Live from the mountain top

Today I am in San Diego, California for the National Pastor's conference. It is a great continuing education event sponsored by Zondervan and Inter Varsity Press Publishing Houses. They have a great line-up of speakers and several inspiring and thoughtt provoking workshops planned. It doesn't hurt that it is in Southern California in February either.

I love coming to these events and over the years the church has been generous in providing scholarship help so I can afford to get away. After the first session by Erwin McManus, it struck me that these conferences are like mountain top experiences. The preaching and worship are great. Being here recharges my batteries and fires me up for the ministry we do back home. It would be tempting to seek out events like this all year long, but I was reminded again today that our real job is to be engaged in ministry in the neighborhoods where our churches are.

So I'll be home on Saturday with some new ideas and we can take it from there. I'll check in with a report over the next few days and let you know what is happening. It's hard to believe I'm on the other side of the country now but these photos from the airport and my hotel room ought to prove it.

Cal