I'm the kind of guy who reads more between the lines than what's actually there. I designated an entire page in my Buzz notebook to record thoughts that had nothing to do with what the speakers said, but everything to do with what God was telling me. I won't reveal the more vulnerable ones, but here are some suitable for public consumption...
- The right video can be really, really powerful. I poo-poo videos most weeks because they're such hard work, but Mark showed a video today that really grabbed me, and I want our people to be touched in similar ways.
- I'm good at killing things that aren't fruitful in my personal ministry. But am I looking at the fruitfulness of our people's roles and giving them permission to stop doing what isn't working?
- I haven't talked about my whole vision for RCC because I'm afraid it would scare some people. I need to get over my fear so they can get over theirs.
- I need to improve my listening. Listening to the lyrics of songs. Listening to the needs of our community. Listening to the wisdom of our people. Listening to the cries of culture.
- The worst fate, in my opinion, that our church could suffer is not running out of money, not losing people... but being ignored by our community.
- What good is a church that runs like a well-oiled machine if it isn't reaching lost people?
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