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So long and thanks…

Sunday, September 9th, 2007

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 […]

All good things…

Monday, August 13th, 2007

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 […]

Missional tricks

Wednesday, July 18th, 2007

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 […]

tangental luke 10

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

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 […]

Central Church

Friday, June 22nd, 2007

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 […]

Musings unrelated to any particular person

Thursday, May 24th, 2007

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 […]

stars and stripes and that one up further

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

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 […]

Busy weekend

Thursday, May 3rd, 2007

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.

in love

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

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.

T.S Eliot on the incarnation

Friday, February 23rd, 2007

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 […]