leadership in ministry
If you live in America then today you have the chance to make the world a better place. I’ll repeat that. If you live in America then today YOU have the chance to make the world a better place. How many days like that come along? Not many. And when they do you really have Read More …
I mentioned that I had recoreded a discussion on Tribes for the Something Beautiful Podcast… well it’s edited and part 1 is online now… HERE. Some further thoughts: Tribes are everywhere. We are all part of tribes. Tribes form around interests and passions. Tribes are big and small. Tribes share a sense of purpose and Read More …
This evening I’m meeting up with Thomas aka Headphonaught for a chat about Tribes (book or audio), the new book by Seth Godin. Our chat is being recorded as part of the Something Beautiful podcasts so I’ll try to speak clearly and even make sense. All I’ll say for now is that I liked the Read More …
‘Do you want to win the war on terror? Yes or No?’ We watched Lions for Lambs on DVD last night and I’m so glad we did. It was one of those movies that I saw trailed and though about going to see but never got round to so when I saw it in the Read More …
It’s been a while since I blogged about the West Wing but all the presidential race in the USA has reminded me of why I love the programme. It’s smart, intelligent and inspiring because it doesn’t go for the lowest common denominator, unlike the American voters who showed in their last pick for President they Read More …
125 years ago in a church hall in Glasgow William Alexander Smith gathered together a group of young men because he was worried that there was little for boys to do and that idleness would lead them into trouble. Sound familiar? What became of that meeting was the Boys’ Brigade (note the position of the Read More …
At Nairn last weekend we spent some time talking about accompaniment. Being with the young people in our groups, not to entertain them but to be with them on their journey. These clips from The Legend of Bagger Vance seems to me to show the role of an accompanier. The first clip is where Bagger Read More …