Conference Thoughts

 Pastor Mitchell used to say that the Prescott Conference was a "People's Conference". In recent years that concept had gotten hard for me to understand. The preaching is focused on pastors. And any benefit the common people would receive was secondary. Maybe back in the olden days when no one was important or polished or very successful we could expect regular folks to be ministered to. Did you know that early on evangelists used to preach the night services like a revival meeting in the conference in Prescott?

One thing I do not understand is why so many people from here feel compelled to go to a conference way over there when it is not for them. Not every ministry is for everybody. That seems obvious to me. I guess others don't see that. Part of growing up is realizing that you are not the focus and that life does not revolve around you.

Living in San Antonio, we have connection to leadership churches but not to Prescott. Prescott did not plant this church. Pastor Rubi is not from Prescott. Just because pastor Mitchell enjoyed ministering here does not make you a Prescott church. I hear little talk about our mother church or where we come from unless pastor Rubi is talking about how he got saved as a teenager a long time ago.

Local or regional conferences fill the need for local folks to get involved and to feel the thrust of our Fellowship. Guys who will never preach in Prescott can preach here in our conference. People who cannot travel to Prescott can attend services here. We have this big new building, why not use it for conference here on a regular basis. 

One final thought. Who are you trying to impress when you go to conference on your honeymoon or your family vacation? Maybe it's time to grow up.