This is an on-going update on free The Nines conference. It will be updated as the conference goes.
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Scott Hodge has more energy than the Energizer Bunny and I like it.
Dave Ferguson talked about the five steps in apprenticeship. But he never mentioned what someone does.
In the first 90 minutes not one leader talked about the Great Commission or the practice of love or grace. I would think this is the basis for leadership…but I could be wrong. ;-P
Give it up for Stacy Stacy Spencer at New Directions Christian for bringing leadership back to restoration. Although, Bill Kinnon and Steve Knight said Skye Jethani was off the charts.
How come it took the woman (Anne Jackson and Nancy Beech) to give us a warning to slow down and find the safe spaces to be real?
Andrew Jones had the best comment in the first couple of hours. He asked, “if legitimacy equals more than largeness, who will speak for the tiny underground movements? maybe alan hirsch and neil cole.”
Scott Wilson pays his people to read leadership books or get out. There’s something to this but it just came off strange. Drew Tatsuko said, “ok. you totally lost me at cash incentives for leadership. puke.”
Steven Furtick completely lost me. Oh well. He looks like Perry Farrell of Jane’s Addiction, which kind of distracted me.
Reggie McNeal makes the assertion that, “we are not the point.” Yet the entire story of Scripture is God’s working to redeem US. What say you?
Noel Heikkenin from Riverview Church rocked. He talked about how we are crippling people from maturity by robbing them of their own struggle. He also spoke of the problem we’ve created with the role of pastors. It really reminded me of this post.
Len Sweet talked about the Big Head Syndrome, or getting lost in your own success. But Jan has the best comment to follow. She said, “Right now, lots of pastors are listening to @LenSweet talk about big heads and thinking of someone else. #thenines”
Teresa from Northstar Community absolutely knocked it out of the park. Tell yourself the truth.
One of the things that I noticed this morning but didn’t really seemed to bug me during the day was that The Nines said registration was required. Yet when I went to the site, it was not. I guess I just don’t know why this was spoken this way. Seemed strange.
Greg Surratt said, “We are deeply afraid people may find out who we are.” Wow.
Scott Williams from Flat Irons Church says, “You’re not my Holy Spirit.” That’s good stuff on how we try to play God with each other.
It’s 12:20 for me right now and Neil Cole is on, but I’m flat worn out. They should have scheduled this over a couple of days. To much is too much.
Okay someone finally said it, JD is the pastor of Summit Church and he said, Love is the best apologetic for the Gospel.
Ed Stetzer made an interesting comment that sort of dovetails on Reggie McNeal’s above. He said, “Mission is the opposite of self.” I would spin it differently: Mission is the natural extension of the restored self.
