Years of working with children, then youth, and now young (and not-so-young) adults has led me to a conclusion. We All Need An Adventure. An adventure of risk, an adventure of faith, an adventure of learning, an adventure of experience, and an adventure that will shape us for a lifetime. So many of us have […]
Tag: G42
Five Ways to Promote Yourself
I am in the midst of a pretty big role change at G42, and with it comes some lessons learned that might be useful to you too. Since 2009, I’ve been the behind the scenes tactician at the G42 Leadership Academy, working on everything from paperwork to strategy to curriculum to house maintenance. In the […]
What a Year! Hearn Family Update 2011
Two thousand and eleven was a great year for the Hearn Family. We are certainly hitting our stride and beginning to flourish in our roles as quasi-missionaries/NGO directors. Here are the highlights: The Family The kids are growing smarter and more beautiful everyday. Ben started preschool (in all-Spanish public school) this September, and is comfortable […]
The 42nd Generation (part 1)
In the past, I’ve mentioned our non-profit, “G42” and you may have noticed “The 42nd Generation” as one of my blog categories… but I’m not sure if I’ve described what I mean by this phrase. The concept of the 42nd Generation is initially taken from Matthew chapter 1, the genealogy of Jesus Christ. If you’re […]
Our Invisible Life (part 2)
This post is an update on this blog where I challenged myself (and readers) to have some real relationships. My goal was to fight back against invisibility–to have actual contact with people outside of the internet, Twitter, and Facebook. Well, so far, so good: Photo Credit: Liu Bolin Challenge #1: Write an email to a […]
The Day My Theology Died
I just read this blog from Dennis Gable, and I’d like to re-post it here. Dennis just graduated from the G42 Leadership Academy and is now moving to Arizona to begin his dream, a cafe and creative center. //Dave
Upon arriving in Spain, I quickly learned that if I did not kill my theology, it would kill me.
We are told by the words of Jesus that until we are willing to lose our lives, we will never actually be alive…
It Takes a Network
I taught this week on Building a Network, also subtitled “More than you ever wanted to know about Al Qaeda.” I used Al Qaeda as a case study for a “starfish” network that works–although its goals and methods are obviously way out of whack. Held together really only by ideology, not needing a membership form […]