No, this is not a joke. In fact, it actually sounds pretty neat:
-What if we offered a space that is gutsy, hopeful, courageously vulnerable for pastors to let go of the burden to be a Super Pastor?
-What if we could hold an event that was free from the thrills and frills of other pastors conferences?
-What if we came together as epic failures and sought not successful models or how-do’s but instead celebrated faithfulness in ministry because of the reality of Jesus?
-What if we were reminded that we’re not responsible for being ‘successful’ in ministry, but we are responsible for being faithful to the calling that God has laid out for us – regardless of the outcome?
-What if we had a conference that was not led not by famous pastors who are household names, but by scandalously ordinary ministers and leaders who are faithfully attempting to join with God – even in the midst of glaring obscurity and anonymity?
Check out more on the conference by reading their site.
I like the idea of this conference because it's touching on something that is not often discussed--weakness is a key element of being a Christian. That is, God's power is most often (or even only?) found in human weakness. Paul goes so far as to tell the Corinthian church that human power needs to get out of the way if you want to see God at work.
But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for [human] power is brought to its end in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.
2 Corinthians 12:9 - translation courtesy Marva Dawn
Sign me up! Sounds like a conference made with me in mind.
Posted by: AndyLambkin | 02/11/2011 at 02:33 PM