Mom is out of town & since school is out I’m stuck with the dad unit. Because I’m stuck with the dad unit & he says ‘yes’ to just about anything I was taken on my first youth group mission trip. We went to clean up a duplex apartment for a couple that are trying [...]
Ice Ice Baby
December 9, 2011 By
We had some investment friends give us some tickets to ICE at Opry Mills this week. All we had to do was watch a short sales video. ICE is cool, literally & figuratively. Brooks walking around was our highlight and especially the full size parka he had to wear.
Hanging with Disciples
July 11, 2011 By
Was invited to come share at a Disciples of Christ General Assembly session here in Nashville. Got to meet up with Brian McLaren again whom I respect a great deal & whose writings have challenged me & my faith immensely. We’ve hung out before but with our collaboration project with him & YouthWorker Circuit it [...]
Open Source Helpfulness #pcn11
March 12, 2011 By 3 Comments
One of the best kept secrets in Nashville & probably around the world is the “unconferences” known as BarCamp & PodCamp. Erin & I went to the very first BarCamp back in 2007 at the Exit In. It was a great day of learning for both Erin & myself, from iPhone app development, corporate blogging, [...]
Evening with the Oak Ridge Boys
December 22, 2010 By 1 Comment
When I moved to Nashville there was some knowledge that country music resided here, but coming out of the Philadelphia area of New Jersey there wasn’t much country music in my background. So the run ins with an Alan Jackson, Brooks or Dunn (still not sure it was), and a few others I was told [...]
Titans Win!
December 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Pretty stoked to actually brave some of the cold and catch the Titans actually win a game. They’d been on a 9 game loosing streak, which even though it was a win, probably led this game to be Jeff Fisher’s last home game as Titans head coach. I just don’t see him coming back. Now [...]
Images of : National Youth Workers Convention
December 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment
This posting originally posted at YouthWorker Movement I had a really cool blessing at this years National Youth Worker Convention here in Nashville. I was asked to take photos for the convention, specifically the “Big Room” settings. Here’s a review of the National Youth Workers Convention, in Images. -gavin
Beauty in the Hard
November 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
On Saturday I had the honor of witnessing a piece of God’s Kingdom. Stacy & Michael (“Bama”) were residents of Tent City that I met sometime last year. When I was introduced to them they said they were each other’s husband/wife. No problem.. Some nine months later a lot has passed. Tent City, where they [...]
Unmarketing in Nashville
September 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Tonight I’m sitting in with many of my Nashville tech community friends as we meet Scott Stratten and his “unmarketing” experiences, theory, and book. The event was organized & hosted by my friend John Morgan. Posted via email from Pilgrimage of Gavin Richardson