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Thanks for Praying … I’ve Got an Announcement
Posted on August 31st, 2007 in Church Life, Entrepreneur, Faith, Family, HighestPraise, Life and Family, Music by Fred McKinnon
Hey Everyone!
Thanks a million again for everyone that prayed this week for me. It’s been a long week, but a successful one. I’m sorry that I had to be so vague, but that’s how it goes sometimes …
I’ve got an announcement to make … and it will probably deflate a bunch of you who expected something spectacular or flashy … but the truth is, I think this is pretty spectacular and is a huge “God thing” for me.
If you paid attention to the “Categories” I clicked for the “pray for me” posts … I was giving a little hint … one of the categories was:
“The Entrepreneur In Me” …
As of the stroke of midnight this past Wednesday, August 30 … HPP Christian Web Hosting Solutions, my web hosting business for the last 10+ years, was acquired by Advanced Online Solutions of Tulsa, OK.
You see, life has been spread way too thin for me … I embraced a new full-time position as the Worship Director at my church back in March … all the while, continuing to service and support my full-time web company, not to mention some of the additional ventures I have in online e-commerce and the worship-related side of my main company, Highest Praise Productions.
I have to confess, reading “Good to Great” did me in .. if you’ve not read it, I highly recommend it. As much as I fought it, “web hosting” just wasn’t in my “Hedgehog Concept”. I began to pray that God would either bring me “self-disciplined” people to hire to run this business, or that He would provide a buyer for it.
Long story short … a Christian company in Tulsa was very interested in purchasing the company – not just my customers, but the name “HPP Christian Hosting”, the site, the identity, the vision … all to take it from “good” to “great”. I actually spent a couple of days with the President of the company who flew here from Tulsa. After spending our time together, I knew God had provided the right person to pass the baton to.
So, what does this mean for me?
More time to focus on the things I’m passionate about!
… more focus for my role as Worship Director at SSCC
… more focus on my passion to equip the Kingdom of God in worship …
How does that look? Well, for starters – I hope to finally have time to write and record. I’ve got some incredibly exciting stuff happening in the “culture of worship” at church … more on that soon. I hope to be more intentional about blogging and podcasting. Starting this weekend, I hope to finally release a new “Highest Praise” podcast.
I’ve unloaded a major responsibility … one that has been rewarding, but at times was immensely stressful, especially the past few weeks leading up to this transition.
So, as “non-wow” as this announcement may be to you … it’s a big deal for the McKinnon Family. I feel 10 years younger and 100 pounds lighter.
Now, I’m curious … all this vague “pray, something’s up” talk surely got some of your minds wandering …
What did you THINK this was all about?
For the Kingdom,
Fred
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oh yeah and congrats – hope this frees you up to chase your dreams!
ONLY DO, WHAT ONLY YOU CAN DO …Read it last year after the WCA Leadership Summit… I’ve been preaching it to the staff and leadership for a year now…Awesome concepts …like the BIG IDEA paradigm…
Congrats FRED I’ll bet he family lovs the idea!! maybe you’ll have some time to do more interludes now??? LOL
Thanks, Alex!
Bill .. absolutely … I knew in my heart that I’d never be “great” at webhosting, nor did I have the desire to really pursue that – even though it was the financial backbone of the company … the ideas/concepts (ie. “interludes”) that I feel God has birthed in me are things I can do … and do with PASSION and PURPOSE.
So, it’s really just all about obeying .. saying “yes”, even though it’s kinda scary!
Thanks for praying and encouraging!
Fred
WOO HOO!
Way to go, Fred! All this time, I thought you were going to announce ME as the CEO of your online kazoo company!!
Glad things are going to open up a bit! From the Seven Principles of effective ministry:
LESS IS MORE!!
God’s best!
this makes me happy… glad you passed your dream child on to another…….. to free you up to “do the thing” well.
great stuff fred.
i’m glad for you AND your family.
Fred,
I’m already over the shock and now I’m reveling in knowing you’re going forward in your pursuit of God’s purposes for you, your family, your destiny in Him. Even though we weren’t ‘real close’ I have gotten to know you over the years and this definitely seems right to me. I know we will be staying in touch in days to come!
Hey Toby -
Thanks, man … I know you’ll enjoy their new service and benefits … and if I can be of any assistance for you in the future in the “consulting” capacity, please let me know – I haven’t even “launched” that yet … we’re taking a much-needed vacation next week with the family, and I’ll get going when I return!
God bless,
Fred
You know me………I was thinking about more babies!
christy
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Fred,
This is very awesome and praiseworthy.
I am kind of in the same position myself . I have been teaching music at a Christian school , teaching private students, leading worship and running a window cleaning business. This school year my teaching time was increased from twice a week to teaching Monday through Friday. I have really had to trust Gods leading on turning some of my window cleaning business over to another company and focusing more of my attention to teaching music and leading worship. Even though there is more money in the window cleaning business, I have to focus on what God has called me to do in ministering to young people and leading worship.