denver strategic thoughts
If you follow my own blog you'll know I've been in Denver for the North American DAWN conference. You can read about how we have experienced a totaly different kind of conference over on my blog.

But while I have a few minutes waiting for the shuttle to the airport here's some strategic reflections.

In NA DAWN have adopted the values, dna and shape of simple church believing that this may be a powerful wineskin for reaching and discipling their whole nation.

So all who gathered (80+) are people involved with planting and leading networks of simple home churches.

It was affirming to find that the relational, organic shape of the evolving networks around the country is very similar to our own situation.

Also I found a common sense that we are in a season of foundation building or soil preparation (depending on which metaphor connects with you) - focused mainly on the slow building of relationships and trust rather than raising a banner and calling people to sign up to some organisation.

If we are going to see in the future an out of control church planting movement in our nations then this foundation has to be painstakingly built, strong and deep with the right dna at all levels.

We have to adjust our mindset in preparation for this long term work.

TSK has some good obsevations here.

Another useful part of the 4 days was being exposed to the whole coaching thing. Coaching fits remarkably well with the organic simple church values & ethos. Rather than thrusting our stuff down people's throats we are empowering them and getting them to think for themselves and take responsibility for the conclusions.

Connected with some key people already equipping organic cp teams with coaching skills.

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