General Conference 2

I wasn’t planning on giving a blow by blow account of the General Conference. However, last night was a ‘one of’. I have never seen anything like it, nor will I be likely to before my time is up on this earth. Not even mentioning the solid worship and inspiring free form artist, let me tell you about it.

Our General Superintendent, David Wells, is a special leader. People have long known that there was ‘something about him’. Before he took the post of GS, he was the District Superintendent in the BC/Yukon district which he led with skill and vision. Tonight, he gave us a window into what went into his own personal development.

David’s vision for our Fellowship is distilled in his phrase ‘Rooted in Relationship’. It is a bit of a mantra around our office. Tonight, he took out a bold highliner and underscored what it means.

Since the conference was in the town where he grew up, and since he is the boss, he was able to orchestrate an truly educational and inspiring event. Starting with his aunt who took him to church as an eight year old boy, he brought up onto the stage people who had a role in his spiritual development over the years. Former Sunday school teachers, pastors, mentors, his friends and finally his parents and his wife, Susan, were each honoured in turn.

He used each of them to underscore what he meant when he talks about ‘Rooted in Relationship’. He took it out of the realm of cliché and drove home its meaning and relevancy. Home run, David!