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eve of symc 2010

February 26, 2010 in leadership, student ministry with Comments Off


i’m in chicago for the simply youth ministry conference.  spent the day connecting with some folks that i’ve gotten to know through the twitterverse.  its amazing how following someone’s conversation can turn into a trusted friendship through the power of social networking.  had several good conversations with ministry/Kingdom allies.  made many new friends also.

kami gilmour and stephanie cairo

the value of this particular conference is the directed efforts by an amazing team of volunteers and staff who clearly understand the value of creating opportunities to connect and build relationships.  this year’s conference has a very solid feel to it.  with the support of the good folks at Group and the able talents of their conference director kami gilmour and inside track guru stephanie cairo an amazing couple of days are ahead for some 2, 500 folks who are passionate about connecting students to power of the gospel.

this afternoon in between helping to set up the conference were some great conversations.  at dinner tonite doug fields shared his vision for the conference and reminded those in attendance the importance of reaching out to others during the course of the next couple of days as many attendees are on their last legs in ministry and this time away can really be used by the Holy Spirit to encourage and equip tired youth workers.

oh yeah…one of the best things is that some parts of the conference will be streamed live on the net.  you can watch it here.  there’s a schedule there too. and you can follow it all on twitter .

Len Evans, Doug Fields, Brian Ford

doug fields, rick lawrence and marv penner

We’re Governed by Callous Children

October 31, 2009 in leadership, politics, thoughts with Comments Off

many conversations over the past week…one in particular with a young man, also named sam, who i visited with in prison yesterday.  he’s just 18.  his view of the world and his plight is grounded in what i think peggy noonan points out here in her op piece from the wsj.  we are living in very interesting times.   those of us in leadership within the faith community have got to start rethinking some things. here’s a couple of clips…

The biggest threat to America right now is not government spending, huge deficits, foreign ownership of our debt, world terrorism, two wars, potential epidemics or nuts with nukes. The biggest long-term threat is that people are becoming and have become disheartened, that this condition is reaching critical mass, and that it afflicts most broadly and deeply those members of the American leadership class who are not in Washington, most especially those in business….We are governed at all levels by America’s luckiest children, sons and daughters of the abundance, and they call themselves optimists but they’re not optimists—they’re unimaginative. They don’t have faith, they’ve just never been foreclosed on. They are stupid and they are callous, and they don’t mind it when people become disheartened. They don’t even notice.

the 9′s -9.09.09 @ 9:09am CDT

September 4, 2009 in leadership with Comments Off

450x200just making sure folks know about THE NINES… always great things coming from leadership network…its FREE…but you need to be registered.

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