Day 1: As part of my role on the board of the pregnancy care centre I am attending the C Quadrupled Conference in Toronto (CCCC – Canadian Council of Christian Charities). While here I have the opportunity to glean info that serves me not only in a board member capacity but also in my capacity as a pastor.

 

This morning I heard an excellent presentation by Alan Roxborough (teaches at Fuller Theological Seminary) and his unique persepctive of leadership in our new and chaotic age. It is a less testosterone driven style which emphasizes going into the community and not insulating ourselves. I purchased the session on CD if anyone is interested in borrowing it.

 

I just finished a session led by Brian McLaren ( http://www.brianmclaren.net/ ), a major figure in the emerging church phenomenon. The title of the presentation was Church & Culture and the style was part presentation, part dialogue. Very enjoyable, very reasonable. I will keep you posted.

 

Day 2/3: Sessions were awesome. More from Brian McLaren. Good sessions on board governance and legal audits etc. Great take-away. The time spent with friends (John, Linda and Henriette) was very good as well!