This conference was awesome! God moved in so many different ways and it was very refreshing. The conference call this morning went great. It was really neat to watch so many Christian Pastors and leaders across the state of California unite together and rise to the challenge. There were quite a few influential voices throughout the conference call challenging all of the churches that represent California to rise up and believe that we can make a difference in the outcome regarding the California Marriage Protection Act in the upcoming election this November. But yeah, back to the conference. Here are some of the things that stuck out to me today’s sessions…
Jake Larson
- Discipleship is what we do and it never ends. It’s a life long journey.
- We must live our truths. The truths we live will speak volumes to those around us.
- We have to be people who model the life of Jesus.
- There are people all around us who are looking for someone to disciple them.
- We cannot settle just because people are in our church. We must make them disciples.
Ed Young
- Work and creativity are always linked together.
- Learn from everybody.
- The Bible does not deserve to be served as a watered down message.
- The church is a table and Pastors must serve great food.
- Pastors are giving samples to people who have already been fed.
- The Pastor is the “Dude with the food”.
- We shouldn’t put power into the hands of someone who doesn’t know anything about church.
- We have to think about the people who are walking through the doors of our church.
- It takes a bunch of unselfish people to grow a church.
- The greatest leaders are appointed and anointed.
Delirious? is rocking out right now and I really want to stay and worship but I need to be in Oakland by 5 a.m. tomorrow morning to catch my flight to Portland. It’s been fun, but now it’s time to get to work. Till next time…
