on the walk

In the second session of the summit there was a lot of good stuff. I have may have a few posts.

Gary Haugen is the head of the International Justice Mission.

He is serving Jesus and listening to him talk made me want to get serious about serving Jesus.

Early in his talk he challenged us to ask this question, “Are Jesus and I interested in the same things?”

Well, are you? Continue Reading »

The first session of the summit was Bill Hybels talking about decision making in leadership.

I am allergic to fame (I think that this is mainly because I want to be famous and I am jealous) and so I always expect to dislike Hybels. That expectation is never met. Every time I hear him speak he is fantastic. Even when he is trying to sell me something that I don’t want and think is a waste of paper, I respect him because I’m convinced that he believes in the product and is offering it not to make a buck but because he truly thinks it is good. Continue Reading »

I am still recovering from the last couple of weeks. You may have noticed from the lack of blogging that real life has been pretty intense. Last week began intensely with huge writing project, and ended intensely with the Willow Creek Association Leadership Summit. Now I am by no means a sycophant for the WCA, and I arrive at all their events with a healthy bit of skepticism. Despite this however, it was wonderful. Hybels as usual surprised me with his genuine compassion and authenticity Continue Reading »