this week my new place of employment paid for all of us to attend willow creek's leadership summit. this is a global leadership conference spanning the country as well as several other countries world wide. this year's conference had 120,000 attendees. it was crazy to be a part of something that was on such a huge scale.
well, overall the conference was amazing. i would highly recommend it for anyone in any place of leadership--whether it be coaching your local tee-ball team or working for a well known corporation. there was something there for everyone.
personally, i took a lot away from this conference. i was forced to look at my life and ask, "what am i doing for the kingdom of God?" i was challenged to be a part of helping the fight against poverty and to reach out to those in need in my local community. i was asked to really "see" those who work alongside of me and the clients that i may come in contact with--to hear their stories and take time to understand where they are coming from. i was given a command to help the body of Christ to become the bride she was meant to be--pure and unified, loving and self-sacrificing, bold and gracious. overall, i was left with a sense that i'm not quite there yet. i haven't arrived and that's a good thing. there are areas of improvement both within my leadership development as well as who i am as a person. God is in the process of molding me and shaping me....and thankfully He's not done with me yet!
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