Blasting down to Oxford today. Looking forward to coffee with a friend (un-English is one of the most English cities?), seeing the city and sitting in on a forum at lunch. Stuff from the web of note recently: Reminders Are More Effective Than Rebukes Tullian Tchividjian shares some thoughts on how accountability can get a little out of hand. Reminds …
Don’t Be A Sad Penguin
Watch this on Youtube. Because at CVM we get to make fun videos 🙂
Shot In The Back
Thoughts on fighting on the same team.
January Reflection
As the first post after a few months of absence I’m going to look back on a great start to the year. But first let me back up a bit. Last July I started work with Christian Vision for Men in England, moving back from the US where I was previously working with YWAM. I came on board working closely …
talkinghead
CVM have just launched a new website called talkinghead. Quite simply it’s men, sharing their stories, on video. Lots of men; lots of videos. Check it out!
Lose The Young Men, Lose The Church
On Sunday morning, or whenever you corporately meet, take a second to glance around and conduct a quick demographic survey. If your church is like mine there’ll be a fairly healthy smattering of kids, married couples and older folk but there could well be a gap in 20-30 single somethings, and an even bigger gap where the guys should be. …
Real Men Don’t Do Church
Carl Beech has just finished a four-part series entitled ‘Real Men Don’t Do Church’ over on the CVM Blog. Looking at why men might not find church in the UK appealing today, Carl analyses the problem before offering helpful advice on what to do about it. “Most men completely by-pass church. They see it as a place that according to …
New Blog From CVM
As mentioned last week I have been working on a new blog for Christian Vision for Men (CVM). Well, today we’ve taken it live! Come take a look and read about some of the stuff we get up to working with CVM around the country. To get things started, Carl writes on evangelism geared up for men.
Blogging on Blogs
It’s been a while – too long – since I have blogged. Part of the reason is my new job with CVM. Another part is that I’ve been waiting to finish a few books which I haven’t done yet. And sometimes when I’m done with my day I decide that I’ve actually looked at a screen too much. But my …
New Job: Christian Vision for Men
Earlier this year I left YWAM in Maui to head back to England to work with Christian Vision for Men. Well, The 1st of July sees me start in my new role as Aide to the CEO – one affable fellow by the name of Carl Beech. Who are CVM you might ask? Well, CVM are a bunch of people …