I arrived back in Midlothian at 1:30 this morning after spending a day in Austin with our Midlothian Bible worship leaders, but the late night was worth it. Hundreds of worship leaders and pastors met at River Bend Church in Austin for the first national worship leader conference.
Just listening to that many incredible voices proclaiming "Your Grace Is Enough" made the price of the five hour travel up and down I 35 worth it, but listening to a younger pastor like Ross Parsley argue against the niche marketing of our Sunday morning services was priceless. Ross lamented the tragedy of losing our multi-generational dinner time around the table where even grandma was forced to acknowledge five year old Johnny and vice versa. He then went on to use the possibility of recapturing the joy and love around this table as a picture of what God the Father desires for us in worship at least once a week as we gather as His Household.
I've been reminding our worship leaders for years that the family is one of the dominant New Testament symbols for what the Church needs to be. What an encouragement to have this Pauline revelation underlined by Scott as he leads an influential, resurgent church in Colorado.
Pray for Mary and me as we get packed to head to Schroon Lake next week for a Wyrtzen Familiy Reunion and a teaching assignment along side Dr. Mark Bailey, my precious friend and the President of Dallas Theological. We would love to see you at Word of Life that first week in August.
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