I got home from CP Huddle Saturday afternoon at 2 PM. Scott Bates and I had a 6 AM flight out of Memphis. This year's Huddle recharged my batteries and allowed me to reconnect with many friends. The biggest strategy nugget I left with was the need to "Clarify the Win" (Andy Stanley). The traditional line of thinking in regards to the "win" is attendance, buildings, offerings, salvations, and baptisms. While these are important, the "win" needs to look beyond that macro factors. For example, the "win" in a Kindergarten class might be, "The Kids will sit still and listen to a 15 minute Bible lesson" or "Parents will implement a family devo time 3 nights per week". I am challenged to sit down, examine each ministry in our church, and clarify the win for those ministries.
Highlights of Huddle:
- dinner at Spaghetti Warehouse in Memphis and cruising Beale St with a bunch of preachers
- Jordan Thomas's reminder to "Keep Jesus Supreme" in our churches...how? with tangible evidences
- Richard "Simmons" Vogt's encouragement to count our calories and pursue a healthy lifestyle.
- ABA's version of Mark Driscoll makes an appearance at our dinner table at the Spaghetti Warehouse
Thanks again to the Reach America team and Trinity Church in West Memphis for doing a great job with Huddle.
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