Reflection on Connection

The NACC convention I was at this past week really wore me out. It was non-stop connection. I taught three times and Denise once and I went to just about every session. In between were luncheons and dinners and after session coffees. It was non-stop people.

Which is the point. They call this convention “the connecting place” for a reason. Many of these people I haven’t seen since last year or for several years. Many of our church building partners were there and church planting partners, and missionaries (including Mary Kamau from Nairobi).

And I connected with Tony Dungy (okay I met him for 2 seconds and got a picture) which was really cool for my goofy Colt’s loving father.



I’ve actually been to the NACC 44 out of my 48 years of life (if you include one in the womb). My parents always went, and Denise and I have gone almost every year of our ministry. It’s a highlight of my summer. But this was one of the best, if not the best, and I’m not just saying that because the president is one of my best friends.

 

The sessions were well planned, the worship was excellent (especially the sessions when Mosaic got to perform), and the speakers were all fantastic. Rick Warren was supposed to be with us on Friday morning, but had a family with a medical emergency so he went and taped his sermon and had it hand delivered to us. I think it meant more that he would go to the trouble to do that than if he would have been there in person.

All of the programmed stuff was top notch.

But the week was truly great because we connected, and the body of Christ needs to be connected. New friendships were made, mentors connected with mentees (it’s a word, look it up), missionaries raised awareness, and family members had an excuse to gather together.

There were no divisions of race, or gender, or denomination.

How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity! Psalm 133:1

It was good for my soul. It exhausted my body – but it was good for the soul.

Tim

 

Comments

[Lin]

mentee: one who is mentored.
(yep! I looked it up!) ha!

Sounds like a great time Tim.
What a blessing to have a place to go and rest, regroup, reconnect and rejoice!
After all you give to your hungry flock here at Parkview, so nice you get to get fed too!