Do it today

Interesting thing happened to me this last week. I attended a conference on leadership at my church. I have attended this conference every year for the last 9 years (except for last year becasue I was in the Dominican republic but I did listen to the talks later). This conference brings together some of the bests minds and examples in leadership to teach church pastors and anyone else who is in a leadership role about leadership. The teaching is always amazing and I walk away learning so much about leadership and challenged to step up and engage in Kingdom work in greater ways. Last week as each speaker came on stage to talk, many with ideas on leadership that were not common in the not so distant past, and probably new to many listening to the conference, I realized that the ideas were consistent with what the organization I work for believes. The vision cast in the conference was in line with the vision I have heard for years. Then I asked myself another question. What have we done with our vision? Have we responded in ways that maximized the potential of the vision or were we slow to initiate ideas of change to those around us. Did we wait for the rest of the world to catch up to our vision or were we leaders in educating others and blazing the trail to a better tomorrow? What idea, or vision, have you had in recent years? Have you acted on the idea or engaged in activities to fully bring that vision to fulfillment? If not what is holding you back?