Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Pioneer”
Is the sofa important? This is a question I and others have asked about Lost in Wonder. We could probably ask the question, is what we do in the park important? I think some of the answers will be the same but there are also significant differences. I will leave that question for another time. Back to the sofa. Sofas …
A phrase I often hear when working in the church is about going to the edge or being at or on the edge, this particularly comes up in pioneer or NPNP1 gatherings. It is a phrase that has recently brought me some discomfort. This disquiet has caused me to reflect on what it means to be at the edge, where …
Written for the Methodist Churches Online Bible study, A Word in Time. The original post appears here Hebrews 2:10-18 Since, therefore, the children share flesh and blood, he himself likewise shared the same things, so that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil … (v. 14) Finally with reference to …
Joseph Schumpeter was a political and economic scientist of Austrian descent who developed a concept known as Schöpferische Zerstörung in his native language or in english Creative Destruction. This theory of economic innovation was built upon ideas originally found in Karl Marx’s writings which Schumpeter developed. In economic terms it is understood as the driving force of capitalism in which new wealth is created by destroying old. Here …
Most of us understand that innovation is enormously important. It’s the only insurance against irrelevance. Gary Hamel As I have explored the word pioneer and what that means for those who carry its name, I have often stumbled across the word innovator in the process. Many pioneers in the fields of science, design, politics, economics and many others have also been innovators. …
As I continue my reflections on pioneer ministry I come to the area which intrigues me the most… The idea of building up and knocking down. The idea links back to one of the earlier posts in this pioneer series entitled ‘foot soldiers‘ which looks at the background of the word in the military. Whilst looking at this early root I discovered …
As I read the definitions of pioneer/pioneered/pioneering one word kept cropping up. Settle. Pioneer has always felt like an exciting word, a word of adventure and discovery of the unknown. Settle feels the exact opposite. It’s a word that feels static, comfortable, stationary and safe. So, I want to explore how these two link together and what this has to say about …
Most people who know me will be able to tell you that spelling and grammar are not one of my strengthes. Despite this lack of knowledge in the more technical aspects of ‘words’ I do enjoy the more creative side of them. One of the things I have always found fascinating (sad I Know) is discovering where words come from, …
I have asked myself this question many times. From my time in Nottingham when I heard sermons preached on being pioneers and not pilgrims to more recent years where the idea of pioneer ministry has become more prominent. What does it mean to be a pioneer? What does it look like? Where can you do it? Lots and lots of questions. So …