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| Salutation Yard (I stayed behind the upstairs windows on the left) |
The primary purpose was to invest in building the team by listening to each other, praying for each other and having fun together … with a little bit of strategising and planning on the side.
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| The team at Aira Force (a waterfall) From left to right: Jorge (Latin America); Mark (Europe); Claire (Carlisle); Paul (Asia); Jennifer (Canada); Mike (Francophone Africa); Ruth (Carlisle); Emmanuel (Anglophone Africa) |
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| The team at Lake Ullswater |
It was a fabulous time, exceeding even my lofty expectations.
There was even time for Mark to practice his skills with a packed congregation.
By week’s end we managed to sift through all that had been discussed and fill a whiteboard with priorities to be addressed in the coming months.
As ever, we are grateful for the Carlisle duo, Ruth & Claire, who keep us all on track administratively.
nice chatting
Paul
About Me
the art of unpacking
After a childhood in India, a theological training in the USA and a pastoral ministry in Southland (New Zealand), I spent twenty years in theological education in New Zealand — first at Laidlaw College and then at Carey Baptist College, where I served as principal. In 2009 I began working with Langham Partnership and since 2013 I have been the Programme Director (Langham Preaching). Through it all I've cherished the experience of the 'gracious hand of God upon me' and I've relished the opportunity to 'unpack', or exegete, all that I encounter in my walk through life with Jesus.
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