The Idea Camp

The Idea Camp- the hybrid, free unconference.  My friend and bossman posted the other day about how excited he was about The Idea Camp.  You can read his thoughts here… I am very excited about this as well.  It’s such a unique environment and I think the organizer, Charles Lee, has done a great job of capturing the minds of some brilliant people and organizing this thing with some major potential in mind.  I was trying to explain to my wife last night what kind of conference this was, and it was hard even to describe.  I may have confused myself (which is easy to do .  It really is an organized conversation of sorts.  A collection of passionate, creative, thinking people gathering to discuss important ideas and concepts that can impact culture and make an impact on people who need the Truth of Christ.  To be honest, I feel a little out of my league, and am going to try to keep my mouth shut unless I really have something important to say!  I’m excited that they are not printing out schedules (other than ones in strategic locations posted on the wall), but rather posting them online.  I think this is a brilliant stategy!  It’s GREEN and it’s pretty innovative!  They are also using the NING platform to help facilitate a sense of community and connections.  I’m very interested in exploring using something like this at The Orchard as well.

Thanks to Charles for organizing this, looking forward to hearing Erwin McManus and Eric Bryant, Keith & Dawn Nicole Baldwin (who are a part of The Orchard community- I can’t believe the amazing diversity and talent of the people at The Orchard!), and of course, Scott Hodge.  Looking forward to meeting a ton of others and seeing what God does with this thing.  I’ll give a full report next week on what went down.  Wish you all could be there!

By the way, last night I read that there is going to be some live streaming of some of the main sessions.  Block out some time the next couple of days and check this out!  You can check in live from anywhere with a (decent) internet connection here. Gotta get ready to fly to SoCal- see you later!

 

Give It All Away

There’s a great post today by Craig Groeschel called “Kingdom Minded Part 3.”  He talks about the value of giving things away as a church for the Kingdom of God (sermon/media content, staff time in the form of serving other churches via roundtable, etc).  The more I read from him the more amazed at God I am at what He’s creating through Craig.  He seems such a humble, serving guy and I’m glad to see this conversation take place.

I have a core value/conviction/etc. that we need to be a teaching church.  Not just my church or your church, but all churches.  We need to be teaching other people who may not be as far along on the journey as we are.  We need to help others along.  We’re all in this together!

My pastor really has instilled in me the need to work and build up other churches.  I’ve noticed a correlation with my satisfaction serving my church people with me investing in other leaders.  I’m young but I love it and feel I have something to offer (even if it’s not much!).  

How about you?  What are you giving away as a church/ministry/Christ-follower?  How are you multiplying influence for the Kingdom by your giving attitude?  Where do you need to invest more?

Go read Craig’s post here and get in on the discussion.