I’m on the way back to Tuscaloosa from Tulsa. I spoke for nearly three hours yesterday to a room filled with elders. It was a delightful experience to spend so much time with men filled with such passion for the things of God.
I shared some thoughts, which I’ll be posting, and we discussed many of the challenges of pastoring our congregations.
I’d never been to the Tulsa Workshop or, for that matter, Tulsa before. It’s been a good experience, and I’d recommend that anyone attend the annual event. It is essentially a lectureship, much like the one at ACU.
The speakers were top flight. The organizers brought in some fantasticly talented presenters.
Denise and I were immediately impressed by the huge exhibition hall filled with booths from all sorts of good works, publishers, and such. It seemed to be much larger than at the other lectureships we’ve attended, and we enjoyed browsing and talking to the people there.
The biggest thrill was getting to meet so many readers of the blog, some very familiar through the comment section and others whose names were new to me. It was a great encouragement to meet so many readers and to have so many thank me for my work. (You never really know how much your writing matters until someone tells you.)
Jay,
I was in your sessions in Tulsa and they were very well presented. Our elders need to be encouraged that they can lead the church even though the task may seem to be too difficult for imperfect men. Thanks for your work on this site, and being in Tulsa.
It was good to put a face to the name while in Tulsa. Your wife was delightful, as well. Your classes were very well-done, and the other speakers were, as you said, fantastically talented, too. I’m looking forward to next year already.
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