At least once a year our MGMT team escapes somewhere a little remote to plan.  As leaders there is a simple little concept to planning…it has to be Him.  And if we want it to be Him, He has to have space to speak…so when you need to hear Him, and as Mark Batterson says, “A change of place, a change of space = a change of perspective.”

We know we need more than just a change of perspective…we need Him to invade our times of collaboration.  Sometimes as Christians we like to say ‘God were gonna do this or that…thanks for blessing it‘ and then we run off and do whatever sounds good.

Our tradition is a little different.  Session 1 of the day = Go away and be with Him for as many hours as you need to hear from Him…and we don’t come back to our collaborative space until we do.  Giving Him space is more than asking His blessing its inviting His guidance and participation.  So we Wait on Him.

Right now the Dream part of this is going down.  I am sitting in our collaboration space while our teams are off dreaming.  My inclination is always to encourage people to create ‘reasonable’ goals.  Today I sent them off with this as their theme for their strategy session ‘Dream can become real if they are His.’  So right now they are dreaming God sized dreams for the second half of 2012.

What’s next?  It’s Go time.  All the collaboration, strategy, and dreaming aren’t enough to execute if you don’t…GO!  In just a minute they are going to sit down over dinner and present each of their dreams and plans…so each of us can help add legs to those dreams.

Wait, Dream, Go is a life long principle that can be lived out in most places of life…so question is….are you Waiting?  Dreaming? and are you willing to Go?

-Shane

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Guys (and ladies, but directly to the guys)….last night we talked about renewing your mind and how It’s time to change our thinking and the time is now.  So my challenge to you…if you are serious about changing your thinking…start here…

1. Spend time alone with God every day…pray (talk to Him, tell Him how you feel what you’re thinking) and read the Bible (not sure where to start, try John).
2. Get into a group with guys, and maybe even some girls, that can help you with your struggles.  What’s it look like to be authentic?  Tell people your thinking is bad and your heart and mind need to change…they will get that…they have been there too.
3. Seriously…clean out your crap.  Music, movies, cable subscriptions, Maxim, Playboy, Hustler…online sites.  Its time to clean house (or brain and soul).  If you have a porn issue then check out www.xxxchurch.com  and look into using X3 watch and add those guys you meet in your new community group to your accountability list…shhhh (i hear you whining already, and no it doesn’t slow down your computer…it’s on mine
4. Set that date in your calendar to one year from today and stick to it.  If you really struggle to view and treat women the way the Bible tells us to..this is for you.  Don’t wait, commit to it and do it.  I can’t wait to tell your story someday because I know if you do this it will change you forever.

Last…I love you guys and I am so proud of you for being honest and authentic with where you are and where you should be…thank you for taking it on yourself to recognize we have a responsibility to set the pace in our culture…to be the difference…I know you do it because of what He does in you…but it truly moves me.

-Shane

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But in all seriousness…‘How does our… whether we are man or woman, guy or girl, husband or wife, boyfriend or girlfriend…thinking need to change?’  Does the naked trucker girl bother us?  Or how about Victoria Secret commercials??? haha lets be honest we are embarrassed if they come on when our mom is around!  But ladies :: Do we dress like them?  And guys!!! Does seeing them turn us on and send us down a crooked path of mental, emotional, and worst of all spiritual diversion and destruction?

The last 2 weeks we pounded the reality that ‘Our present becomes our past and shows up in our future’ into our skulls hoping we could begin to become that ‘person we are looking for is looking for.’  Last week I shared my heart here about pivotal moments.  At times I take things like ‘moments’ too literally.

Here’s my heart…this is a pivotal moment for us as a community, our families, churches…literally it is a pivotal moment around what God wants to do in each of us (transformation, paradigm changes) and through us (loving our neighbors).

Last week was a pivotal moment.  It was powerful and to date…my favorite PURE service yet.  But here’s the deepest truth I can share…I don’t want to look back and say ‘that was it. That was the best it ever was.’  I believe there is more for us as a family, a church, and a community.

Here’s what I know…there is a group of people that believe deep and wide that your life matters.  That your life can, be filled with the Presence of the living God, your life can count, and that your life is worth investing in.  How do i know that?  Simple…they love you…we love you.

Anthony De Mello says it best, “If you really want to understand a man (or woman), dont just listen to what they say, but watch what they do.”  What do your leaders do?? They pray…they love…and they show up.  Those are the ingredients of life change.

Chapter 2 tonight…can’t wait…see ya then!

-Shane

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For me there have been a handful to this point in my life…and tomorrow I believe will be another.  But not just for me…for us.  Us as a community, a family, a culture called PURE.  Tomorrow will be paradigm shifting…not becuase Propaganda and Odd Thomas will be with us…or because worship will make us feel something warm and tingly…or even becuase the ‘Love is (____)’ messages, delivery, and content are so amazing.

I beleive that tomorrow is pivotal…that destiny hinges on it…because there are moments when the God of creation says…make me known.  Tell the world about me.  About my love, grace, forgiveness, and second chances.  Tell them about me.  Shout it, preach it, rap it, recite it…but tell the world about me.

Tomorrow…is…that…day.  The day that we, the good the bad the broken and the rejoicing, can celebrate that ‘there is a better way.’

So what can we do?

• Pray -> partner with us in believing that this is and will be a pivotal moment for our lives.

• Spread the Word -> Re-Tweet, Re-Post hand our cards, text, and personally invite the people that matter most to you…and those that you know need to hear that there is a better way.

-Shane

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we told you that we were dreaming big stuff for PURE this year…and well…we thought of no better way to kick off our first series of the year than having…

Propaganda

Odd Thomas

and

Hello Somebody

Come out to make it…well…just…pure awesomeness…

come hang with us…while we launch our conversation about ‘The Next Chapter on Marriage for the Unmarried.’

spread the word

-Shane

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Looking through some stuff generating some ideas and insight for the series our Service Producer Travis Cunningham came across this…and well it definitely gets you thinking…enjoy

*click on the picture to read the entire article

see ya tonight!

-Shane

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See ya tonight -> Passionate worship, Committed hearts

-Shane

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