Life inside Transform – The Leader’s Gathering- Part 3

Life inside Transform – The Leader’s Gathering- Part 3.

In part 3 of my experiences at The Leader’s Gathering,i still share lessons learnt and what i saw.

On the preparation side: Stage lights and all decor was well done, you couldn’t hear any chaaaa in the speakers. There was strong attempt to do a job and give people value for their money. Quality of presentations/speakers was also superb. Lunch was well parked and served in a quick and orderly way, which was good. However,  it looked like there weren’t enough dining tables for all the guests, so that area will probably need improvement in future Gatherings.

Several inspiring speakers where lined up. I went in there ready to learn, unlearn,re-learn ideas and concepts that would help me be a better leader in my community. Leaders like us who are based in remote villages of Kikubo and Buwenda need a lot of leadership skills to be able to make it. I may be wrong, but I think the burden on us leaders who serve in  illiterate communities with ancient belief systems may be heavier than our counter-parts in urban areas. It’s in that light that I will continue exposing myself to environments were my leadership abilities could be improved.

The conference organizers picked interest in our simple village economic empowerment farm model in Buwenda village, so they sent a video team to take footage of our activities. It had never even crossed my mind that these guys would take note of what I do. During the conference, the footage aired for about 5 minutes. I hope it was useful to someone. In the next five years, this will hopefully be one of the best model gardens in the country.

Morning time was for the general conference sessions, while in the afternoon, we had the APP sessions, about 15 Apps were available and participants would go to any app of their choice. On the first day, I went to one titled “Beyond Boarders: Thinking and Leading with a global perspective”. Pastor Wanjau facilitated this App,he spoke about the different stages/season of life. In a nutshell, the season are as follows, First one is the Foundation with age range of 0-10(child) years and is for about establishing values in children, second season is Education for age range of 11-25(Student) years and is about establishing positive friends, third is Preparation with age range of 25-35(Apprentice) years,main task here is finding purpose of ones life. Fourth one is about Production with age range of 35-45(Builder) and is about being focused. Fifth one is about Propagation with age range of 45-55 (Mentor) is about sharing ,sixth one is with age range of 55-65(Statesman)- Resources.While last one is with age range of 65+(sage)Legacy. He has written a book about these seasons of life.

Pastor Wanjua is the senior Pastor of the Mavuno churches headquartered in Nairobi-Kenya,also spread across East Africa and several other countries. One remarkable attribute about his man is his simplicity. You hardly notice any airs of importance around him. His Ugandan counterpart, Pastor Mosze is no different-no airs of importance. I guess birds of the same feather flock together.
It very possible for one to go to a Mavuno church in Nairobi and find there permanent secretaries, celebrities, senior leaders in the government and private sector. But even with his elite congregation and immerse influence, he stays humble. No pride, No armed guards, nothing. His humility is admirable and commendable. And it was comforting to see a well accomplished African Pastor/Leader behaving that way. I had only seen this with white people. I hope our Ugandan leaders too borrow a leaf.

In one of the seasons, he spoke about the need to have and stand on the should of mentors to help us see far and avoid making many mistakes. They can see where we need to improve.

So banange, let’s get mentors to help guide our decisions in life.

Tomorrow, I will write my last post on the Transform conference.

Blessings – Edward