leadership in ministry
Sometimes it takes me ages to get something to the point where I know what it is and where it’s going. My preparation for NYA2008 has been a bit like that. The Church of Scotland’s Youth Assembly is in 3 weeks. It already seems to have consumed much more time than it really should have. Read More …
I’ve been invited to head up a team delivering a debate stream (I’ll explain in a minute) at the Church of Scotland’s National Youth Assembly in September. The debates have in the past followed a fairly traditional model where people would be given written information prior to the event, someone would present more information on Read More …
Today was the end of What Do You Think? (WDYT?) and the beginning of General Assembly. At WDYT? this morning we had a look through the report of the Youth And Children’s Work Committee and had a mock debate to see how the General Assembly works. A coat stand was employed as the microphone and Read More …
Tomorrow sees the start of the URC General Assembly. This year’s venue is nice and close for me! It’s Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh so I get to come home and night and sleep on my own bed which is always a bonus. Assembly will debate 45 resolutions including a chance on Saturday morning to affirm Read More …
This weekend is the 10th Crossover Festival. Crossover is a brilliant event and I’ve been proud to be part of it. But this year I’ve not been involved. After the last event I felt it was time to step back and to allow others to bring their ideas and dreams to the event. I have Read More …
cww-2008-flyer-a5-web The National Gathering is on 3-4 May 2008 at the Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston near Edinburgh is in less than 3 weeks from now! The National Gathering will be one of the most encouraging, stimulating and memorable events for the whole church in Scotland in a generation or more. There will be huge celebrations Read More …
There are few conferences that I really wish I could go to, but TED is one, and not just for the very cool conference bags! The TED 2008 conference is almost here. You can follow the build up at the TED Blog and watch some amazing talks like this one from Isobel Allende and this Read More …