Innovation Station

I said in a previous post that I would share more of what happened at the Innonvative Church Conference here at GCC so here it is. Last week on Thursday and Friday, Granger held its annual Innonvative Church Conference. It was two days of Granger sharing what they have learned through their 20 years of ministry experience with over 600 pastors and ministry leaders from around the country and Cananda. It was a set up of large sessions and smaller breakout sessions of specific ministry components taught primarily by GCC staff. Some of the topics discussed were missions, volunteers, first impressions, maximizing the arts, blogging, leading worship, student and kids' Ministry, web strategy, staffing, etc. On Thursday, the band Shane and Shane was here leading worship throughout the day and they also did a concert in the evening. To make a long update short, the ICC was inspiring and motivating. I feel very fortunate about the position I am in because the people I am around are passionate and intentional about the ministry they do here at GCC. For anyone reading this who is a pastor or church leader or even volunteer, you should really consider attending this event next year. Until then, there is an opportunity in to attend a one day session on one of the following topics on November 10. They are Communication Workshops, Discipleship, Maximizing the Arts and Simply Strategic Volunteers. For any information on other resources or future workshops check Granger's Wiredchurches website. I hope some of you will attend one these conferences in the future. I promise it will be informative and beneficial to your ministries no matter what environment you're in. Also, the sooner you sign up, the cheaper it will be. It would be great to have some visitors for a day or two. I hope to see you here!!