STORYLINE CONFERENCE 2012- Ten Lessons

Here are TEN LESSONS I learned from Donald Miller's STORYLINE CONFERENCE 2012 held at Belmont University in Nashville, TN in May 2012:

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• • Stories and Suffering
    Donald Miller introduces us to people who are all “living a great story” after experiencing negative events in their lives.
  • Decision-Making Filter
    First we have to determine what our story is. Then we have to eliminate any activities that use up our time and energy and distract us from our story.
  • Story Turns
    An event that happens to a character in a story that cannot be reversed; life is never the same. We need to identify all the positive and negative story turns in our life.
  • Redemption In Suffering
    Thinking about the negative turns in our life is helpful when we can identify a redemptive perspective. Although they are still painful circumstances, they don’t have to keep us in suspended pain forever.
  • Character Models
    Who do we admire and what are their attributes? Writing a composite portrait of our heroes helps us know where we need to head.
  • Dating Your Ambitions
    After identifying five primary roles, ambition statements help clarify our actions. Then we need to choose an ambition and start living it!
  • Managing Relationships
    A primary relationship is one in which I gain “intimate emotional strength and support.” My category includes God.
  • Inciting Incidents
    Inciting incidents force you to get off the couch and get moving! The good news is that you can create inciting incidents in your own life.
  • Conflict Is Good
    The most important module: we need to embrace and welcome conflict because it causes us to change.
  • Great People
    Great people always take others with them on their journey.

    I highly recommend you attend a STORYLINE CONFERENCE with DONALD MILLER. Next one is June 8th & 9th at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, CA!

    Blessings,
    Agatha