I love it when a plan comes together, especially when you know it is God inspiring all the elements and all the people involved. As I have been praying amidst planning, God revealed to me the theme of our first conference — The Tipping Point.

The Tipping Point represents a moment of critical mass when an idea, movement or trend changes from being a labor to get others involved with into somthing that no one can stop. The idea came to me simply by seeing a new book cover by the same title, but no further explanation was needed. Immediately, my memory was sparked regarding how most every drama chronicled in scripture involves a tipping point. Tipping points are reached by a variety of events both large and small, and can create nearly unstoppable momentum for either good or bad. The character flaw of one leader taking a shortcut, like in the case of King Saul when offered sacrifices without the presence of Samuel, can be a tipping point that harms the whole national morale. Conversely, the faithful obedience of the early disciples in waiting for empowerment of the Holy Spirit lead to the tipping point moment when the church age began.

When Jesus declares us the salt of the earth, He defining us the “change agents” of the world. What a shame it is when the church loses it’s edge and instead of embracing change, fights to establish religious traditions.

My hope is that as we minister to 700-800 pastors and leaders next month, we will all emerge with a clear idea of what it means to prepare for and to create profound change in our culture for Christ.

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