Lutheran C-SPAN
Ten days on a convention floor, missed opportunities, and belonging, gratitude, curiosity, and joy in the margins
Last week I told you I'd been away, and found the values of Oddball Leadership (belonging, gratitude, curiosity, and joy) in unexpected places.
In the middle of July, I went to Phoenix — at least it was a dry heat.
I spent ten days, 12-14 hours at a time, volunteering at the 69th Convention for the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.
My job there was simple: to help delegates reserve their two minutes at a microphone when they wanted to speak on a resolution.
That's it.
That was the whole gig.
And when I wasn't helping, disassociating, or playing Hello Kitty Island Adventure on my phone at my station, I spent ten days watching Robert's Rules of Order in action, up close, for hours at a time.
If you aren't familiar with Robert's Rules of Order, might I recommend some light reading? 🙈🙈🙈
I eventually began referring to it as Lutheran C-SPAN. Affectionately (mostly).
And, boring as it generally was, the experience served as an apt reminder to me that the values of Oddball Leadership are desperately needed in every place, even when the rules don't make space for them.
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