God will always make you the best you can be, but he won’t make you someone else.
My friend Marla Saunders twittered that thought last week. It helped me center a bit, and I thought you might appreciate it as well.

I’m in Orlando tonight getting ready to kick off our Alignment4 Conference here tomorrow. We’ve learned that it’s vital to understand and align the following four ministry dynamics:

- Evolving Culture
- Relevant Ministry
- Empowering Leadership
- Intentional Facilities
Alignment ensures a clear message from leadership, trust throughout the congregation, and healthy collaboration that is vital to maximizing the tailwind for ministry. In this challenging Post-Christian environment, we cannot afford wasted energy or talent.
Stay tuned, I’ll have provocative insight here soon from the Alignment4 sessions.
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Looking forward to all the notes and insight. Don’t work too hard.
Hey thanks Lex!