Leadership Retreat
Just got back from our 2006 Leadership Retreat. What a weekend! Every year we pay for our leaders to come to the Annual Leadership Retreat. It's one of the best investments we make. We cast vision and do leadership development for about 24 hours.
The band rocked. Loved the NCC remix of Kyrie Elieson!
The teaching sessions were incredible. Our theme was Journey: Expect the Unexpected.
For years we've talked about developing a discipleship map. We finally did it this year. One of the things I love about the map metaphor is that it's not linear and there is no end point. The discipleship journey never ends. There is always terra incognita.
One of the highlights for me was playing volleyball with Parker till 12:30 AM. What a blast playing games with 125 leaders :) We take fun seriously at NCC. I honestly think you can learn more about a person playing games for one night than you can working together for one year!
On Saturday morning I got up and there was an NCC newspaper outside our room. Are you kidding me? I had no idea we were doing that. What a cool touch.
We have a core value at NCC: do it right and do it big. We don't do anything halfway. The retreat followed suit. I can say that because I had nothing to do with planning it and pulling it off. One of my greatest joys as Lead Pastor is seeing NCC outgrow me! Its so cool showing up to an event that someone else planned and be blown away by it. I was so proud of our team this week.
I'm physched about the small groups were offering this semester! Our job as leaders is to provide spiritual growth opportunities. We're offering 61 amazing opportunities this semester. Alot of people are going to get discipled in the next couple months!
We also did a few breakout sessions. I sat in on the ministry breakout and each ministry shared "best practices." I had no idea all the amazing things our ministries are doing! It was so informational and inspirational for our ministries to learn from each other. Great cross-polinization!
Everything from Name that Tune to Personality Dysfunction to Sword Drill was too much fun! I definitely got my laugh quota.
I have this sense that God is preparing us for exponential growth. That is my sixth sense. There are a couple reasons. First, we've got 61 small groups this semester. I feel like God doesn't give the increase until we're prepared to disciple people. I think we're ready to disciple more people. Second, I sense our team coming into their own. They are maturing in their giftings. Third, we're building on all the things we've learned and experienced. I feel like we're building on a platform that has been built over the past ten years. Fourth, I'm hungrier. I think there are moments where God gives us the opportunity to step up. It's scary. It means more sweat and tears. But if we step up we step into our destiny. God releases a greater anointing. I never feel equal to the task, but I'm hungry to see God do something bigger and better at NCC.
The band rocked. Loved the NCC remix of Kyrie Elieson!
The teaching sessions were incredible. Our theme was Journey: Expect the Unexpected.
For years we've talked about developing a discipleship map. We finally did it this year. One of the things I love about the map metaphor is that it's not linear and there is no end point. The discipleship journey never ends. There is always terra incognita.
One of the highlights for me was playing volleyball with Parker till 12:30 AM. What a blast playing games with 125 leaders :) We take fun seriously at NCC. I honestly think you can learn more about a person playing games for one night than you can working together for one year!
On Saturday morning I got up and there was an NCC newspaper outside our room. Are you kidding me? I had no idea we were doing that. What a cool touch.
We have a core value at NCC: do it right and do it big. We don't do anything halfway. The retreat followed suit. I can say that because I had nothing to do with planning it and pulling it off. One of my greatest joys as Lead Pastor is seeing NCC outgrow me! Its so cool showing up to an event that someone else planned and be blown away by it. I was so proud of our team this week.
I'm physched about the small groups were offering this semester! Our job as leaders is to provide spiritual growth opportunities. We're offering 61 amazing opportunities this semester. Alot of people are going to get discipled in the next couple months!
We also did a few breakout sessions. I sat in on the ministry breakout and each ministry shared "best practices." I had no idea all the amazing things our ministries are doing! It was so informational and inspirational for our ministries to learn from each other. Great cross-polinization!
Everything from Name that Tune to Personality Dysfunction to Sword Drill was too much fun! I definitely got my laugh quota.
I have this sense that God is preparing us for exponential growth. That is my sixth sense. There are a couple reasons. First, we've got 61 small groups this semester. I feel like God doesn't give the increase until we're prepared to disciple people. I think we're ready to disciple more people. Second, I sense our team coming into their own. They are maturing in their giftings. Third, we're building on all the things we've learned and experienced. I feel like we're building on a platform that has been built over the past ten years. Fourth, I'm hungrier. I think there are moments where God gives us the opportunity to step up. It's scary. It means more sweat and tears. But if we step up we step into our destiny. God releases a greater anointing. I never feel equal to the task, but I'm hungry to see God do something bigger and better at NCC.
3 Comments:
I left at 12:45am and you all were still playing around in the gym... those were some games we played! The whole retreat was awesome.
I would like to see a bigger version of the map. Would it be possible
Here's a link to our website. YOu should be able to download a larger version.
http://theaterchurch.com/groups
Mark
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