Every once in awhile I like to do something I like to call an InstaUpdate on this blog. That is just updating you on one of my favorite iOS apps that makes me feel like a real photographer (when in fact my pictures are awful). I take pictures of about everything and enjoy seeing what my friends have to say both close friends and those famous people we all love to follow. Here are a couple pictures from the past couple months that I especially liked. Enjoy:
1st Tourney as the Assistant Golf Coach for Trenton HS
Inspired by Opening Day 2013 & the Struggle I have with living in Detroit, but loving the Cards
One of my new favorite hobbies. Chemex & Toddy Iced Coffee
My Brother & I's Senior Bricks @ Normal West HS
The Environment @ the Uprising SM
Working on Golf Game, Shooting in the 70s
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If you have been following my twitter (@normallyINDIE) over the last week, you would have be bombarded with posts regarding the C3 Conference in Dallas, TX. It is a church conference designed for church leaders to come together, ask questions about the Real & the Raw and most of all understand God's calling on their to be held at a higher standard. Sadly, I wasn't able to bring my team with me, but despite all of that God seemed to do so much work in my life personally as well as my ministry life. I would like to share with you some of the big insights that he shared with me during my time in Dallas.
First being, the God is working through our struggle. An amazing pastor named Greg Rohlinger (@gregrohlinger) spoke on this idea as he was diagnosed with a terminal illness that is gradually taking his life. Everyday tasks seemed to become more and more difficult and he could have either cursed God and walked away or continued to follow him because his ministry was not over. But God was preparing him for what he had to do in the future through the struggle he was facing today. That is the big take away, that God is allowing you to work through this struggle because you have to work through this in order to be prepared for what is to come.
Next, Pace Hartfield (@pacehartfield) shared with all of us that "Your Pastor is not your Lord, but your Pastor's leader is your Lord." This is an amazing idea because so often do we treat our senior pastors with too much respect or very little respect. What he called us to understand was that if you are not willing to respect your senior pastor for whatever reason, you must respect the calling & authority he was given by God to lead your church. It is an amazing thing to understand because so many of us either disrespect or undermine our pastors and that is not what God is calling us to do when we step on board as a team staff at church.
These are just a couple insights from the amazing week that took place in Dallas and I am so excited to go back next year and bring as many people on our teams as possible.
Below is a recap of the week if you would like more info or to register for C3 2014 then go to click here
