God moved powerfully in our midst this past weekend at our elders' retreat. About a dozen brothers from eight or nine different small churches came. I have had the pleasure and privilege of organizing and participating in many small scale men's retreats over the past twenty years; this one had an unusually high level of commitment and resultant good fruit. We had a blend of older and younger men, introverts and extroverts. Friday evening we had no particular agenda but ended up having mutually edifying interaction until midnight. Saturday morning God used John to reignite our passion for Him. That afternoon we explored the potential impact of apostolic ministry. In the evening Ken did the same with the prophetic ministry.
Some themes that kept being brought to the forefront included discipleship, interaction and formation of relationship with groups geographically close to us, a desire for the elders to have closer contact with each other, and an outward rather than inward focus. We were wonderfully blessed by the hospitality of Ron, Marianne, and the community that fellowships with them. They showed their love for the saints in a practical, unobtrusive manner.
As we enter the two month holiday period, the challenge for us will be to maintain the spiritual momentum that God gave us last weekend. May we prove faithful.
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