Every year, Sam Metcalf – the President of Church Resource Ministries - hosts a weeklong retreat for about 20 developing male leaders within CRM. Because CRM (NieuCommunities is just one the many ministries within CRM) has missionaries scattered all around the globe, these leaders come from a wide variety of ministries yet all end up on one houseboat in close to the middle of nowhere.
I had the honor of being invited on this year’s trip, which takes place on the boarder of Utah and Arizona at Lake Powell. Although a grueling drive, it was a week that refreshed my soul. There is something sacred about being completely removed from the realities of life/ministry/school, while being surrounded by a group of people who share common passion for Jesus and the mission he has called each of us into.
We played in the water, ate great food, challenged and encouraged each other as we shared stories and spent significant time in prayer. We submitted ourselves to the reign of Jesus and prayed for wisdom, healing, and vision in each of our lives and the ministries that each represents. It felt as though each moment was an opportunity to worship the Creator as we were surrounded by breathtaking scenery. At the end of the week, we sat on the end of the lake, shared in communion and Sam prayed a blessing over each one of us.
Instead of being the leader of a week of “summer camp,” I had the opportunity to simply be one of the students. Amazing!
In the end, the time was a divine affirmation that Janny, Ruby and I are living and serving in the exact ways God would want us to in this time of our lives. And it made clear that it is an extreme honor to serve within an organization like CRM and alongside the group of people that make it up.
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