Archive for April, 2004

The Difference

Friday, April 30th, 2004

The big difference between a shitty day of being a pastor/missionary and a shitty day of being a teacher is that when I’m a pastor/missionary I don’t think about finding another job.
I love this work and its my calling to a tee. I am teacher by neccessity now.
When the paper comes out tomorrow I’ll be [...]

The Bride Wore Grey

Wednesday, April 28th, 2004

Anyone feel game to define marriage biblically and culturally?
I reckon this is one of the big questions we face as the church in an era where cohabitation is the norm.
If two people who don’t call themselves Christians live together in a committed monogamous relationship with a view to being together for ever are they [...]

Look Daddy a Church!

Wednesday, April 28th, 2004

Ellie’s words as she watched the Purslowe funeral company’s TV ad…
If only she knew!

Geek Gareth

Wednesday, April 28th, 2004

I just discovered my mate Gareth has a blog.
He is one of our Forge interns this year and has realised that a requirement for church planting is the ability to produce a blog!
Gareth is in the process of planting a new missional community out of Subiaco Church of Christ download last man standing divx . [...]

Third with a Wheelbarrow

Sunday, April 25th, 2004

Last night Danelle and I went to the Brighton footy club quiz night with 6 of our neighbours.
I have to be honest to not holding a lot of hope for our success!
But by the end of the night we had come third and won a bottle of wine each and I somehow fluked the door [...]

Could I Go Back?

Friday, April 23rd, 2004

As I write this our team is meeting.
I am obviously not there – still feeling very headachey and vague.
Its hard because I love what we are doing here and love to be involved.
When people talk with me about Brighton they often ask ‘could you ever go back to an established church?’
My answer – of course! [...]

The Wine, Sex, Surfing and Cheesecake test

Friday, April 23rd, 2004

When you don’t feel like any of these you are sick…
I have spent the last two days hanging around the house, lying in bed with some ugly fluey symptoms while the weather has been sensational and the surf has been brilliant.
Kinda depressing – the last two days of school holidays…
Gone…

Whinge

Thursday, April 22nd, 2004

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I’m not sure what’s going on.
I have had a shocking headache and mildy sore throat for the last three days. I feel pretty miserable, grumpy and not like hanging around anyone.
Its a real bummer though because today was one of those sensational autumn days – 26 degrees – [...]

Sabbath Spaces?

Wednesday, April 21st, 2004

It used to be Thursday.
Now its… good question…
In my previous role as a pastor of a church I knew that Thursdays I would not go to the office, not hang out with most church people and spend the time doing relaxing things that I didn’t have time for at other points in the week. Usually [...]

Forge Intensive II – Discipleship, Misson and Sustainable Spirituality

Tuesday, April 20th, 2004

Yeeha!
Our second intensive for 2004 will run from Aug 7th -10th and it will be HUGE!!
Al Hirsch and Kim Hammond are coming over from Vic, while Brian Stitt and Mike Prince will bring some local content.
If you’d like to know more then email me and I will send you the info.