hey was anyone at catalyst? If you were, could you share the wealth.

I was teaching a couple sessions at the ChOG in MI Christian Leadership Convention Saturday. I tag teamed one session with Terry Blackford. We ping-ponged off each other a bit which was fun. Thanks Terry for sharing your story and the wisdom you've gained so far in ministry.

There was something else that happend that really reminded me of this migration we're undergoing. There was this older lady that came to the session that Terry and I were doing. I thought it was kinda sweet that this old lay was coming in hear to listen to Me and Terry, guys that could easily be her grandsons. my first thought was this lady is a prayer warrior, cool. As Terry started things off and as he went on it looked like our old friend had a head ache or was really trying to concentrate. Honestly I was trying not to be distracted by her so I didn't look much, she was sitting at table that was right in front of me. at some point she just blurted about about a ministry that she wanted to start in schools. she wanted to go into high schools and start teaching classes about God and teach from the Bible. She really derailed me, and I couldn't get her back on it. With the help of others in the room she decided to talk to someone about it "after class."

This situation was a real reminder to me. This nice old lady was really passionate, but she was so out of touch that she didn't know that students, let a lone the school administration wouldn't give her the time of day, if she just walked in to school and wanted to teach like that. She couldn't see that she would be perceived by people that she was spraying people with a Bible Machine gun. [Picture me pretending to load and fire a 50cal accompanied with the proper sound affects.] It reminded me that we've still got to tell a lot of people in the church that the world has changed. It continues to change. At alarming rates for many people.

Let's help people see. Let's have some hard talks with people we know. People that are treating their friends and neighbors badly on behalf of Jesus and they don't even know it.