I realized that though I likely knew thousands of people, very few knew me, and that can be a dangerous place to live.


Learn How to Stop Tis lesson goes hand in hand with the first one. Tere was a time in my life when I felt it was a badge of honor to be involved in an array of committees, boards and activities. It felt good to be needed, recognized and known by so many people. Tis was a considerable component of my personal life, but it manifested itself in my camp role, too. I became prone to beginning new programs just because I believed they were going to be the cutting edge of new ministry. Henry Longfellow wrote, “Great is the art of begin-


ning, but greater is the art of ending.” Tere were lessons to be learned about creating margin and main- taining focus on what can be done best. Dr. Henry Cloud, in his classic, Necessary Endings, covered the necessity of pruning. Te master gardener prunes three things: what is dead, what is sick and is not improving and what is good but not the best. Learning to say, “no” and being able to stop requires


ongoing assessment and diagnosis, but the benefits provide more time, energy and financial resources to do what is most important.


I Need Pallbearers One of the tremendous blessings of serving in camp ministry is the opportunity to meet so many wonder- ful people. A few years back, however, I realized that though I likely knew thousands of people, very few knew me, and that can be a dangerous place to live. Many years ago, at a national conference, Tim


Kimmel mentioned from the stage the idea of having his pallbearers in place. Tat is, who are the people around you who will walk through life with you and be there for your loved ones when you leave this earth? I set out to surround myself with six guys who aren’t afraid to ask me difficult questions — guys I can contact when I need wisdom or encouragement. 


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