This will be my last blog for the summer. I realise that there are other things on peoples minds such as holidays – in the UK at least. So I am joining them!
The importance of debriefing
For my final blog before we break let me share with you how we debriefed from the Together on a [...]
We met with God
Over 3000 Leaders and Twenties have now returned to about 40 nations and are separated by many thousands of miles having spent last week together with a common sense of vision and purpose at the annual Newfrontiers Conference ‘Together on a Mission‘ hosted by Terry Virgo.
There seems to have been a general [...]
Continue reading about Conference Administration - Behind the scenes at TOAM 2010
International eNews
Before continuing this series on Effective Meetings, and looking at Agendas, I want to commend the International eNews of Newfrontiers. Through this you can receive a monthly update of news around the world (see extract from the current one below) and have food for prayer for yourself or the church. To subscribe Click here>>
Agendas
To [...]
Continue reading about Effective Meetings pt 5 – Agendas. A practical example
Meeting with purpose
Meetings should be purposeful and all attending must be clear about the purposes. To assist with this an agenda is essential. This may sound a bit formal for some meetings but even if it is constructed on arrival due to the meeting’s spontaneity it helps focus the minds of those attending on what [...]
Continue reading about Effective Meetings pt 4 – making an Agenda work for you
In the last blog we looked at some of the core characteristics that are common to all meetings. Now we shall look at the different types of meeting.
Types of meeting
The types of meeting I attend fall into three categories:
1. Informal and often spontaneous
2. One in a defined series towards a particular goal
3. On-going for the purpose of [...]
Continue reading about Effective Meetings pt 3 – Types of meeting
I am involved in many different types of meeting. Not all have the same structure or importance but listing them may give you a point of identity from your own scene, so I will discuss them briefly in the next blog.
First, however, all need to have certain characteristics or questions answered.
Characteristics
1. What is the purpose?
2. What are [...]
Continue reading about Effective Meetings pt 2 – Characteristics of a meeting
The future of Time Management
I still have one more Time Management posting to make about PDAs but am not yet ready to do so. In the meantime I want to begin a new series on meetings. I hope you will find it helpful.
Meetings in abundance
Do you ever feel that the Lord got it wrong?! When [...]
We are very privileged to have Dr Goodwill Shana (who likes to be addressed as ‘Shana’) as a speaker at this year’s Newfrontiers leadership conference, Together on a Mission (TOAM). Shana is President of the Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe (EFZ) and has played a key role in bringing the church in Zimbabwe into a significant [...]
Recently Danny McBride, a friend from my church (CCK, Brighton) and I visited Ghana and Nigeria. In part 1 of this report (see February 8th) I showed an interview with John Kpikpi of his vision and apostolic ministry in West Africa.
While in Ghana I was also able to speak to John about his attitude to [...]
Continue reading about To the Nations - Visit to Ghana and Nigeria - Part 2
I have two friends who are part of Harvest of Grace Church in Mumbai, India. For several years they have given themselves selflessly to caring for those infected and affected by HIV and AIDS among the poor and destitute of Mumbai. (Their personal story comes at the end of this posting.) On receiving a report [...]
Continue reading about Ministry Report 2 – HIV/AIDS in the Mumbai slums
