Salt 18, “The Creative Conference for the Church,” met last week in Nashville, Tennessee, and Joey Santos and I were privileged to attend and lead a workshop. Our title: “Creating a Digital Campus: A New Strategy for Creating a Streaming Church.”
In another post I’ll write about the personal joy of attending SALT. This week I’ll highlight what Joey and I told those who heard us.
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Fierce is the best way to describe her. She doesn’t quit—especially when her first efforts fail. She sticks with her friends—even when they’re easily ignored by others. She speaks her mind—no matter if some are likely to disagree.
My daughter Natalie just turned 12 years old on Monday, but her fierce streak amazes and encourages and teaches me. Even as I’m asking God to help me parent her well, I’m learning from the intensity and strength I see in her. Let me tell you why.
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OK, I’ll admit my recent posts have been a bit heavy. Three weeks and four weeks ago, in the wake of a megachurch minister’s suicide, I wrote about the costs and burdens of ministry. Last week I lamented the lack of urgency for the gospel demonstrated by so much of the comfortable American church.
Hopefully there was a positive message in each of those posts, but today you won’t have to search for it.
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Wanted: One generous donor with deep pockets willing to empty them for the sake of the gospel. Your gift would send every member of our congregation on a trip to Ghana or India or the Dominican Republic. While there, these affluent suburban residents of Ohio will see Christian work and meet Christian workers living in simplicity and sometimes need, facing pagan religions and often persecution. Maybe these Americans will encourage or help those they meet in the foreign land. If so, that will be a side benefit to the main purpose of the trip: to instill a sense of urgency for spreading the gospel in America where our abundance distracts us from the church’s primary mission on earth.
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