I dug the list format of the day one post, so I'm going to do it again here.
1) The first workshop I went to yesterday was with John Franke (pictured above), in which he explained the basic themes of his forthcoming book . I actually recorded the whole thing using my phone, but I can't get the audio from the phone to my computer (yet). I took lots of notes, though. If you'd like them let me know. For now, I'll just post this juicy quote:
Affirming plurality [of truth] is not an excuse for "anything goes." There are still things that are wrong. Plurality doesn't say everything goes, but in the framework of what "goes", we should expect plurality -- so that the body of Christ will fill the earth.
2) During a break I had a great conversation with about , songwriting process, etc. He even gave me a tour of the sound studio in the basement of Jacob's Well. Just as a teaser, I think his album is one of the best worship albums in the past 5 years, if not the best. Tim Keel, the pastor of Jacob's Well, has . Anyway, I'll be reconnecting with Mike soon for an interview on this blog, so stay tuned.
3) The second workshop I attended yesterday was with , author of . He's a smart dude, and provided a few really good metaphors to aid in thinking about the state and structure of the church and its leaders.
4) and I had an extended dinner at Chili's, where we engaged in a . Afterward we met up with and some other folks at .
5) This morning, Kathy Grieb that many people found really helpful when thinking about our theologies.
6) I ate lunch today with , , and others at Jack Stack BBQ. Good food and good people. It's impossible to overstate the greatness of the conversations I had with these and other people over the course of the last three days.
7) After publishing this post, I'm heading back to Des Moines. If I had to sum up my experience during the last three days in two words: So good.
