Here are my cliff notes and the UNEDITED version from today’s free Zoom training: How to create community, disciple, and care online. Thank you to our hosts at the PNW Conference AND to all who participated! You Rock!
CLIFF NOTES:
– Are small groups and house church gatherings a good idea during a pandemic?
On a flight from Seattle to New York, my husband and I were sitting in first class. Occasionally I would look up from my reading to watch people navigate the isle to board the plane, adding the occasionally polite good morning or smile as people walked by.
Friends, we are obsessed with our bodies, but at the same time we are completely detached from them. What are you telling your body today? Are you saying, you are broken. Why can’t you do more? Quit being lame and tired – push through.
Research estimates that leaders spend 70 – 90 percent of waking hours in some form of communication (Barrett, 2006). This fact alone establishes reason to focus on learning effective communication skills. If communication becomes routine, it will quickly lack focus.
This weekend was my husband’s 30th high school reunion. I have been to all three of his, but none of mine. During this weekend’s reunion, the topic of my 30th reunion came up three separate times in conversation. Each time the question was asked: WHY didn’t I go to my reunion?
I don’t have to tell you that our nation and our world is in turmoil. Terrorism, racial, religious, and political unrest is sprawling across our land. A nation that once stood for justice, equality and the pursuit of happiness for every man and woman seems divided.
