Year: 2009

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Listen to Church History Lectures at Double Speed

Check out this post from May. It links to some great resources available via iTunes U. In particular there is a course on Reformation Church History – MP3’s and full manuscript.

thomas cranmer

If you happen to be studying for an exam for tomorrow they could be worth a look. To maximise your time, play them back at twice the normal speed. Two ways to do this:

  1. If you have an iPhone – there is a double/half playback feature when listening to Podcasts. Double it up!!
  2. VLC player. It’s the bomb. Download it. Install it. Then once you’ve opened the file click on “playback” in the menu and you can make it go as fast as your ears can handle!! (VLC is available for MAC and PC)

Warm fuzzy for the name of the English Reformer (above) martyred in 1556.

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Deliberately Lame (can) = Cool Marketing

Sometimes being deliberately lame is just lame. But sometimes when someone is deliberately lame – it only adds to their rating on the coolnessometer. Dunlop Volleys have nailed it with their website Dunlop Valley Warehouse (their main site is good too) and their viral videos. I like Volleys – I’ve been a long time wearer. Check out their lame campaign. What do you think? Follow them on Twitter. Here’s the GIG VIEWER video:

See below for 3 more vids.

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Structure of 1 Corinthians

I’ve got an exam on 1 Corinthians on Monday. Here is a PDF of Ciampa & Rosner’s structure for 1 Corinthians (from a forthcoming commentary). It’s in the shape of a cross, not aiming to be tacky, just memorable. Hopefully some will find it helpful.

pic from http://www.sxc.hu/photo/629715

Not one of my class mates? Not really interested in the structure of 1 Corinthians? Start reading it here and/or check out the following sermons on the book:

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Trust your customers

Business principle: trust your customers, give them the benefit of the doubt. I think this is a good principle, unless of course you are a gun shop owner, and then it’s best to watch your back! This principle was brilliantly illustrated for me recently by Ian of Ian’s Cafe in Willoughby. Here’s his business card. See below for the story…

Ian's Cafe Willoughby

Before church a couple of weeks ago, I went to buy coffees for me and a couple of other youth leaders. After they were made, I realised I didn’t have enough cash and that my card wouldn’t work in any of the local ATM’s. When I got back Ian, the owner, said I could pay him back later. I then told him that I wasn’t from the area and that I wouldn’t be back until church the following Sunday. I tried to give him my details, as I did he said not to worry because he trusted me.

Here’s why it was good business:

  1. He’d already made the coffees and if I didn’t take them, he’d have to scull them or throw them out anyway
  2. If I didn’t pay him back, $9 is not really worth his effort in chasing me down
  3. I told a stack of people about his cafe over the following week.
  4. When I went to pay him back, I bought another one (though ending in tragedy!)
  5. He makes good coffee – I’ll probably go back again.
  6. I’m now devoting a whole blog post to his business
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Recruiting, Coaching, Unleashing Church Planters

The Geneva Push are really starting to gain some momentum. In the Chute conference is less than a month away and they have just launched their new website. It’s a smart and functional site that should prove to be a valuable resource for church planters.

www.thegenevapush.com

“The Geneva Push is an Australian church planting network. We aim to raise up a new generation of church planters dedicated to evangelising churches into existence across this great nation.

The Geneva Push is named after the city where the reformer John Calvin did most of his ministry. He raised up hundreds of missionaries and church planters to other cities and countries. Our goal is to have a similar impact on the number of churches being planted in Australia.”

For more info check out: the website | RSS feed | Email updates

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Kirkplace Church: New Website and New Building

Kirkplace Church in Kogarah have a killer new website and are about to move into a killer new building. Go check out the website: kirkplace.org.au and find out more about the Launch Party for the building.

hit it up fool!

I have some great friends who are part of Kirkplace. I’m cheering for them and I look forward to hearing how God continues to work in and through them and the people of Kogarah. Unfortunately I won’t be able to make it to the Launch Party. So here’s what I’m praying from 2 Thess 1:11-12

“…we constantly pray for you, that our God may count you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may fulfill every good purpose of yours and every act prompted by your faith. We pray this so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.”

(this post was sent from my phone, if it looks dumb, I’ll fix it when I get home)

EDIT: changed the phone picture for the one above…