Every time I go back to Willowcreek it's like a spiritual pilgrimage for me. It was during seminary that I went to my first conference. It's hard to put into words, but I felt like Willow fueled my dream of planting a church. And it gave me permission to do church different.
So grateful for the investment Willowcreek has made in so many leaders, including myself. So it was a cool opportunity to "give back." Not sure I would have imagined, a decade ago, that I'd ever speak at a Willowcreek conference. Grateful for the opportunity.
I thoroughly enjoyed our session. I did a tag-team with our Pastor of Discipleship, Heather Zempel. And we'd never done that before so we weren't sure how it'd go. But I thought it was fun. And hopefully it helped attendees to hear a little bit of banter between a lead pastor and discipleship pastor. Two voices. Two perspectives. Small groups in stereo.
So grateful for the investment Willowcreek has made in so many leaders, including myself. So it was a cool opportunity to "give back." Not sure I would have imagined, a decade ago, that I'd ever speak at a Willowcreek conference. Grateful for the opportunity.
I thoroughly enjoyed our session. I did a tag-team with our Pastor of Discipleship, Heather Zempel. And we'd never done that before so we weren't sure how it'd go. But I thought it was fun. And hopefully it helped attendees to hear a little bit of banter between a lead pastor and discipleship pastor. Two voices. Two perspectives. Small groups in stereo.
7 Comments:
I feel like you speak at willowcreak every month for some reason.
I keep reading about it on your blog, its awesome!
Awesome Mark. We have all been the recipients of Willow's leadership. What a cool thing to be able to do.
Mark,
I was at the conference and you both did a great job. Also, thanks for taking the time to talk to some of Willow's "emerging leaders," it really meant a lot to us.
Thanks!
I too am at the conference and thoroughly enjoyed the tag team approach. It was great to hear you both speak with passion and conviction about your approach and how you're taking advantage of your unique situation.
Thank you for coming and for bringing Heather along.
Mark,
Thanks for the session at willow. We could have listened to the two of you for hours (oh wait, we did). I meant more hours.
Vinnie in Boston
Hey Mark!
I was at the conference too, and our team was so blessed by your presentation! :) Our experience at Willow would not have been the same if not for every single piece!
We might pop in on y'all in DC just for fun sometime!
God Bless!
You two did an outstanding job and I got to spend a bit of time with Heather and your team. I know what it feels like to serve with a great team, I love our staff here at CCV (Philadelphia). Thanks for bringing such a great crew and I hope I get to see you and your gang sometime in the future. Later bro!
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