Susan and I spent this week up at beautiful Canmore Alberta at our annual Foursquare Gospel Church pastors' conference. This year the theme was "Dreamworks and Teamwork". Every other year, we hold a National convention or a Pastors' Conference--this year was just for the Pastors.
Because we all stay in one hotel, meet in the conference rooms, and usually eat our meals together, the heart of our time is spent in building strong friendships with each other. I love spending time across a table of good food, listening and talking with friends from Vancouver Island, across to Nova Scotia and up to Whitehorse. Everyone has their own story to tell about life and ministry in the various cultures where they live.
The meetings were very interactive with awesome times of worship, strong teaching from different ones of our own pastors and discussion. Often we bring in a plenary speaker from the States, but this time was just us, and that was a healthy change. We also spent Thursday evening honoring (along with roasting) our President Tim and Laurene Peterson. ( I have not laughed so hard in a long time.). Tim and Laurene are retiring this coming year, so our Denomination is in a significant time of transition
On Wednesday several of us drove to both, Lake Louise and shopped a bit around Banff for the afternoon. What a gorgeous country we are privileged to live in. The Rockie Mountains are wonder-full picture of the grandeur and power of God. But of course, it's always good to get home again!
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