Amazed and Humbled by this Man's Words

This morning I read again the words that Paul Wirth (pastor of Relevant Church in Florida) wrote about his time at Granger last year attending Leadership Live. Unbelievable words. And a great offer for his readers (and now for you) for anyone who wants to attend Leadership Live in two weeks...

From Paul Wirth...

Well I know that yesterday I twittered that today I would share with you a great leadership opportunity so here it goes. Last year I took my whole SMT (Senior Management Team) to the leadership intensive training at GCC (Granger Community Church) called Leadership Live. The only thing that I can say about it is WOW! We had been outside observers and fans of GCC and their ministry for a couple of years, so when we saw the opportunity to spend 2 days with their top leaders in a small intimate setting we said lets make it happen. All I can say is that it was worth every penny that we spent. Here we are a year later still talking about and using the principles that we learned from the Team at GCC.

So what is the offer you may ask? Well here is the deal. I heard that there were a few spots still available for this years Leadership Live (which I was shocked by), and so I wanted to help some guys out who would like to go but the finances are a bit of a problem. So here is what I am offering. I would like to pay $200 toward anyone that would like to go to this 2 day leadership training. The total cost for the trip is $1500 and I know that $200 does not seem like a lot but I can tell you that if you have any money set aside for leadership training this is where you should spend it.

This is what I can tell you from my personal experience about Leadership Live:

  • The GCC team is the most honest down to earth (real guys) I have ever rubbed shoulders with.
  • They share both the successes and failures of ministry (don't you hate going to conferences where everything is great and you feel like all your stuff sucks)
  • This is not a conference it is real people sitting around a table talking about how to expand the Kingdom of God.
  • This is not just for large churches. (we are only church of 400 and we learned stuff that is going to help us over the next 5 years)
  • The Systems and leadership structure that they share are extremely practical and useful for any size church.
  • This is not a 2 day event and then it is over. (The GCC team has made themselves available to our staff when we have needed them since Leadership Live)
  • Where else can you get one on one face time with 5 key leaders of a growing ministry for a round table discussion.
  • I do not know of any other training event that I have been to where the idea of Excellence was displayed better. (from the accommodations, to the food, to all off the little things that just made it over the top)

Guys I could go on and on. I feel like the guy from the Hair Club for Men. "I am not just a fan, I am a client". Well I am not just a fan of GCC but God has used this ministry in a huge way in my life personally and in the life of Relevant Church and things are different because of it. Last year like I said we took our SMT to last year to Leadership Live and then took 20 key volunteers to Innovate in September and things have not been the same since.

So if this sounds like something that you would like to do go to WiredChurches.com and sign up. Just mention my name and GCC will let me know that you signed up.

FYI: I am not getting a kick back from GCC for this I really believe in leaders learning from great leaders. Trust me I have been to a ton of conferences and seminars and not one of them compares to the tools that I received from Leadership Live.

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