No, I did not know that Perry Noble and Steven Furtick were going to talk about Colwood Church in their breakout session.
Amazed, humbled, honored, and a little bit silly.
That's how I felt sitting there as Perry spontaneously shared about our journey and what God is doing in Michigan.
I wish our team could have been there to witness an auditorium full of senior pastors from around the country breaking out in applause at what's happened at Colwood over the past 5 months. Unbelievable moment.
Unleash 2010 was a tremendous experience for our team of ten. God whispered courage and confidence into my soul.
Feel free to grab my complete conference notes and see trip photos.
A few highlights: Jason Moorehead, NewSpring's Chief Operations Officer and the go-to for this leadership conference, personally welcomed Team Colwood to Unleash. Gracious guy.
Perry gave us invite-only passes to a senior pastor's luncheon. It was great catching up with Chris Elrod and others. Ryan Englemann (pictured right) from our Executive Leadership Team joined me.
Truly appreciated Perry carving out time to personally encourage our team of ten from Colwood. Knowing that leaders around the country are praying for them and cheering them on was huge for our team.
Key Conference Quotes:
"Church people want safe and predictable. But our God leads us to uncomfortable places!"
"Every church person loves the idea of progress; its the sacrifice factor that hurts."
"How many of you would be willing to give up your LIFE for your kids? Then why won't you give up your worship style for them?"
"Leadership is simple: Listen to God. Do what He says. Don't trade strategy for the supernatural."
"The Unspoken Lid of Leadership is Fear of Betrayal. Remember that in football, all the greatest players play hurt."
"God's promise is BIGGER than your perhaps."
"Listen to your coaches, not your critics. Great football players NEVER listen to the bleacher talk; they take cues from trusted coaches."
"When Satan wants to stop a movement, he always goes after the leader."
"If God is using you, its because you're barren. It you're that good, its because God is that good!!"
Thanks for posting of what went on at Unleash. You do a great job of informing Colwood of the vision God has given you. Looking forward to Sunday, as always!
Posted by: Sommer Page | Sunday, March 07, 2010 at 08:03 AM