Unleash reflections

What an awesome conference yesterday. Here are a couple of takeaways from this conference up in Anderson, SC with New Spring Church.

Vision, Vision, Vision!!! Now I should already know this, but as Andy Stanley says, Vision leaks. And so I needed a refreshed infusion of the importance of Vision. But it wasn't just some talking head telling me that I need to be compelled with Vision, Perry Noble was a living demonstration of that. He said if you can sleep, than you don't have a vision. Vision keeps their church focused. They make choices and say Yes or No to many good things, based on a commitment to vision. God speaks to the leader with Vision, not committees. A leader must listen and hear from God. And when he does, he should be driven by that Vision.

Heart for the lost. I love Perry's singular heart for the lost. It reminds me of what attracted me to be with Campus Crusade for 17 years, Dr. Bill Bright had a singular passion for Christ and for people to come to know Him. Perry's passion fires me up.

Heart for pastors. Perry loves pastors. And I know this not because he said it and prayed for them. But just look at the heart of this conference, resourcing and building up churches and their leaders. Perry is not territorial, keeping everything to himself. He wants to give himself away. Perry has a great Kingdom mindset and heart. My lead pastor came because of my prompting. I had heard Perry and was familiar with him, my lead pastor, Jon, wasn't. But at the end of the conference, Jon said that I could sign him up next year in a heart beat. What particularly endeared Jon to Perry was Perry's heart for the senior pastor. Being prayed over at the end of the conference was something, Jon said, he rarely has seen in the heart of another pastor.

So I guess that means, Lord willing, we will be back next year.

Way to go and be used by God, New Spring Church and Perry!