Today, I spoke to a group of associational leaders in Orlando. These leaders all coordinate the mission work of churches partnered together in associations-- much like districts or judacatories in certain denominations. In some cases they are a few dozen churches (like Cleveland and Pittsburgh) and in others it is hundreds of churches (the Dallas Baptist Association has over 300 churches-- larger than some small denominations).

To be in the group, there association has to cover a geographic area including at least a million people. They also tend to be in urban centers.

We talked about the future of cooperation and missions-- a fascinating dialogue. I will probably share some more later here at the blog.

The next two days are way more important... Disney World days with my two oldest daughters!