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Under Construction

July 21, 2010 · Leave a Comment

I hate it when people put up “under construction” pages… But I’m in the process of moving things around and re-setting up digital orthodoxy with WP3.0 Things will be a little ugly around here until I’ve got everything back in order. This may take a month… After which everything will be back in order and on track. Read More →

Children's Books

The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle

July 22, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Themes: The seasons, the environment, Mark 4, Matthew 13, life    Eric Carle’s books are always beautifully illustrated, the vibrant colours and images penetrate the stories and open people up to a different world.   This story is about a tiny seed, which, after being blown from the seed pod of a flower travels through the air, over mountains, over oceans and through many obstacles to grow into a giant flower and continue the cycle.   The tiny seed is one that one might have thought wouldn’t have survived the long journey, it travels slower than the other seeds, it grows... [Read the full story]

Missiology Books

Reimagining Spiritual Formation by Doug Pagitt

July 23, 2010 · Leave a Comment

“to say that we are a missional community is to say that we are not the end-users of the gospel, our belief in God and our living in the way of Jesus are not for our benefit alone. Rather we receive these so that we may be equipped and sent into the world to love our neighbours and serve “the least of these.” In this sense, Solomon’s Porch doesn’t have a mission it is missional.” I’ve recently completed reading the story book “Reimagining Spiritual Formation – A week in the life of an experimental church” by Doug Pagitt and the Solomon’s Porch Community. I’m calling... [Read the full story]

Youth Ministry Books

Contemplative Youth Ministry by Mark Yaconelli

July 28, 2010 · Leave a Comment

An encouraging trend in youth ministry over the last 5-10 years has been the growth of contemplative practices in youth ministry. one of the real pioneers in this in the usa has been mark yaconelli who developed and ran the youth ministry and spirituality project for 7 years. the question he wanted to explore was what would happen if you took youth groups in a range of denominations and worked to introduce them to ways of contemplative prayer. would this have any transformative effect? the results were dramatic… youth ministers and young people that learned how to pray were transformed. mark... [Read the full story]

Academic

Eyre Peninsula Regional Children’s Event – KUCA Sleepover by Ian Dow

July 27, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Living in regional Australia is beautiful, but it has its challenges! Rural decline is no secret. Towns are getting smaller; there is less work, so many young people have to move away; income is often uncertain; drought has made things more difficult. In some places young people routinely leave home for boarding school at the beginning of high school (aged about 13) or at year 11 (aged 16). One of the challenges for Christian children is isolation from other Christian children. Very often they experience kind and loving Christian community in their local congregation, but find very few interactions... [Read the full story]

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Eyre Peninsula Regional Children’s Event – KUCA Sleepover by Ian Dow

July 27, 2010 · Leave a Comment

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Rob Bell Cancels 2010 Australia Tour

Oh Poop… via robbell.com Dear Australia/New Zealand friends, I’m thoroughly disappointed to tell you I won’t be coming on tour this June due to a number of factors. For those of you who have made plans, my apologies for any inconvenience-tickets will be refunded, of course. And yes, I will get there in the...

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Beautiful Interruptions / Unwanted Distractions

Last week I participated in the NSW Synod Lay Preachers / Lay Pastors / Lay Ministry / Youth Workers / Children Ministry Workers Inservice, a week with people contemplating ministry, recovering from busy lives, learning from each other, sharing stories… I also finally met Steve Taylor, someone who I was beginning...

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