Recently I read “Scattered Servants” the brand new book from Alan Scott who was the senior at Causeway Coast Vineyard where we were part of the team before moving stateside (along with his wife Katherine, Alan is now the senior pastor at Anaheim Vineyard in California). It was a privilege to be part of the…
Category: Development
Thursday Thoughts (Sept 27 2018)
In the past I have found the next month can sometimes be a difficult month for some of our apprentices who join our teams in August. The excitement of the new adventure can begin to fade and the desire for depth of relationship increase. Homesickness, readjusting expectations, culture shock, translation and social fatigue can all…
Thursday Thoughts (Sept 20 2018)
Last week we studied Acts 28 together in the office. The chapter picks up with Paul washing up on shore after being shipwrecked off the coast of Malta. The situation goes from bad to worse as he helps build a fire to warm up and dry out and he is bitten by a snake. When…
Thursday Thought (Sept 13 2018)
Recently as Pais USA we explored the story of Samuel anointing Saul to be King. (1 Samuel 10) Over the past few days as I have reflected and teams have been starting placements with church partners all over the world I have felt God bring back what happened just after Saul’s anointing to my attention….
Book Review – ‘Leading’ Alex Ferguson
Over the last couple of weeks I have been reading Alex Ferguson’s latest book ‘Leading’ Looking past the abundance of anecdotal stories and incessant name dropping I found this book both inspirational and insightful. There is no denying Ferguson has been a hugely successful and leading figure, firstly within English football and more widely within…