Full Day
Some days are “fuller” than others… naturally that is the ebb and flow of life and our rhythm. I took Monday off to hang out with the fam which was great but it has been jammed full since then.
We have started a new rhythm the last couple of weeks at the Renovation Office. Wednesday has become our “meeting” day. Our structure has evolved into something different than when we launched Elmwood. We are learning as we go and adapting as we go. Right now we have what we call the Renovation Leadership Team (RLT) which is Nick Kish, Earl Leatherland, Joshua Dean and myself. We meet every Wednesday morning from 9:00 – 11:00. I have learned that it does not matter what size staff or team you have… 2, 20, 200 it takes work to stay connected and interdependent. So we are working hard at working, praying, thinking, strategizing together and for each other… Then from 11:00 -Noon we have our SWAT (staff working as a team) Meeting with both the RLT and the Renovation Support Team (RST). Last spring I visited Granger Community Church and I got to sit in on their SWAT meeting and it was the most remarkable Staff/Team meeting I had ever seen. So i brought the format back with me.
I left that meeting and went to another great meeting… National Day of Prayer Pastor’s Luncheon. I love hearing other pastor’s speak even for just a couple of minutes of their experience with God and His faithfulness. Got to reconnect with several friends/pastors afterward which is always cool. We are collectively praying that 5,000 people show up for Prayer at the Square on May 7. I hope everybody at Renovation would if at all possible make this opportunity to let our city see the Church at Buffalo come together.
I left that meeting to head back to Renovation to have a planning meeting for our next MarriedLife Live! Going to be a great night.
Left the office to go home and pick up Caleb to take him to his Basketball Banquet at Blessed Sacrament… nothing like spending an evening with a cafeteria full of boys 8-12 years of age…!
Got home just in time to sit down and watch a little MoTown… American Idol Style. That 16 yr old can stinkin sing!
So hey that was how my day rolled… ready to hit it and get ready to go again!
