Hey crew... man what a whirlwind of stuff going on. Every day I have bloggin' on my to-do list, but every day other priorities take over - tonight I thought, I HAVE to get my thoughts down (to honor my commitment I've made to myself to do this).
Don't worry, I'm still gettin' some free time.... although today was a long day at the office (8:00am-6:00pm) and a ton of work to do tonight, I still made time to bring my kids to school (after a quick stop at the bakery), have lunch with my daughter, play 35 minutes of Game Cube (I beat all 3 kids in MarioKart -- oh yeah!), and order my wife a book she's been dying to get on-line. So don't think it's all work & no play!
Here's some of the things I've been invovled with that have been very rewarding and have contributed greatly to my leadership journey:
* Speaking at New Hope on 12/30/07 (continued learning as I expanded the circle of people I've brought in to the creation process) and scheduled to speak on 1/27/08; also scheduled to speak at Evergreen Community Church on 2/24/08.
* Teaching adult Sunday school which has continue to extend my understanding of God's overall plan for humanity and the stuff that our predecessors walked through
* Leading a lunch time discussion group at Thrivent on StrengthsFinder
* Starting to teach (tomorrow!) a weekly Leadership course at Cambridge Christian School to High School juniors & seniors
* Facilitating an all day staff & leadership meeting on 1/11; this did not go as well as I'd hoped but the learnings for large-group facilitation were huge and insights from the group were valuable
As you can see, it has become incredibly obvious that my life is moving more and more toward teaching, facilitation & relationships compared to the 100% technical (actuarial) that occupied my life less than two years ago. My biggest area of development continues to be in the area of relationships - in the actuarial world, as long as you did your spreadsheets rights and could somewhat explain them, you were considered a genius... in the relationship-driven church leadership world, success is measured quite differently and far less objectively. I'm so thankful for those who continue to believe in my gifts and encourage me as I march forward in my journey.
Life is good. Praise the Lord.
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