In August, I posted an entry about our 20 year plan for our church plant. It basically breaks down the 20 years into 4 five year segments and describes what each five year segment is about. Recently while preparing for our upcoming staff retreat, God impressed on me a sport metaphor; "Your 20 year plan is like four quarters of a football game and you've just finished the first quarter. You now have a proof of concept regarding your incubator church model." Wow, what a neat picture, and what an encouragement from the Lord to know we've prototyped something that's of some value. Can't wait for the second, third and fourth quarters. With Coach Jesus on the sidelines, we can't lose.