Training

Thoughts and notes from Catalyst 11

cwcamp87 — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 04:35:02 +0000

Ok guys,

Here are my notes from Catalyst 11. It was a good couple of days, although I the all night drives are getting harder to make. I will be looking at doing something different next year, so we shall see.
Andy Stanley-Session 1

The more successful you are, the accessible you become.

-Refusing to face into this reality will lead to burnout because you can’t be all things to all people.
-Other extreme: you use success as an excuse to become more in accessible than necessary.

“Unawareness is bliss” (can get overwhelming when we know, so we stay ignorant)

How to handle the dilemma: see Galations 6:2, 9-10,

-You can’t shut it all out
-Can’t take it on in

THIS IS A TENSION YOU HAVE TO LIVE WITH EVERYDAY

How to deal with it:
Do for one what you wish you could do for everyone!

Don’t bye into the lie: if you do for one, you have to do it for everyone!!!

It’s a MYTH
-Fairness ended at the Garden of Eden
-Don’t be fair—-be engaged!!!!

With a FEW
1. Go deep rather than wide
2. Go long term rather than short-term
3. Go time, not just money

-When you do for one you often impact far more then one person.

What do you guys think?
How does this play out where you are in life?
What would you wrestle with from this material?

I will be posting notes from Jim Collins, Francis Chan, Mark Driscoll, Dave Kinnamon, and Andy’s last talk in the days ahead.

I didn’t sit in on every session, I would also encourage you to check out one band (seryn) and one individual-Katie Davis. The band did an amazing set outside and Katie is doing some cool stuff in Uganda (similar to what Amelia is doing).

Charles

For the Cohort, I’m trying to write again

cwcamp87 — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 04:38:16 +0000

Thoughts for the guys

Cohort guys, I am reading through a couple of good books to help me in my daily disciplines. The Valley and the Vision and Note to Self by Joe Thorn. In addition to listening to scripture each morning, I am making time throughout the day to read these two books.

Valley of Vision is a collection of short prayers and devotions by several different Puritan writers. Note to Self is short excepts from scripture and thoughts from Joe as a way to preach the Gospel to yourself.

Today the passage I read was from Psalm 100:4-5. Joe reminded me that my life needs to one of thankfulness no matter what the circumstances, because God is constant. Therefore I should my life should be marked by thankfulness.

So what are your practices, what books, plans, or disciplines are you developing to stay in the word, be reminded of it throughout your day and living in obedience to the commands you see in scripture?

Charles

Jay and ran a couple of miles Saturday and I am hoping to do some more in the morning while in S. IL

What are the major influencers for Mille

cwcamp87 — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 06:01:21 +0000

What are the major influencers for Millenials? @lifeway http://ow.ly/36B75

If you’re SBC and over 40, please follo

cwcamp87 — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 05:14:32 +0000

If you’re SBC and over 40, please follow this 5 part series by @edstetzer, http://ow.ly/34NL4

Getting ready for team meetings @jdsmith

cwcamp87 — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 14:33:11 +0000

Getting ready for team meetings @jdsmith66, @chaseabner

It’s been a month

cwcamp87 — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 02:53:54 +0000

Sorry, I haven’t kept this up to date but the marathon week is here. I had a calf injury impact my final month of prep so I missed a couple of long runs. This has made me a little nervous. The upside is that I am little more rested and have fresh legs. Still dealing with a nagging heel issue but not enough to knock me out of the race. I am in the final phase of carb loading and getting excited about heading Champaign on Friday. The race starts at 8:00 am and the weather is supposed to be in the 40′s heading to 6o, perfect running weather.

It’s also Easter weekend, so as I run I have joy of celebrating Easter. Running is of some value but serving Jesus is of great value. This marathon training has taught me many lessons but most importantly it has given me a renewed appreciation for discipline and obedience. To be a good runner you have to have discipline to get in all your workouts and eat right. It takes an obedient spirit to follow the routine that has been laid out before you. Following Jesus is no different. It takes discipline to live the life that Jesus sacrificed himself for and he demonstrate our love for him by our obedience.

I’m excited about running on Saturday but even more excited about celebrating Easter with family and friends. If you don’t have a place to celebrate Easter on Sunday, come join me and my family at www.deltachurch.net.

Finishing Well

cwcamp87 — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:09:18 +0000

The marathon is within site, I have about 4 weeks of training left and I am doing ok. Last week was pretty rough due to life. I wasn’t able to run throughout the week and that was really frustrating. I have a habit of starting things but not completing them well. All you have to do is come to my house or office and see the stacks of books that have a bookmark somewhere inside the book. So I was thinking here we go again, but I got my long run in last and this week I am back on track. I also have gained a few extra pounds from not running and continuing to eat as if I was running so I need to work hard to get rid of them.
On Monday I took the day off of work to hang out with two guys from our church. Actually it was the other elders and we spent the day dreaming, praying and planning together. It was a great day and out of that experience God showed me a verse in the Bible that I am hanging onto for the rest of my training time. It says this: But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God. It’s from Acts 20:24

I want to finish well. It is easy to start something but finishing well is tough. It requires sacrifice, focus and discipline. This week at work we talked about keeping our focusing and being disciplined. It was a good lesson and reminder to me to stay within the boundaries that are set to keep me heading in the right direction. To not get sidetracked with other things or to forget why I am headed in the direction that I need to be going.
Whether it’s a preparing for the marathon or running the race of life, I want to keep my focus and to live a life marked by discipline. I hope this challenges you as you run this race we call life.

From the Back
Charles

Traveling and Running

cwcamp87 — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 04:54:55 +0000

This week I found myself on the road. I was in New Orleans at one of the schools my denomination uses to train pastors and leaders for our churches. I got to see some old friends and get in a run in warm weather. It was also sobering to see all the homes that were still empty in ruin. My friend, Van, shared with me that it was looking better but that observation was made before we had full light. When the sun rose it was amazing to see all the homes still empty. At the same, kids were waiting for the bus and life was moving forward. That night I got to go over to Tulane and hang with a bunch of students from a collegiate ministry. It was cool to worship with them and meet some new friends. Then I had to head home, that was other another adventure all it’s own.

Needless to say, my flight was delayed four hours because of weather in ATL. I finally got back to SPI at 3:00 AM and was supposed to run. I am almost skipped my workout to go home and sleep but instead I went to the gym and ran 5.5 on the treadmill. It was tough, because I was tried, hadn’t eaten very healthy on my trip, and spent a lot of time standing. It was a recruiting trip for me and I spent a lot of time standing at a display. Again I’m learning, this whole training thing can’t take a vacation and when I am thrown out of my routine I have to bear down and be more disciplined. Lesson learned now I have to live it out. The group did their long run today so tomorrow will be a challenge, most of the route will be a solo run so we shall see how I do.

17 miler

cwcamp87 — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 22:13:28 +0000

This week was the lead up to my first BIG long run. I had two good runs of five miles. I did each run at 10 minute pace to get ready for Saturday. 17 miles is a long way, that is actually a good bike ride for me and Saturday I ran it. I was planning on running at slower pace but no one else was running my pace so I decided to pick it up and see how long I would last at the 10 minute pace.
For miles 5-14 I did ok, but at our last stop (mile 14) I was getting hungry, I was eating gel paks but I needed something more substantial (note to self for the marathon). I am going to try chocolate milk next week. The last three miles were tough because I lost my running partner and it was a long straight stretch, but I just kept telling myself it was only a 5k and that I could do that in my sleep.
I finished and the post run recovery has begun. I am learning through this process that recovery is as important to improvement as the actual run. Right after the run I started fueling back up (my fav is a bagel with some chocolate milk). I read recently that chocolate milk is a good recovery drink (protein and carbs mixed together) plus I love to drink it. Then I tried something new, I went home and soaked in an ice bath. Wow, I have never shivered so much in all my life, but today I feel pretty good so we shall see how it goes in the days ahead. I also have my wife teaching me a bunch of yoga stretches. All of this has helped me in my recovery.
Recovery is important in the training process. It is also important in life, our lives are way too busy (mine included too many times). We need margin and we need to Sabbath. That’s the challenge for the week, to run the race well but also to rest well. I hope you will find time to rest this weekend and be reminded that the Creator loves you not for what you do but for who you are.

Long Run Saturday

cwcamp87 — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 04:25:00 +0000

Had some great weather today and didn’t know what to do with it. Actually I did know what to do with it, I overdressed. We met at Moxo and took off for a 4 miler before joining the Halfwits for their 7 miler. The first took us over to Lincoln Park where things were going well until we saw some dogs on the loose and then heard one of them get hit. Part of the group stopped and waited until someone came to get the dog. We think he broke his leg.

You never know what’s going to come at you. A couple of us ran on ahead because we didn’t have phones and too many people around was upsetting the dog. By the time we got back to Moxo the main group was still getting ready to leave. Our little group kept going and I felt pretty good.

By mile 8 I was overheating and shedding layers. My knee also started getting really sore (IT Band Issues). I slowed my pace down and once I got back to Moxo I talked with Scott Harry about solutions. He suggested a form roller, so I headed to the Running Center and Derrick took care of me and gave me a little demonstration. Scott said it was going to be a painful experience and Derrick echoed that sentiment.

Both were right, I wanted to scream multiple times but it has helped. In fact, I getting ready for round two with the roller tonight. I will let you know how it goes. Next Saturday we are supposed to do 17 so we shall see.