#4 Decline of craftsmanship In 2014 the National Audit office suggested that for every £1 spent of public money towards apprenticeships the economy gained £18. My guess would be that equipping, training and developing people with a skill/trade is a good way to secure them work. When I worked in Brazil at a drug rehabilitation […]
#3 Decline of imagination So I am 36 (and a half) and would still argue that I fit into a generation that operated a ‘free roaming’ adventure and imagination. We went out on a Saturday afternoons and explored the woods with catapults and Swiss Army knives creating imaginary enemies and setting traps and dens to […]
#2 Initiative and enterprise So whilst this would perhaps be more situated on your CV when you’re applying for a job the question is; what’s this sort of thing got to do with a blog to Christian men? At CVM we have partnered with us loads of men’s groups and guys on the ground that […]
#1 Lack of physical fitness Kurt Hahn and his 6 social ills that plague young men in society had this listed and for good reason. At CVM we encourage all our team to join the gym and cultivate a discipline of physical exercise at some level. We are not all body builders and professional dead […]
So you may have seen recently a news item about a man called Kurt Hahn. Hahn was reported to have been pivotal in the education of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. In addition to this Hahn has also been indicated as an instrumental influence in the formation of the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme. […]
So you might remember the story, in the Old Testament Elijah took out a load of false prophets and this really upset someone called Jezebel. You can read about this in 1 Kings, take a look it’s incredible! So after this all happened, Elijah, a man of God, expected Jezebel to give up when she […]
So this year I wanted to focus on something that would challenge me and keep me moving forward in my faith. I was thinking about what that could be, and on one day found myself between meetings so I went to the V&A museum. I came across a couple of sculptures, initially I just spent some […]
My son Micah is 5, he came home from school on Friday saying that the teacher had asked him if he could ride a bike, to which he said “no, not really.” This bothered him, he came home and asked me straight away to get his BMX out so I could teach him again. (I […]
This Year I have not heard much, if any talk about people making New Year resolutions. I made one, No Fear. I sat the other day on a rock as my children jumped from rock to rock in the Peak District, running like mad literally, letting off a load of steam. My Son jumped about […]
In the UK we can see an epidemic of male mental illness and suicide sweeping across our country. 76% of suicides in 2014 were men, which works out to be around 12 men a day. There are many reasons and forces that can be at work here, but I think a simple one can really […]
