i just got back from a 3-day pastors' conference in orlando. although we flew to florida, all we saw was the hotel & a few restaurants. we had close to zero free time. five pastors from our church went to join a larger group of about 200. it was a good bonding-trip for the five of us.
last weekend dave gibbons (pastor of new song church) was in town (nj) to speak at a conference. on saturday morning he made time to have breakfast w/local pastors. i was planning to sit far away from him so that i could just listen quietly. but the group was kind of small & i ended up sitting next to him.
i was really impressed by him. he had so much wisdom to share w/us. he gave us really good insights into church & ministry. i asked him if he had any advice on how to raise leaders & keep them accountable. he said that they have to "live at your house". in other words they have to be so close to you that they are always w/you & always at your house. some of his leaders even literally lived at his house. actually i've been thinking a lot of about all the things he shared w/us during that brief time.
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