In 2008, God called Buddy into local church worship ministry and he and his family now serve the Chapel at Crosspoint in Santa Rosa Beach.  Along with being a worship pastor, in January of 2013, he became the Director of Development for Hope for the World missions.   He continues to record and travel, mostly for Hope for the World, and he knows that God has placed he and his family in Florida to be a part of a growing work to reach their community and also to reach across the world. He states, “Worship is not a style of music, it is a lifestyle, one lived in relationship with the God we worship.”