GLS 3

Day 2 just after lunch and again we have been filled with insight, information and a great lunch. After a long journey here - roadworks are just as much of a pain here as in the UK - we were treated to great drama, music and teaching, stirring messages and leadership insights flowed thick and fast.

First up was Jeff Manion, Senior Pastor at Ada Bible Church, Grand Rapids, Michegan who opened up 'The Land Inbetween' exploring the story of the Iraelites in the desert and the lessons to learn from the story (Numbers 11). Even though it was a desert place stuff still grows; Complaint, Emotional Meltdown, Provision, Discipline and Transformational Growth. Even in the painful places, inbetween here and there, God has things to do in us that we must allow him to do. A challenging thought for us all as we seek to be obedient to God on the journey.

We then had two business leaders/thinkers exploring leadership models at the Gore Company (Gore-tex producers) whose structure is more lattice than ladder and then, someone I had not heard of before, Daniel Pink who enetrtainingly spoke about what motivates us. Is it our biological drive or our reward/punishment drivce? He said that neither is enough and suggested that we all need something that is bigger than ourselves to drive us on. He was a good speaker, humourous and engaging, with a clear message for all in leadership.

Well, off to the last few sessions, Blake Mycoskie (founder of TOMS shoes) Jack Welch, T.D. Jakes and Bill Hybels to wrap it all up. So far so good, I'm sure it will finish well.