Ahh, the penultimate post.
This is just a quick marker to thank some people that have helped out with signposts over the years and whose contribution that we want to recognise. Most visible are those that have posted guest posts or even just considered guest posting. You have managed to keep the posts coming […]

When we first started this site way back in February 2003, we never imagined the way that it would morph and develop to ultimately become what it is today. What started out as a means for us to share and workshop some of our writing has turned into a site focussed much more around […]

So recently as a part of Tangent, the congregation that Phil and I are both members and leaders of at Northern, we have been talking about mission. Our young adults congregations seem to have an ebb and flow pattern. We increase in size and enthusiasm and then a whole bunch of people move […]

Had a good time at Tangent on Tuesday night. Tangent is a congregation of Northern Community of largely young adults that meets 7.30m on Tuesday nights.

For some time we have become increasingly uncomfortable about our location in the pub. There was something about a private room - behind a closed door that didn’t sit well […]

As part of my role with Forge, I get to sit with Church leaders wrestling with how to orient their Church around mission. I find it stimulating, challenging and exciting.
This year I have been spending time with the leadership team at Central Church in Wollongong. The transition stream of Forge has had the unexpected progression […]

If, hypothetically, someone were turning 40 years old today (entirely hypothetically), you could imagine all sorts of soul searching going on. After all Tom Good used the occasion of his 40th birthday to quit his job and try his hand at self-sufficiency “right here in Surbiton”. They used to say that life begins […]

Dan and Phil are possibly heading over to the great Northern American continent during October this year. We plan to spend some time researching some churches that operate in a multi-congregational style, and also spend time catching up with friends and doing some sight seeing.
The intention is to visit the United States and Canada. I […]

This weekend promises to be a busy one in our household, comprising:

A Kiwi guest
A busy denominational conference
Presenting at denominational conference
A fiery AGM
Working on a thesis
Dinner with friends
Racing a train
Checking out the Joneses

So bear with us if we are not around much over the coming days. Hope your weekend is busy and productive too.

Definition of love is:
our housemate turns to us tonight and says - “Happy Anniversery”. Both Dan and I look at each other and realise it is in fact our anniversary.

I recently went to our thirst congregation on Sunday night. Thirst is our congregation that meets at 6pm on Sunday night in a little chapel that is part of our ministry centre in Preston, They use ancient Christian rituals such as lectio divina, meditation, silence etc to connect with God and then conclude with a […]