Well, I knew the intensive was going to be good, but this one was bloody brilliant. Speakers were great, conversation and sharing ideas, meeting new and wonderfully interesting people doing some great things in the name of the kingdom of heaven.  I took about 12 pages of notes, so rather than simply regurgitate those notes […]

If you were feeling all pensive and excluded and stuff because you can’t make it to the Melbourne forge intensive this weekend, then never fear, because you can attend a forge intensive in NSW instead!!  Details in the extended entry.

Invitation from Kim Hammond:
Dear Friends,
I would like to invite you to come to our November intensive (24th-26th) on Pioneering Leadership.
It will be an inspiring time around real stories of innovation, empowering leadership, organic paradigms and looking at Jesus as a model of leadership.
The world is changing at an incredible rate. The challenge of effective mission […]

The national summit of forge australia last year was called dangerous stories and next year it is happening all over again - with the name dangerous stories two. Clever hey!
Seriously though this is not to be missed if you are interested in inspiritational speakers and engaging in discussion around aspects of the emerging missional church.
I […]

The last five days have been exhausting but as usual very stimulating, challenging and thought provoking.
I was going to post up my notes of the sessions but why bother when Tim Jeffries over at Established and Emerging has posted up incredibly comprehensive notes of each session.
Daryl Gardiner
John Franke
Mark Sayers
Olivia MacLean
Alan Hirsch
Mark Pierson
Daryl Gardiner
Alan Hirsch
Baxter Krueger
Marcus […]

Yesterday I heard Baxter Kruger speak twice. Once to the forge interns at their intensive and the other at the forge postcard last night.
Tim has put up some great notes over here and I will highlight a few of his notes here.
The reaction to Baxter’s presentation has been mixed. Some have felt that his argument […]

Here is an article that I wrote for the Australian Christian introducing the forge (Vic) transition stream. It is reproduced here with permission as the full article is only available to subscribers. I encourage you to have a look at the other offerings of the Australian Christian and consider subscribing….
For much of Forge’s history in […]

I spent a couple of days last week at the forge national think tank in QLD. The increase in temperature certainly helped me to thaw out from State Youth Games!
The national forge thinktank was a gathering of established churches in australia that are attempting to shape their churches around mission. It was a stimulating time […]

FORGE Intensive.
Spirituality, Discipleship and Sustainability.
When: July 7th (Fri 7:30pm) 8th (Sat all day) & 9th (Sun all Day)
Free open nights from 7:30pm each evening (offering collected)
Who: Darryl & Sue Gardiner (YFC NZ) Matt Jacoby (Sons of Korah) Alan & Deb Hirsch, Wynand & Marian de Kock,
Shirley Osborne, Mark Sayers, John Jensen, Kim Hammond, Olivia MacLean, […]

The rev, who is a regular signpost commenter is running a workshop on sharing your faith.
Dear Friends, If you are interested in a very practical, insightful worshop on sharing your faith in this western, increasingly post modern culture, please join us this Saturday June 3rd at The Red network’s building (South Melbourne church of Christ) […]