musings on leadership in ministry
The big, long awaited Spill the Beans Conference is just around the corner! Come and find out more about Spill the Beans, how it works, why it works and how you can use it in your church. Saturday 31st August Wellington Church on University Avenue, Glasgow. 10am – 4pm Cost £8 (includes lunch) for application Read More …
On Sunday I followed in the footsteps of Olympic heroes in the National Lottery Anniversary Run. Last year I won a place on the Olympic Park Run and was one of the first to cross the Olympic finishing line in the newly opened Olympic Stadium. At the time I thought that was a one in Read More …
We follow those who lead, not for them, but for ourselves. (Simon Sinek) In his TED talk Simon Sinek tells why the ‘why’ is important. Much more important than the ‘what’ or the ‘how’. I work for a Church. I think my job is about the ‘why’ but very often it has little to do Read More …
My race pack for the National Lottery Anniversary Run has arrived! As you can see I’m number 248 and I’m in the red start wave. That’s the first wave so I’m starting to worry that I put the wrong time as my prediction!!! I’m really looking forward to the run. The course is slightly different Read More …
I’ve been thinking a bit more about the Recovery Model as a helpful tool for churches. In this post I will consider three of the elements, that recovery: is a journey rather than a destination does not necessarily mean getting back to where you were before happens in ‘fits and starts’ and, like life, has Read More …
Yesterday Glasgow hosted the British Cycling National Road Race Championships in a 14k course that ran through the heart of the city. It was a tight course with a few very steep ramps and the course will be used for the Commonwealth Games next summer. It was amazing to watch the likes of Cavendish, Millar Read More …
It’s taken a while, but I’ve finally logged 2,000km running with Nike+. I ran the Glasgow Half Marathon in 2000 and then didn’t run another step until 22nd Feb 2010. I can’t really remember why I thought it was a good idea to go for a run and I soon decided that it wasn’t Read More …