A Taste of S.A.L.T. - Personal Relationships

Written by Ron Han

This year's Prime Retreat was all about trying to develop deeper personal relationships - with each other, and of course, with God. Leading up to retreat, I often said that it was the desire of SALT to emphasize personal relationships this year. However, in retrospect, I don't think that was quite accurate. What I should have said is that the emphasis at retreat was a reflection of what the whole Prime Ministry seems to desire.

Here's something I've heard countless times in the last few months - "The Prime Ministry has a lot of momentum right now." I think that's an amazing statement. But I have to wonder where that momentum is taking us, and how we can best harness that momentum to do work for The Kingdom. In The Knowledge of the Holy, A.W. Tozer offers a simple, yet powerful answer to the question of how we can best serve God and his church - "Acquaint thyself with God."

As with all substantive relationships, a relationship with God isn't something that begins on a Friday night and ends two days later. My personal prayer is that the Prime Retreat was a catalyst not the culmination. There was such honest sharing, desperate prayer and passionate worship at retreat, but I hope we didn't leave all that behind at Arrowhead Lutheran Camp. Instead, I hope it was just the beginning of a process that will allow us to embrace a deeper relationship with the Lord. If we can do that, then I really believe that the momentum of the Prime Ministry can put us in a position to do amazing things in His name.

As Pastor Stephen Chong would say, "Can I get a hallelujah!?"

Ron