Only C3 would launch with a 5-minute drum jam followed by Let's Get it Started by the Black Eyed Peas. Everyone was on their feet and fired up as the band did a high-energy worship set including No One Like You and the Newsboys' I am Free. What a great way to start the conference.
Ed began the first session with a few simple question about the they in our lives. Who are they? How do you find the right they and stay away from the wrong they? There were many incredible insights into leadership in the church, including getting started in ministry, budgets and bylaws, and behind-the-scenes details from FC, but the one that struck me was:
If you're not fearful, you're not leading.
You never know what to expect at C3, so after the rock 'n roll first session, the second session featured piano and violins with the beautiful How Great is Our God, followed by Hallelujah.
Ed's second talk took us from they and me to He. He challenged us to stop comparing ourselves to other leaders and other churches and instead see ourselves as God sees us: called, gifted, unique, and strong.
Anyone who has listened to Ed talk knows that there is the message he is preaching and then there's the bonus elements - the sidebars - that he throws in for free. If you're on staff or serve in lay leadership at a church, you have to pick up the second session when he talks about the topic nobody wants to talk about - paying your staff. It will revolutionize your view on salaries in the church.
Billy Hybels from Willow Creek is up next.
Checkout Mark Batterson of National Community Church in DC on the first session.
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