Last night was our leadership Christmas dinner. A lovely time was had by all, by appearances. It looks like we may have a new couple joining us – more hands make lighter work! So, going into the holidays, I can feel momentum beginning to build with my wife and I, and also with my pastor, [...]
From Friday until Sunday afternoon, myself and one of my leaders in Awana attended the Commander College 101 seminars, near Chillwack. Abstract: If you’re an Awana Commander, I highly recommend it. Great teaching, great application, great networking. Downside: Information overload. The event was held at Camp Stillwood, a really nice retreat/camp destination in the Columbia [...]
I just got an email from the forge network in Canada, that they are bringing Craig Van Gelder to Surrey to speak. I am quite excited. I’ve read a couple of his books and a few articles of his, and they have invariably been well thought-out and reasonable. He seems to be on the leading [...]
The good news: another major shipment of Awana gear arrived yesterday. It’s been tough trying to ad hoc things while we wait for all the delayed materials to arrive. Still, in some ways it’s just in time as we had a recognition ceremony at the end of the last club meeting, giving prizes to kids [...]
First, thoughts on the venue. In a bit of bad planning, they set the conference for the Thanksgiving Weekend here in Canada, so the sparse attendance I would say could largely be accounted for on that basis. Only 150 or so showed up, and even that may have been an overestimation. Still, if he was [...]
Continue reading about Greater Vancouver Parenting Conference Featuring John Townsend
So we’ve been offered a couple of passes to this parenting conference, held tomorrow all day. It’s a big deal apparently, hosted by Dr. John Townsend who also authored a couple of books on the subject. The fella who gave us the tickets also graciously arranged to have our pack of ruffians watched whilst we [...]
Continue reading about Metro Vancouver Parenting Conference – Tomorrow
First, let me just say that I have NEVER seen a rainstorm like the one that greeted us on the drive from the Orlando Airport to Innisbrook on the day of our arrival. I’ve never actually seen the heavens fall like that before. It was coming down so hard and fast that at points the [...]
Recent Comments