Ragamuffin Soul

I had a good time shooting Jeanne and Jarrett and kids today. I look at these and thought…I’m moving to Chicago with these suckas. Then I smiled and snapped some more. Click Los

I am moving to Chicago to BE a part of a movement. Of’ course the movement is initially a selfish one. I want more transformation in my life. I feel like this is the community where the next stage of growth in my family’s life will happen. Some people think I’m crazy. But I’m just [...]

So Team Whittaker would love your prayers as we pick up and move the family to Chicago. I’ll keep this brief… God has blessed us with an amazing community of friends here in Atlanta. Some of us have decided that we want to be part of a movement committed to daily living out the Transformational [...]

Over two years ago I wrote this post… Welcome to Sandals Church…Please Shut That Kid Up It was one of the most commented posts in the history of my young blog at that point in time. Because it’s touchy. Both sides of the fence have been debated for years. So far the answer has been [...]

Hey friends. As most of you know I spent the majority of my ministerial career at an amazing place called Sandals Church. I’ve always wanted to write the word “ministerial” and have now accomplished that dream. That place beat the hell out of me until I was as close to real with myself, others, and [...]

Own The Mix. Seriously people. I have played in many churches. Half the battle is convincing the lead audio guy that a little help is always good. You don’t suck. You are actually pretty good. But we can all use a little help. Chris and Dustin KNOW their stuff. It’s translatable to the small church [...]

Almost 2 years ago to the day. It was the longest day of my life. I woke up at 530 am to go stand on a stage in front a few thousand people I could literally call my family. I had pastored them in how to grow closer to God through musical worship for almost [...]

Bam. My team pulled this off in my first few months here. It was beautiful to behold. Los

I’ve got 7 days left officially working for this amazing organization. So I thought I would give you my 7 greatest moments of working here. This really isn’t as much a moment as it is a journey. I can honestly say that I don’t think I will ever work for another human being as capable [...]

One of my favorite talks I have ever heard Andy Stanley give is his Don’t Be That Couch talk. Twitteresque paraphrase… You all have that ugly couch in your house that you need to get rid of. But your emotions are stopping you. It’s time for a new couch. One way that my church has [...]