Last week i didn't get a chance to write on my blog due to a couple of factors (all of which are excuses and as Pastor Amado always says about excuses... well you'd need to ask him about that). Anyway, our staff had an annual planning retreat out near Starved Rock here in Illinois (The picture isn't actually where we stayed... the place we were at was much, much nicer, Thanks Mr. D!). i have to tell you... the fact is, i don't know how we manage to accomplish much of anything, we spend the majority of the time laughing! But that is in the end a very good thing because when we were done with this retreat several issues for our growing ministry were raised, discussed and clarified all of this done in a spirit of excited anticipation!
Now the key is how do we articulate what we believe is God's is calling us to do both as leaders and as a church and how we plan to lead over the next season of ministry. This is one of the most exciting things to me in ministry.... the constant call to stay sensitive to what God is saying...
Many of you who read this blog are folks who are trying to walk what i like to refer to as the "God-life" and that is a challenge and it's even more difficult when you are in a position of influence in a church... because it is often from this vantage point we often see just how "broken" all of us are... but everyday (at least for me) i get a chance to be with people who are committed to the God-life to the point of making significant personal sacrifice, who make me laugh and with whom i am excited to face the future with... all of which makes the God-life a joyful journey!
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