Advance

So it's been a little over a week since the Element Church Men's Advance ended, so I thought I would post some reflections about the weekend.

First of all, Thanks go out to Bob, Ryan and Jay for all the planning and organization for the event. I thought we went into the weekend very prepared and most of the event went off without a hitch. The food was awesome and there was plenty of it. Sleep---well that's another story.

Thanks to all of you who attended. I have heard a lot of great stories. Hope you enjoyed yourselves and will join us again next time. We are tentatively looking at late summer/early fall for the next advance. Also, thanks goes out to Calvary Chapel for letting us use their facilities. They stepped up bigtime to get things ready for us.

And thanks to Bob Norris for joining us as our guest speaker. You did great. I loved your concept of "Glorifying God And Enjoying Him Forever". Do I do that? Hopefully most of what I do in my day to day living glorifies God. But do I enjoy Him? Do I enjoy the journey? Have I lost my laughter? I was challenged by that.

Also, kudos go out to Bobby G. Way to go man. Loved your thoughts/talk on Saturday morning. You did great man!. So cool to watch from the sidelines as one of your friends.

I was blessed to be able to wrap things up by sharing on Sunday morning. The basic premise of my talk--"Shepherd Your Flock". Whatever 'flock' God has given you--lead and protect it with all you have. Be a "warrior-shepherd". My final challenge--"Make It Stick". Whatever God showed you this weekend--Make It Stick. How many times have you and I had a 'mountain top experience' and then gone back to normal everyday life and routine and totally forgotten what God showed us on the 'mountain top'? I know I have.

Again, thanks to all that went with us. I enjoyed getting to know more of you and watching you all connect with each other. It was cool to see new friendships formed. One final thought--we might want to put someone else in charge of the bonfire next time!

Advancing, Grant