We’ve been promoting the Annual Celebration for months.  Even so, a couple of days ago, I was asked the ultimate question: what’s the annual celebration?  Surprisingly, there’s no simple answer.  It’s a celebrate-God, celebrate-each-other, celebrate-the-mission day.  It’s a catch-up-with-old-friends fellowship day.  It’s a develop-some-key-tools-for-my-ministry day.  It’s a resource day.  It’s an invest-in-each-other day.  It’s a meet-some-world-class teachers and leaders day.  It’s a go-home-happily-filled-and-tired day.  It’s an intensely fun day.  It’s a high value day.  It’s an our-lives-will-be-changed day.  It’s a that-was-great-food day . . . in multiple ways. 

And it’s all packed into six hours . . . six hours!  For a total cost of $25 per participant.  So it’s also a we-are-committed-to-investing-in-you day.