So far so good. Slept terribly last night but the coffee has kicked in and all is well for the time being (but it will likely be an early evening). The morning was kicked off with fantastic worship followed by a great spiritual challenge led by Scott Phinnemore, an Alliance pastor of Bramalea Alliance. The challenge was to rest and slow down. A hard message for a room full of leaders but a necessary one.

 

The plenary session was led by David McFarlane, Director of National Initiatives for the Billy Graham Association. To call him energetic would bean understatement. McFarlane is an engaging speaker and this morning he spoke of the need for the 21st century church to recognize the changing landscape of Canada and act upon it. I was given a number of good ideas for my upcoming sermon on October 11. We’ll see how it works out.

 

The workshops I intend to attend today include: Transforming Changes: Becoming a Change Competent Leader; Directors as Ambassadors; and Trends and Changes in the Canadian Church. Should be good…lots more coffee required to maintain a state of wakefulness. I will keep you posted.

 

One decision I need to make for this evening is dinner. I have decided on Greek food but there are two restaurants across the road from each other – The Happy Greek and The Fat Greek – which one should I go to – happy or fat? (I keep expecting to see The Sneezy Greek, the Sleepy Greek, the Grumpy Greek etc).