Things really began to come together when the team was formed. Harry had the initial idea to do something to really help the community. He was mulling the idea over, but it was only when he shared it with his wife, Linsey, that the idea had to go beyond just wondering if … Linsey wasn’t […]
Read More Not On Your OwnWhat is the key behind a good performance? Whether it is play shown at the theatre, a film shown at the cinema or a programme/series shown on whatever viewing device you wish to use, our eyes take in a performance. We see, we hear and thus consume an experience that is designed to stimulate a […]
Read More The Making Of A Superb ShowHundreds and thousands have filled the auditorium. There is not a spare seat in the house. There is an excitement in the air as the audience awaits the main act. Many will tell you it was an evening they would never forget. They were especially moved when that song was played. They knew the words […]
Read More Something About A New SongThere was a conversation I was having with a friend and they were talking about collaboration. The conversation reminded me of aspects of a background that I used to know. In this environment, there was a greater concern for retaining information than for collaboration. I could understand the concern to not allow things to be […]
Read More Another Word on CollaborationI love the music of Jon Gibson. Not everything he’s ever done, but he’s done a lot that I regard highly. For sure he doesn’t get the plaudits he deserves for his brilliant musicianship, but that’s cool. As long as he knows he’s a blessing to the Body of Christ that’s all that matters. Recently […]
Read More Layers for a MasterpieceOne of the things that fascinated me about the Lennon and McCartney dynamic was that it was the first time I had heard of the concept of collaboration. (As it turned out this was a concept I should have been very familiar with because of my time at church, but that’s a different story.) Here […]
Read More Journeyman Journal – CollaborationI have done the loner bit for a long time. Sometimes the nature of my employment has reinforced the lone ranger approach. In as much as the employer might give platitudes about being in a team, day to day reality suggests otherwise. In recent times, I have not only acknowledged the value of teams but […]
Read More Thank God for … TeamThe single human voice is a powerful instrument. Hearing a gifted voice convey a message on it’s own can be quite the moving experience and you can truly appreciate tone and feeling by it. Yet there can be no doubt that all you have to do is add another voice that accompanies that one, taking […]
Read More AccompanimentIt seems to be the way we operate. We ask who is the best and to decide that we set up measuring points of achievement and success. Implicit in that is the spirit of competition where I see if I am better than you. If I am, I can take the kudos and the perks […]
Read More What’s Wrong With A Bit Of Competition?I don’t like the word compromise. I’ve written about it before, but it is a bugbear to hear it portrayed as a quality commodity. My approach has been that whenever I take my views and need to revise them for them to be amenable to someone else, if I’m content for that process to happen […]
Read More Standing Your Ground vs. Being Flexible
Life With CD 