ...
The final day in New Mexico was reserved for Santa Fe itself. I spent a few hours downtown visiting the shops and touring a few of the historic sites. Above are photos of two old churches: the Loretto Chapel (left) and San Miguel Mission (right).
Anne Jackson asked her readers about burnout yesterday. She wanted us to offer what we’d like to hear at a conference breakout session on burnout. Church work often leads to burnout, and Anne talks all about it in her book Mad Church Disease, coming out next February.
I responded with two related thoughts:
1. The gospel we...
