The last couple of months were a bit fraught, trying to get myself to a stage where I could write four intelligent(ish!) pages about my research proposal. I achieved that in the end – well, the interviewers approved it anyway, so it’s looking good for now, until I have to actually write more than those … Continue reading »
…we become captured by the impression that technology makes place irrelevant. Once we buy into this language of networks and third spaces, we are essentially buying into a conception of radical individualism in which we create, manage, and control spaces and time and where we intentionally attract (or avoid) particular kinds of people at the … Continue reading »
Today’s post is not the one I thought I was going to write. That one has been postponed! This one is a reaction to something I heard today. Please read it as such: it is not moderated with the usual calm or relative detachment of most of my posts. I may say things without much … Continue reading »
At the moment, I’m reflecting on Roxburgh’s metaphors for the kind of leadership needed in the church of today. You can read more about them in The Sky is Falling and various of his other books. It’s been inspiring me to think a little about the kind of leader I want to be. This is the last … Continue reading »
This is the last post in a series which I wrote a while ago but didn’t want to post at the time. I’m not in the same place today that I was then; as a result, I’m tempted to edit the writing to soften or finesse it, but I’ve chosen not to! Though the experience … Continue reading »
At the moment, I’m reflecting on Roxburgh’s metaphors for the kind of leadership needed in the church of today. You can read more about them in The Sky is Falling and various of his other books. It’s been inspiring me to think a little about the kind of leader I want to be; at the end of … Continue reading »
At the moment, I’m reflecting on Roxburgh’s metaphors for the kind of leadership needed in the church of today. You can read more about them in The Sky is Falling and various of his other books. It’s been inspiring me to think a little about the kind of leader I want to be; at the … Continue reading »
This is the third post in a series of four which I wrote a while ago but didn’t want to post at the time. I’m not in the same place today that I was then; as a result, I’m tempted to edit the writing to soften or finesse it, but I’ve chosen not to! Though … Continue reading »
I’m feeling better than earlier this week because I have finished three more books. Two of those were review books but, even better, the third was actually related to research. You could probably tell that because it has already made it on to the blog in the last few weeks. I can’t decide how it … Continue reading »
From Alan Roxburgh in The Sky is Falling, an excerpt of an e-mail he received from a pastor: One of the most difficult weights I carry right now is how to be a leader in what I call a “chaotic” church. I have trained for what is passing and has passed and I know it. As … Continue reading »
