Wisdom

I love to meet with people who have wisdom.....These are people that do not tell you they have it, they just walk it & show it! There is a humility that comes with them that is incredible because they have so much to offer & share but only do it at the right time! I had breakfast this AM with a gentleman who is a key part of NorthStar and his humility and kindness was refreshing, especially in light of who he is and what he does. He is praying about joining our management team, which is our key leadership team that helps me guide the church. God has sent a room full of exceptional business leaders who have a deep walk with Christ but also incredible business knowledge to help us navigate NStar into the future!! Thank you God for wise pepole!!

Right now I am listening to Rick Warren share on a podcast. Rick is a premier church leader but has never forgotten where he has come from. A few years ago, NorthStar won the church health award from Saddleback and so we went and spent a week there at a conference....it was incredible!! Not what they do but how they do it.....the excellence that they lead with but even more the humility they lead with. Since then, I have met with Rick twice in small gatherings of pastors here in Atlanta and have found him to be exactly the same as you would think!! I remember after Easter last year when he sat and listened to about 12 guys share about their Easter experience at their churches and what God had done there - he cried, he hugged them - he was real! None of those guys were big name guys - but they were guys that he wanted to encourage and share his experience with!! Rick is good friends with Dr. Bryan Crute at Destiny Church in Marietta and everytime he is in town he tries to meet & learn from younger guys! I was so refreshed to see a guy who is an icon to so many of us be real & genuine and so willing to share his life to help others! A lot of lessons for guys like me who are trying to figure all of this journey out and also help others that are coming behind me!!