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Love Akron

  • Today marks one of Akron’s signature events: the annual Love Akron Awards Breakfast.
  • Last year on the day of the breakfast I wrote about the organization of Love Akron and its overall influence. Today, a slightly different focus.
  • This weekend I experienced a poignant picture of Love Akron’s presence.
  • Akron recently lost a spiritual giant in Pastor Dennis Butts of The House of the Lord.
  • Saturday I was able to attend a portion of the public remembrances for Rev. Butts. Many of those asked to share reflected Pastor Butts’ influence in the greater Akron area.
  • Many of those asked to share networked and co-labored with Pastor Butts through Love Akron.
  • The event left a strong impression of the unity in Akron brought about through Love Akron’s presence.
  • As a facilitator of relationships among Akron’s spiritual leaders, Love Akron excels.
  • I do not wish to leave Rev. Butts’ legacy in the shadow of this post; indeed others have covered that better than my limited relationship with him.
  • Let the emphasis lay on the spiritual benefit and blessing of an organization that truly lives out the “unity” portion of its mission to: “tear down the walls that divide the colors, cultures, and congregations and to build bridges of understanding…”.
  • I’m glad for the presence of a larger organization’s effectiveness in doing just that.
  • I counted it a blessing Saturday to experience the love shared among many of Akron’s Christian leaders, especially in a time of such difficult loss.
  • You can read more about Love Akron here.