The Nines Leadership Conference

On 9/9/09 there was an internet conference for pastors and church leaders. Each presenter had 9 minutes to say what they wanted. Here are some quotes I enjoyed...

• A movement of God cannot be planned but it must be prepared for - Perry Noble
• Don't confuse large with legitimate - Skye Jethani
• Lord, send us the people no one else wants - Jorge Acevedo
• Spiritual Practices, Safe Relationships, Stretching Experiences - Nancy Beach
• Missional Church - people of God, partnering with God in His redemptive mission in the world - Reggie McNeal
• How to deal with a big head... A Jesus Spirit of humble confidence and confident humility. Paradoxy is Orthodoxy. - Len Sweet
• Do ministry out of the overflow of the Holy Spirit. - Craig Groeschel
• Ask barrier breaking questions. - Greg Surrat
• We have shrunk Jesus to the size he can save our soul but not big enough to change our world. - Jennie Catron
• 1 God idea is better than 1,000 good ideas. - Mark Batterson
• Be a both/and church. - Rich ?
• In the church, tradition should never get in the way of mission or it is a sin. - Dan Kimball
• God's message of loving ALL won't be credible when preached to segregated pews. - Mark DeYmaz
• Take care of yourself. - Chip Henderson
• Best practices come from good theology or we get better at doing the wrong things. - Brian McLaren
• Disciples are hand crafted not mass produced. - John Ortberg
• People want access to our hearts and lives. - Rick McKinley
• Mission is the opposite of self. - Ed Stetzer
• Idolatry = we make a good thing into a God thing and it becomes a bad thing. - Mark Driscoll