by revnick | May 10, 2012 | Reflections
Last night I went to see “The Avengers” with some friends. It was an entertaining evening that helped me relax, which I didn’t realize I needed (but that’s a post for another day). It’s an epic battle between good and evil as you would...
by revnick | May 3, 2012 | Politics, Words to the Church
This post is something that has come to my attention lately. Again it addresses leadership. Up until recently there WAs only one “full-time” party leader in Canadian Politics. Three of the four traditional parties represented in the House of Commons were...
by revnick | Mar 16, 2012 | Leadership, Words to the Church
This week I’ve had two interesting articles shared with me about leadership and change. The first was “The Problem with Blowing Things Up” which talks about the wisdom about how to initiate change. So often we are tempted to “blow things...
by revnick | Mar 8, 2012 | Words to the Church
The other day this article made the rounds on Facebook. It raises some interesting questions about our approach to church budgets. Now I’ve never been part of a church that looks for “pledges” to help set the budget for the year, but I can see the...
by revnick | Jan 5, 2012 | Reflections
It’s a new year. Christmas has come and gone. We’ve sung our carols, we’ve lit our candles, we’ve had our pageants. Are we ready for what comes next? Do we remember the sacrifice and promises made, not in his birth, but what comes after…...