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Postlude - November 5, 2015 As far as I know, this was the first time that "roadies" actually paid to attend something other than a meal. There was plenty of grumbling, of course, and I don't doubt that many question whether they received good value. There were certainly instances of the choir not only being preached to but paying for the sermon. But there were also instances of something new being heard while listening to a familiar voice. My sense is that there is less grumbling afterward than before. The success of any event depends primarily on the people who spend time, energy, and money making it happen. I don't think that's any more or less true for the Edwardsville conference than for other events but I think that maybe time, energy, and money were not the only things the organizers contributed. It could be wishful thinking but both last year's gathering in Kingman and this year's in Edwardsville seemed to have a little vision behind them. There is certainly some truth in the view that those events had to be different because the old guard abdicated but I think there is just as much truth in the view that they were given an opportunity to be different. Maybe those differences didn't result in complete and indisputable success but they sure didn't result in failure and that makes me hopeful.
November 2, 2015 (day 7)
November 1, 2015 (day 6)
October 31, 2015 (day 5)
October 30, 2015 (day 4)
October 29, 2015 (day 3)
October 28, 2015 (day 2)
October 27, 2015 (day 1)
Prelude - October 11, 2015 |