Ordination

This is the first chance I have had to post an entry since the conclusion of the ABC Pastors and Leaders Conference on Wednesday night. I have to say that this event had a tremendous impact upon my life. I was blessed beyond my wildest dreams with the relationships that we were able to build with the Bridge pastors from around the world. If I were to try and describe each of the men and women that my life has now been connected to, I have no doubt that words would fail me. Instead, it is probably best to simply recognize that my "family" has grown and my life will never be the same.

After discussing the purpose of ordination with John Paul on Tuesday morning, Elisa and I decided that we wanted to pursue ordination through the Bridge and asked if that would be possible. Since we value our relationships at Advocate, John Paul was clear in advising us that we did not need to drop this connection and we were ordained through Bridge on Wednesday night. Our worship pastor, Shawn Lombard, was ordained as well. While I am not prone to feeling things, there was a burst of electricity that seemed to rush through my body as the ordination was completed and we were prayed for. Somehow I know that new doors were opened and new life imparted on Wednesday night and I can't wait to see what God has in store.

As if the night was not special enough, it just seemed to get better. Theresa Griffith-Hurlbert and Jeff Hurlbert. In case you don't know who this amazing couple is, they have a tremendous prophetic anointing and Theresa plays flutes prophetically and then interprets the music through prophetic words. Wednesday night Theresa played each of her flutes and asked us to stand if the music touched us, then she sang prophetically after each flute was played. This was simply an indescribable revelatory experience. I have to admit that most of my experiences around prophetic song have not been good ones, but this was forever changed on Wednesday night. To learn more about Theresa, check out www.somebodycaresministries.org.