Today was a London day, and it was hot!
I tried to avoid the tube, but it was not totally possible, but (hey!) no need to visit the sauna this week after traveling from Victoria to Kings Cross!

I love my London days as the 45 minute journey from Gillingham is always great for reading and writing notes. I did some prep for a talk I am doing on Sunday evening. I also read more of Generous Orthodoxy.

I was In London for the chief exec officers meeting with NCVYS. I get to represent YFC at these meetings. It was good to network with others and to put together a joint response to the government regarding certain proposals. Today we heard about the Spending Review from the treasury for the Third Sector. Apparently our comments, especially as faith based organisations, are wanted. It’s good to hear that the work all these organisations do is being properly recognised.

All of us can make comments or suggestions via the relevant bit of the treasury website. It’s worth doing and the consultation period does not end until the end of September.

I quite like this part of my work as it helps me to re-focus on what other youth organisations are doing who are not faith based; it’s a great opportunity to learn, share, be influenced and influence – good networking!! Being with YFC and dealing with churches means it is really easy to become insular, this helps me to maintain a healthy outlook.

After the meeting I managed to grab an hour with good friend Dean Pusey who is the DYO for Southwark Diocese. We had a good chat – thanks for taking the time to meet up – much appreciated!