Amber, TJ and I are in Ligonier, PA today for Basic Training for church planters.  Its a 3 day deal.  The training is not anything revolutionary, but the networking is pretty good.  The church planting landscape changes so fast that a lot of the training is in flux (which makes it fun for us young piss and vinegar guys to challenge everything).

 I love being a church planter and I love being around church planters.  As my boy Gary says, “church planting is the extreme sport of ministry.” The energy and excitement levels are high with this group.  A year ago I would have laughed at you if you’d told me I would be planting a church in Pittsburgh.  Now, I can’t imagine doing anything else. 

 I believe God is moving in a big way in this region (western PA, northern WV, eastern OH).  Just in this room there are 3 new, innovative churches launching within the next year — Shane Suiter and his gang are launching in Morgantown, WV, THIS SUNDAY.  Pray that God will show up so big that only HE can get the credit!

 How do you end one of these things?  Peace out.