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July 24, 2006
Greenbelt
I am SOOOOO looking forward to Greenbelt this year. Having reflected on the various conferences I find myself eating christian lasagne at, the events where I participate (or struggle to participate) in worship, the seminars where I debate with Youth Minesterial bretherin and sisterin, the VERY limited number of gigs I get to and the churches I find myself adrift in ...... I have decided that Greenbelt is the most fulfilling and enriching thing I go to by far. It's the event where worship, gigs, debate, church, faith and learning all combine and I feel at home, my faith and my soul part of something bigger. It's a funny thing as Greenbelt is a massive bunch of imperfect people (I include myself) who don't all agree BUT somehow it's a taste of the kingdom that's really real. There's fun and faith, doubts and longings, hopes and dreams, creativity and dance, tears and laughter, a search for shalom, the mystery of Christ, the passion of the Spirit, the father heart of God ........ oh and the Tiny tea tent!
Interestingly I probably bump into more youth ministers I know at Greenbelt than anywhere else (Soul Survivor included) so I'm not the only one who finds it pivotal in terms of what events they commit to.
See you there :-)
Posted by ian at July 24, 2006 12:30 PM
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Here, here, fellow greenbelter!
Totally echo your thougts and can't wait for this years festival. Do pop along to the Traidcraft tent and hunt me out matey, would be nice to finally meet!
Posted by: Phil Smith at July 24, 2006 04:22 PM
No doubt we'll bump into each other as always... you can always join us on Sunday morning for pay[back] free[dom] our interactive meditation (Emerging Church for Service ;) ) in the Emerging Church Cafe... where we also have an installation --- Shameless plug over!
Posted by: Mark at July 25, 2006 12:17 AM
See you there Ian - maybe at the Tiny Tea Tent! Alas i am not camping - i have rented a cottage.
I recommend that you check out Phil Campbell (http://www.greenbelt.org.uk/?a=755&pr=77) who is playing at the performance cafe. I did a youth camp with him just after he became a Christian and was dropped from his record label!
He's very good. Check out some of his sounds at http://www.philcampbellmusic.com/
Posted by: miz at July 25, 2006 09:34 AM
Ian you'll see me there too..... taize, labyrinth, and 'plugging' my course on our own this year, not with JBB!!!
I too can't wait for it...
Posted by: Dot at July 26, 2006 09:45 PM