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Friday, January 17, 2003

Today we did some stuff on coaching leaders, community and multiplying disciples rather than adding them. In other words, training the people we disciple to make more disciples rather than just discipling people ourselves.

After the seminar was finished, Maxi and Deb came to take Tabitha to Warragul, where they're going to a wedding. I hadn't met Maxi before, although I'd heard a lot about him. Apparently he used to live in Ballarat, and taught a number of people to drive. Deb lives in Warragul now, where she'll be working as a teacher soon.

Tonight Harvey, Giles and I had dinner with Harvey's dad, Mr Bishop, who Harvey's been quoting all week. He has a pulpit in his flat, and heaps of photos, including from Harvey and Mary's wedding, back in 1960-something.
Mr Bishop helped open the first Kmart in Australia, and is now involved with the Australian Christian Businessmans Association. He says a lot of the members don't want their colleagues to know their Christians though.

Coming into Melton on the way home, all the ground was burnt, from the bushfires.
I got home about 9:oo pm.