Last Wednesday, Richard Hubbard international speaker, CEO of Links International, and long-time member & elder of our church passed away after a battle with cancer. I had the pleasure of knowing Rich and serving with him at the church these past few years. He was a huge influence on my faith in my early teens [...]
Ok, ok! I guess most of you thought I’d given up on this blogging thing by now. I haven’t, but I’m sorry for the lack of posts. I should have learnt in 5 years of blogging that August is a bad month to keep posting. Other notable youth ministry blogs shut down over the summer [...]
We recently received confirmation that we have been successful in our funding application to Children In Need. The high-profile charity has agreed to support our Launch Pad breakfast club with around £8,000 a-year for three years, to help us continue to provide this vital service. Launch Pad is a FREE Breakfast Club that runs before [...]
Some profound wisdom from Stuff No One Told Me.
My apologies for the lack of posts recently. I don’t have a good excuse. We took a family holiday to Mallorca and I forgot to schedule things to go live while we were away. I hate it when blogs that I read just go quiet for a few weeks, so for any readers still out [...]
On Friday, I completed my Red Devils Skydive at Netheravon. It was an amazing experience and a lot of fun! We jumped from around 12,000ft and got up to speeds of nearly 120mph during the freefall, including diving through a cloud! I’m waiting for the DVD footage to be sent through so I can relive [...]
(Image credit: Andy Ciordia on Flickr) On 14th May this year, I will be doing my first ever skydive! It’s something I’ve wanted to do for a long time, and my beautiful wife Kirsty arranged it as a surprise birthday present back in December. To make the jump worthwhile, I’m going to do it on [...]
My apologies for the lack of posts this month. My various other responsibilities have been eating into my blogging space – there’s only so many things I can get my head around at one time! There’s some interesting developments in my work role at Arun Community Church with a leadership transition and subsequent reorganisation. It’s [...]
I know I stated that I wasn’t going to post anymore over the next month, but I just received a letter from YMCA George Williams College that I have gained a 1st Class Honours Degree in Informal & Community Education. I’ve been studying for the degree part-time since 2004 via distance learning and have really [...]
