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Archive for January, 2009

The Strangers

Friday, January 30th, 2009

I was just at a house with 3 other boys watching this scary movie called “The Strangers”, I have never seen 4 grown men more freaked out than I did tonight while watching this thriller….The suspense was killing us as we wait on the edge of our seat [some grasping pillows] waiting for what was next…..Lock [...]

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Appreciating appreciation

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

I have been reflecting on my leadership journey over the last few days and looking at where I was and where I am now…. I was looking at how I lead people and how I was lead. There was one thing in my mind that I think is at the core of every follower…. We [...]

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There’s no c like the OC

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

I love the show The OC. I love everything about it. I love the characters and the adventure…..and the cars…..who wouldn’t want a range rover???? I find myself thinking that I am a mix between the muscles of Ryan and the cleverness of Seth. Last year around this time I was in Orange County and [...]

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Leadership by Craig

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

I am a huge fan of Craig Groeschel and I love his blogs, I find him very interesting and very cutting edge and just straight up wise when it comes to church leadership and how to be more efficient in your role. He posted about a topic “Should i stay or should i go”. I [...]

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I have been on the phone for 17 minutes and 23 seconds with Optus trying to figure out my bill. They have stuffed up my bill for the second month in a row and when they said it was fixed and it wouldnt happen again it did… All I want is to pay the correct [...]

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High School Musical

Saturday, January 24th, 2009

Well last night some friends of mine including myself celebrated another friends birthday by going to see the stage version of one of our favourite movies…… High School Musical!!!!! Now one of my alter egos is Troy Bolton….. If I lived in America I sure would try to be him……I love HSM heaps, and I [...]

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Voltage Summer Camp!!!!!!!

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

Well!!!!! in about 9 hours we leave for Stanwell tops where we will be holding our 2 annual Voltage Summer Camp!!!! This conference centre is unreal with spectacular views (lets just hope the food is as good as the rest of the place). This is the event that we look foreward to each year because [...]

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A weekend in the life of…..me

Saturday, January 10th, 2009

I thought I would take a few minutes and run you through what my weekends normally look like. It’s quite hectic and I am by far not the only person who has a weekend like this. We have many volunteers and staff who insane weekeneds. In a lot of churches, what we do in a [...]

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A breath of fresh air

Friday, January 9th, 2009

I just got off the phone with one of my best mates. His name is Nate and he is a key leader at Newport Church in Newport Beach California. Nate and I have been friends for years. 3 years ago we moved to Sydney to start bible college at Hillsong International Leadership College. Nate did [...]

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