Tools of the Trade

This week, we will be traveling as a family to Siegen, Germany (2 hours or so northeast of Frankfurt) to attend the first annual Tools of the Trade conference. It is a conference that is to encourage, equip and refresh people serving here in Europe. The guest speaker will be Ricky Ryan from Santa Barbara who teaches and shares from many years of experience in ministry.

We will close down the church office for a few days as we go together with all the other full-time and part-time staff members. We are really looking forward to the time together, as we learn and are refreshed, but also to have time to fellowship as fellow workers of our Lord. We have since the beginning of this year tried to find ways (beyond regular staff meetings) to become more of a 'phamily'. We have gone bowling together, met to watch 'What ABout Bob' (some good things to learn about ministry to 'difficult' people) and this week will go together as a team to Siegen. We want to become more than just people who serve alongside one another, but to truly become family members who serve one another.