WEC had it's first official men's convention this weekend. Man's Man Camp was totally awesome, very blokey and a lot of fun.
Teaching was from Jim Wallace, ex SAS commander and now the head of the Christian Lobby. He was an excellent speaker, using many real life examples to illistrate how men should walk the Christian life.
Apart from the teaching, most of our time was spent in the WEC clubhouse with our pool, foosball, and ping pong tables, our extensive amount of chocolate milk and big screen to watch all the footy that was on.
We also had a few hardcore exercises, like a 2.8k bushwalk carrying a guy on a stretcher and hot potato with a burning toilet roll.
(note there are no photos, as all we were allowed to wear all weekend was a pair of short shorts, a chesty bonds and double pluggers - not a good look)...
Remember 'Remember the Titans'?
Culture change is tough - but it is worth it!!! I was reminded of this as I watched the movie Remember the Titans. A coach dropped into a chaotic situation must bring culture change for the team to survive... but he doesn't just want it to survive he wants it to succeed, and to dominate. In a way we want our ministries to do likewise so what ideas for culture change can we take from Coach Boon?
Thinking about sacrifice
If Jesus is King, what does that mean for what we want to do with out lives? [Image by Chris Bellerophon Dotson on flickr]
Back to the Mission
Reminded again and again about what we are created for. We are created for worship! But because there are some people who do not worship, we have been given a mission... to go and show people they were created to worship! - photo on Flickr by llamatofu
Appeasement verses Satisfaction
Do we look to appease our emotions, troubles, discomforts with earthy things that may provide some release temporarily, or do we look to God who is the source of complete satisfaction? [Image by donald_palansky_photography on flickr]
