This was the best CEC yet, according to Garry Poole, who has been at all four.
I think a big reason for this was that the local people hosting the conference were so friendly and enthusiastic.
My role at the conference was leading the Green Apron Team. We’re there to make attendees feel welcome and answer their questions. It’s the first time I’ve led the team. I was feeling nervous and underqualified Thursday evening when the thirty or so volunteers showed up for their training meeting.
The volunteers were wonderful and made up for my lack of experience by being cheerful and self-directed. They had great ideas like registering people outside instead of trying to do it all in the small foyer. Since it was a beautiful warm September morning in Phoenix, it was more pleasant to be outside anyway until the worship started.
I know by now that I’m restless at conferences and rarely sit all the way through sessions. It works well for me to have a role where I go back and forth. My favorite part is meeting people and chatting with them, whether they’re speakers, helpers or attendees. I appreciated Garry Poole, Elisa Morgan and David Kinnaman being available rather than disappearing when they weren’t speaking. I was able to speak with them and enjoyed each of them. Read the rest of this entry »
09-14-2008 |
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On Thursday I’m headed to Phoenix for the Conversational Evangelism Conference.
Off The Map began producing this series of conferences for Todd Hunter earlier this year. I was invited to help at this one. My job is leading the Green Apron Team. If you’ve been to an Off The Map event we used to call this the Concierge team. As you might guess it’s the people in green aprons, there to greet you, answer questions, introduce you to other interesting people and generally help you feel welcome and comfortable.
I’m curious about the conference and looking forward to being there. I hope I get to meet Garry Poole, on staff at Willow Creek, and Elisa Morgan, President of MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers). I attended my local MOPS group for a number of years when my children were little and appreciated it. I even wrote a number of articles for their newsletter (which are on my personal website). Read the rest of this entry »
09-08-2008 |
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