Today through Wednesday, I am taking some of our Ministry Staff members with me to an experience called “Invent the Future.” All of our Ministry Staff members have given input into the total process. Upon our return, all of our team and hundreds of wonderful volunteers will rally around this vision as we forge our future together.

Usually major corporations experience this kind of event, led by the Soderquist Center for Leadership and Ethics. Due to my growing relationship with these incredible people and leaders, we have created this environment for our upcoming retreat. I am convinced this is essential to our future and very excited we have a godly group of people taking their skills from corporate America in strategic planning to help us navigate our future. Their role is to lead the process for us, not plan our future as a church.

Don Soderquist and his CEO Andy Wilson will be participating with us in this experience. Andy has been a great friend for years, and he has given the second half of his life to equipping leaders. The Soderquist team is a blessing to our region and the world. Last year, I went through an experience we planned with them for Senior Pastors of mega-churches. It was splendid. Due to the success of that experience, we have worked together to plan this retreat.

So please pray for me and our staff team this week. These three days are critical. I am counting on you to pray…thanks in advance.

Have a wonderful day.