Best practices
This post on the GKPN is to remind me of the other reason why its worth the annual trip to take part in this gathering of leaders. Apart from sharing time with leaders that I have written about below, the gathering brings together some of the finest leaders in the Body of Christ. Together they bring a years worth of ideas and best practices. While some of these practices may not be applicable to my current situation they trigger other ideas that are huge.
Dancing to the beat of African drums - Young Hoon Lee, Senior Pastor of Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul Korea. World's largest evangelical church that was founded by Paul Yonggi Cho.
Forerunners of the small group church - they have over 700,000 members and thousands of small groups.What this church does for the poor in Asia is also worth emulating.
Phil Pringle, Founding leader of C3 Church in Sydney one of Australia's largest.
C3 Church Global is a worldwide church planting movement - their vision is to build contemporary churches that would impact major cities in the world for Christ. Listening to Phil over lunch discuss church planting and building spiritual family was stirring.
Every Nation's very own Manny Carlos, my long time friend and co-worker in Christ shares on one of our values - campus ministry, youth and the next generation.
Manny broke down for everyone why this ministry is critical and shared the various best practices that we have learned over the last 27 years. Youth ministry is an investment in the future. It is an expensive ministry without immediate payback - young people don't have lot of money - specially in third world countries. But the fact remains that the vast majority of people who come to Christ - come to Him in their youth. I've always been grateful for the many years of friendship I've had with Manny.
"But since you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in the love we have kindled in you—see that you also excel in this grace of giving." 2Corinthians 8:7
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