From Wednesday, January 2, through Saturday, January 5, I was blessed to be with some of the finest men and women in the world. Hundreds of people who have dedicated their lives to ministering to teenagers and their families gathered at the Atlanta Airport Hilton for this great conference.
Over the next couple of weeks I will likely write about some of the things that impacted me. But the one thought that continues to dwell in my mind is the idea of overflow.
Often ministers, especially youth ministers, get so wrapped up in their ministry that they forget to take time for themselves. I wonder how often I have been hard at work in ministry and neglected my own spiritual life.
My main goal for 2008 in ministry is not to create some new program or come up with a new approach to doing ministry. My primary ministry goal for this year is to focus on my own personal spiritual life so I can minister out of the overflow.
Too often I feel like I am experiencing spiritual drought while trying to provide living water to those around me. Have you ever tried to pump water from a fairly dry well? It takes a lot of work to get the water out.
This year I am going to aim for filling my well until it overflows. I want God to be so present in my life that His Spirit gushes out of me. I can't wait to see see what He has in store.
shine!
Jason
3 comments:
Overflow was the theme for the Zoe Group CD and conference this year. Any connection?
No connection as far as I know.
Jason,
the conference was a good week. It was refreshing, renewing and renovating. I enjoyed getting to visit, even just a little bit. maybe next year, we can sit down and have dinner or something, or go to waffle house late and share what God is doing in our lives and in our ministries!
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