What a Forum Can Become Over Time

A lot of years of life and leadership are gathered in one Pinnacle Forum each week.

The men are between 60 and 80 years old. Among them are a professor, an environmentalist, a communications executive, an entrepreneur, a business owner, an engineer, an educator, a pastor, and a doctor. Some are still leading in the marketplace. Others are investing their experience in nonprofits and ministries.

And despite being spread across the country, they keep showing up for one another, some logging on in the dark of early morning while others are already approaching noon.

Over the past year, every man in this Forum has faced difficulties involving his health or family. Some of what they carry simply can’t be talked about publicly, whether because of professional responsibilities, the privacy of others involved, or the deeply personal nature of the circumstances.

But they can talk about it here.

Their Forum has become a place where they can share with transparency and vulnerability, knowing that what is said around the table stays there. And their care for one another doesn’t stop when the meeting ends. They call. They send cards and notes of encouragement. They pray for one another, individually and together.

As one of the Partners described it:

“Coast to coast, God shows up in our mourning and in our joy, whatever the case may be.”

That’s a beautiful picture of what a Forum can become over time. It isn’t only a place to gather each week, but a group of people who know what you’re carrying and walk with you through both the hard things and the good.