I’m at our off-site retreat with our executive board and pastoral staff. The Lord is already doing some great things in us. I guess I’m a bit knuckle-headed, I should have done this several times already, if not, once a year. I guess in my “older years” I’m beginning to wise up. I think I’m learning to “pause.” Another term like “yield” might be a better fit. I love this word, it has synonymic terms as, give way, give up, defer, surrender, succumb and give in. It’s stuff I have a hard time doing. There are times when we need to disconnect and yield to the presence of God. And at times, this needs to be practiced at a different location. That’s only if we desire to succeed with minimal set-backs.
I read a blog the other day by Pastor Mark Batterson concerning this topic. He said he came up with a little formula a few years ago, “change of pace + change of place = change of perspective.” When I read it, I fell in love with it. I’ve realized that it’s what I personally needed and that is what I needed to do with my executive board and pastors. Later in the summer we are planning another getaway with our entire leadership team. This is truly a summer of DIVINE ORDER for me and all MHCers.
Pray for us…
