I’m back, not quite sure what to make the 3 days away.
The content of the sessions was ok, there was the odd provocative thought here and there, such as Graham Cray suggesting post-modernism has ended – but I think I am quite saddened that there was only the odd provocative thought here. I was hoping for more, to be challenged, to come away re-analyzing my thoughts, of how to progress in my plans to reach my community. Sadly, I have not come away with any of that.
The big plus of the few days for me was meeting up with friends old and new. The network opportunities were great. It was excellent talking to church planters in Brighton, Norfolk, London and hearing their ideas. I have a few people to go and see, and I feel I will learn more from sitting with them over a beer or coffee. The highlights were people centred for me: being able to grab a word with Andrew, Mark, getting to know the Scottish YFC people better, and grabbing a curry and having a laugh with Jonny, and the YFC people there – it was nearly ‘just like old times’!
I can’t help but think the conference missed an opportunity here. Sitting in the audience were the 3 creative thinkers/practitioners mentioned above – the conference could have sparked more ‘challenging’ thinking if we were hearing the thoughts of these guys before going to chat in our network groups!
Now – that would be an interesting conference …
The Shiny Headed Prophet 
I had a really good mate there who’d you’d have got on with – I tried to get him to find you based on a description … seems he failed.What was the premise for the end of post-modernity?
GordonI was possibly to too shocked to take it in!No – Graham was suggesting that we are no longer in a time of change, which is what he said post-modernism was about – so we ahev now ‘arrived’; therefore post modernist language is now unhelpful.If I’ve misquoted there apologies and I’m sure your friend could correct me.I’ve reflected and don’t agree. If we have ‘arrived’ – where are we? Still seems a lot of change and flux to me!