a million (or so) thoughts from the conference...

• God always comes through at the last minute.
• the conference was packed out. 
• This has been the least stressed our team has ever been for a conference! We're finally learning how to do this well!
• This conference would not have been possible without our partners and vendors! Thanks!
• I'm honored to have David Putman as a partner.
• Marie Lindelli is the Best Ministry Assistant in the world...
• Mountain Lake Church is the best church in the world because we have the best people in the world. 
• I think I drank 10 cups off coffee in the last 2 days. ( and two sweet teas).
• I spoke seven times in two days.
• Church planters struggle with the same 5 things, regardless of context (best practices).
• The secret to my church planting success? I've been too dumb to quit!
• Chad, Autumn, John and Louie got GREAT feedback from their pre-conference sessions. Thanks, guys!
• Todd Nichols is the best Worship Pastor in America. Bar none. 
• I love my wife.
• Tricia did her first conference breakout and nailed it!
• I was also honored to have Will Mancini, Gary Lamb, Tony Morgan, Ben Arment, Brian Jones, Reggis Joiner, Brian Bloye, Matt Evans, Rick Campbell, Casey Graham,  and Larry McCrary, lead breakouts!
• I was honored to have: Bob Roberts, Ed Stetzer, Nelson Searcy and Troy Gramling on our stage! You guys were all so different, but knocked it out of the park in different ways! I love that!
• Mark Clement did  GREAT JOB as the Strategic Director for this Conference.
• God is using Mountain Lake Church and churchplanters.com to rock our nation and world!
• We announced that churchplanters.com is going WEST COAST on November 2, in San Diego, CA!
• Last night I got confirmation from our first speaker for next year's Conference here at Mountain Lake: Ed Young, Jr. from Fellowship Church will be here! Feb 22-23, 2009! Mark your calendar now!
• Can't wait til Sunday, now! We're going to have revival break out at our church Sunday! I just know it! One of the biggest risks we've taken in a while comes up in this Sunday's services!