leadership in ministry
They just are. Today was a day that most days will be better than. This could be the benchmark by which other days will be measured. The thing is that when taken in its component parts it hasn’t been too bad but as a whole… sucks. I started out in a bad mood. Woke up Read More …
The movie of one of my favourite books is out today and with it comes a load of downloadable discussion resources for church groups. Go here to get them.
I’m not generally prone to being miserable. Sometimes quiet but not usually sullen. And I’m not today. I’m feeling ok, not up but certainly not down. So why the self reflection? Well, I’ve just left my feedback on the NYA over on the planning wiki and I’ve highlighted all the things I thought could be Read More …
Where has the time gone!?!?! I’ve known about NYA2008 for ages and been working on it for months and I’m still not done! How come? I got the programme information today and it looks amazing! Some really good stuff happening about mental health and the human library sounds fascinating. My sessions? Well, Authenticity, Information, Privacy Read More …
It’s 4 days until the Church of Scotland’s National Youth Assembly in Dundee. If you follow my blog or my twitter feed you will probably have noticed that this event seems to have taken up lots of my attention over the past couple of months. I wanted to try to write about why that might Read More …
Today my brother-in-law treated us to a great day watching the Jonnie Walker Championship at the beautiful Gleneagles centenary course. We spent the morning with Darren Clarke, Justin Rose and Mark Warren and then followed Lee Westwood in the afternoon. We witnessed some great shots and some of the longest hitting I’ve ever seen from Read More …
Sport is an amazing concept. When you deconstruct any sport it is ridiculous. Why would anyone want to kick a ball around? Or run 26 miles? But sport seems to bring our all of human nature and make us strive to be the best we can be. I love the Olympics. The variety of sports Read More …