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What a great week we’ve had!

Our first 2 days of Creativity 2020 has been a smashing success! Tons of fun and lots of great inspiration happenings! Where is God going to take us tomorrow?!

Do you want to be a part of this next year? Comment below!

What do beer and Bible study have in common? Find out at Creativity:Orlando in January. Register today!
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Cyber Monday - remember to give yourself the gift of creativity!https://mailchi.mp/leadershipnexus/did-you-register-for-creativity-2020-yet-1302476

Did you register for Creativity 2020 yet?! -

Did you register for Creativity 2020 yet?! This sentence was spoken between workshop sessions at a UMC Children's Workers Conference where my husband, Bob Pierson, and Jennifer were collaborating.  As senior pastor of a large denominational church, Bob had recognized the need for new approaches to “doing church” in the 21st century and ...

Creativity:Orlando 2020
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Creativity:Orlando 2020 Looking for ways to increase your creative thinking?Needing a retreat from the everyday challenges of life and ministry?  Searching for inspiration and ideas to reach new people for Christ? Seeking direction for the next phase in ministry?  Wondering how to navigate the changes facing your deno...

Where do you get your best ideas? Do you go somewhere kick your creativity into high gear?

One of the most important elements of leadership in the church today is the ability to think outside the box. While our internal drive is and always will be to care for the hurting and bring the life-giving Gospel of Christ to the world around us - our ability to think outside the box and consider new ways to connect with people is crucial when it comes to accomplishing this drive.

Yet sometimes, finding the space to brainstorm, get creative and think outside the box can be hard. So here are a few ideas from my own experience to help you get creative:

1) TAKE A DRIVE - Sometimes just a change of scenery can help you clear your head and think. Drive through a part of town you don’t normally go through, drive out into the country, drive through a neighborhood of beautiful old homes. Some of my best sermons were written while on a drive through the rural countryside. Here in Tulsa we have one of the largest collection of well preserved art deco homes and commercial buildings. One of my favorite things to do for inspiration is to drive through those neighborhoods and admire the architectural masterpieces.

2) TAKE A NAP - Often after I’ve several hours plugging away at my desk, my brain is exhausted and needs to rest. So, I take a nap. Not a long one but a short 20-30 minute one. It’s a scientific fact that our brains regenerate by creating new neural pathways while we sleep. As a result, we wake refreshed and ready to tackle tasks with a new perspective.

3) PLAY ANGRY BIRDS (OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT) - I love Angry Birds Blast. It’s a fun puzzle, strategy game that gives my mind space to relax and tackle a solvable problem for a while. When I feel I need a break or the space to think outside the box, I’ll pick up my phone and play a few rounds. With part of my brain engaged in the game, the rest takes a break and when I get back to things I feel more inspired.

4) GO ON A WALK - Physical activity benefits our brain by improving blood flow thus strengthening memory and stimulates the chemical changes in our brains that enhance learning, mood and thinking. Plus it’s just great for our overall health. Also, like taking a drive, the change of scenery helps us gain perspective and the deep breathing helps to keep us awake.

So, those are just a few things I do and places I go to get new ideas. What do you do?

Hey Leadership Nexus Community!

This is Rev. Becky Pierson, Executive Director of Leadership Nexus. It’s been a minute since we posted anything - sorry about that! It seems my days and weeks get away from me with some many other ministry activities that I forget to post on our FB page. So, I’m hoping to change that over these next few weeks. It’s too far into Lent to say it’s my Lenten discipline, but perhaps I should make it something like that.

Speaking of Lent - how is your season of preparation going? Where have you seen fruit from Lent’s journey within your congregation? within yourself? Where is your congregation struggling? what about you, where are you struggling? Where has creativity thinking sprung up within you and/or your congregation? How have you fostered creative spiritual, emotional and organizational formation?

Just some thoughts to get you thinking. Know my heart is always with you and praying for all our Leadership Nexus community and beyond. We share this journey together - no matter our geography, denomination or congregational structure - we are all in this together.

Grace and peace,
Becky

What an amazing Creativity:Orlando conference we had this year! I am so blessed by everyone who attended and all the work God is doing in you! I can’t wait to see what the year brings as we put our creative plans into action! God is so good! Make sure to mark your calendars for next year - January 21-23, 2020! We hope to have details out soon.

If you haven’t ever attended a Creativity:Orlando conference, you are missing out. Mark your calendars and plan to register for 2020 as soon as registration opens.