Day one at the Summit- awesome.
I guess I shouldn't assume everyone knows what the Summit is.
It's actually "The Leadership Summit."
A conference done by Willowcreek focusing on the issues of leadership.
Specific enough to fit a nitch.
Broad enough to always cover a ton of material.
So here are just my random thoughts, reflections, etc...
Bill Hybels opening talk-
A great overview on the process of decision making and how vital it is to leadership at any capacity.
The axiom "This is Church" is what's it's all about.
Gary Haugen, director of the International Justice Mission-
Just heart breaking.
"If you want your leadership to matter, lead in the things that matter to Jesus."
"Leadership matters when it feels hopeless, scary and hard."
Bill George, Harvard prof and former CEO of Medtronic-
Align- Empower- Serve- Collaborate
"Leaders fail when they are not grounded. Get grounded by working at the ground level."
Wendy Kopp, founder of Teacher for America-
This was really challenging. She rocked.
It was like the leadership issue didn;t matter to her. Her mission is all that mattered- educational equality is the civil rights issue of our generation.
Give people the opportunity to make a difference, and they will.
John Burke, wrote one of my favorite books, No Perfect People Allowed-
He didn't really say anything new, but I like what he said.
Efrem Smith, pastor of The Sanctuary Covenant Church-
This guy brought it! Black man preaching to a bunch of suburban pastors- it was awesome.
Raised the bar to intentionally build the church to reflect the kingdom of God- multi cultural, class, and race.
And really, we don't have a choice. Our neighboring city of Toronto is the most diverse city in the world now. London isn't much different. The church needs to be the most integrated place on earth.
Now it's late, I haven't eaten yet, and want to rest, for tomorrow we do it all over again.
And a special shout out to the grandparents for watching our kids today and again tomorrow so both me and Robin can enjoy this.
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Connections are all around us. We can connect to nearly anything and anybody, anywhere at anytime. But for all our progress and possibilities, how many of us feel disconnected in our hearts?
Despite all the connections made, we often feel unconnected to anything, or anyone, in a meaningful way. In an increasingly interconnected world so many are still missing the most important connection-
3C is about cultivating the most vital relationships-
Connecting with God, connecting with people, and connecting with the world.
We want people to know they are not alone in their search for purpose, meaning and something more. We want people to know they can connect to God in a real, dynamic and even life-changing way. We want people to have opportunities to connect with other people- people like them, and people as different as can be. We want people to connect to the world around them - connecting to the community in service and connecting to the world to make a difference.
3C seeks to be a community living in relationship with God, people and the world around us- a natural expression to the inter-connected reality of life. Our hope is that you will find it a place to connect as well.
isolated. alone. broken. fragmented. estranged.
Despite all the connections made, we often feel unconnected to anything, or anyone, in a meaningful way. In an increasingly interconnected world so many are still missing the most important connection-
RELATIONSHIPS
3C is about cultivating the most vital relationships-
Connecting with God, connecting with people, and connecting with the world.
We want people to know they are not alone in their search for purpose, meaning and something more. We want people to know they can connect to God in a real, dynamic and even life-changing way. We want people to have opportunities to connect with other people- people like them, and people as different as can be. We want people to connect to the world around them - connecting to the community in service and connecting to the world to make a difference.
3C seeks to be a community living in relationship with God, people and the world around us- a natural expression to the inter-connected reality of life. Our hope is that you will find it a place to connect as well.
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