The not-all-charistmatic Charismatic Leaders Council includes people like R.C. Sproul, David Shibley, John Bevere, Peter Lowe, Che Ahn, Myles Munroe, Cameron Strang, Bob Weiner, Paul Crouch, Jr., Mike Bickle, Katherine Harris, Paula White, Paul Cedar, R.T. Kendall, Lee Grady, Cindy Jacobs, Reinhard Bonnke, Jack Hayford, and dozens of others -- I just can't see their faces from where I am sitting. There are five different topics being discussed, made up of 7-8 people (from the group) for each conversation.

The five topics are:

• The Church and the World (mostly about Israel)
  
• The Church and the Nation (mostly political)
  
• The State of the Church
  
• The State of the Leader - Responding to Sin in the Church
  
• The Church and the Next Generation

Each person has about seven minutes to make a statement. After the whole panel has shared, the topic opens to the audience for all to respond and question.

A few random thoughts:

• I love it when people from both sides of the aisle can come together. We need more of this in more areas -- business, life, politics, church, etc.

• Gatherings like this seem so cliquish, and so out of touch with what's going on outside of these doors. While I appreciate the collegiality of these people wrestling through significant issues, I feel like the punch line is missing. To quote what many are saying these days, we don't need another reformation of belief, we need a reformation of behavior. I applaud the people who keep asking questions that demand action.

• Perhaps I have a bias, but I am encouraged by Foursquare's balance when it comes to running in these circles. For the most part, Foursquare leadership (including Jack) really gets it right and does a good job avoiding the koo-koo club.