Gailyn, if you have not seen the lighthouse video that is on this site, I would check it out. It is powerful, and not too long. (See "Videos" in the menu bar.)

Gailyn, I recently went through Bob Logan's Coachnet seminar. It was great. His philosophy fits very well into the Spiritual gifts assessments that I do with. These are non-directive, helping people learn how to better reach out and serve in their daily lives.

I have started coaching Matt Brunk, who is on this network. He is a State Farm rep who has daily conversations with people. I am coaching him on making these conversations more spiritual, helping direct people towards God. He is going to start sharing these experiences on this site, which should be a great insight for all (like church planters) seeking to do this. His goal is to have 15 conversations per month that are spiritual in nature with his clients. (They come to him with all kinds of problems).

The other coachee I started with is Carlos Lopez, helping him find ways to connect to the community. He is going to explore third place type settings with his small group leaders, and meet with the principal of the school in his community to find out how they can serve.

Very exciting stuff, with resources and learning experiences that I hope will be of help to all of us.

HI Gailyn. How goes the work in New Orleans? Do you think we could do lunch sometime in the next two weeks? I leave for a class at Fuller on postmodernism on Sun., Nov. 16.

Garth, on this network, and his wife Rebecca work on our community outreach team with me here. They are incredibly devoted workers in the Lord's mission.