Conference Day 3
So as I type this there will be an amazing evening of worship to Jesus going on. But don’t worry, I am safely tucked up in bed with a nice cup of tea. I just realised I have written but not uploaded this mornings blog. Ah well, that will have to wait until tomorrow – it is a long way to go downstairs to within range of the hotels presumably tiny wireless router.
To be honest the talks today have rather gone by me. There was one about God using our weakness, which is excellent news for people like me. And another talk about what are some of the aspects of our New Frontiers churches that maybe make us a little different from other churches.
I kept going through them, much to my surprise, and made plenty of notes so I may be able to explain what was said to Jane, though I may struggle to interpret my own scribble.
Well this is life! Even at a conference! Some days are fireworks. And some days are just drinking coffee 
Who is to say which is more significant in the long run.
Thank you to Ann and Hannah and Jeanie from Bolton Family Church who have let me hang around with them this week. I was blessed by sitting with them in Costa coffee this afternoon sharing stories of moving up to Manchester and being around when their church first started up. One of the advantages of getting old is that get to tell some great tales
I dont think I have mentioned this yet . . . On the first evening of the conference I was pondering on the many many mistakes I have made since moving to Manchester and being involved in starting new churches. I have really made a whole load – I’m not being modest! But the thought occurred to me: I have not yet been doing church planting for 20 years. I intend to go on for at least till i’m in my 70s. So I am not even half way through. Plenty of time to benefit from lessons learned from all those mistakes. Plenty of time to make another contribution, and maybe be involved in planting a few more churches
Goodnight.
sometimes it’s the coffee that creates the internal fireworks. I used to love going to youth conventions. Grew up Pentecotal…more fire and brimstone that the fundamentalist baptists, so I know fireworks when I feel em.
great post.
Thea Atkinson
July 18, 2011