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Rob Nicholls (robnicho): 57, Male
AU

Name: Rob

Age and Gender: 57 male

City: Melbourne

State:: Victoria

Country:: Australia

My VOXTROPOLIS blog: robnicho.voxtropolis.com

Mac or PC: Mac

Religious Preferences:: Jesus follower

Political Tendencies:: Leaning

What is your "cover" (occupation)?: Coach

What is your vocation (passion)?: Releasing

What are you working on now (mission)?: Church transformation by releasing talent

Favorite Movies: Midnight Cowboy, Napoleon Dynamite, Nacho Libre, Stranger than fiction,

Favorite Artists: Santana
Miles Davis
Chet Baker

What book(s) are you reading right now?: Mandela by Tom Lodge
The Forgotten Ways by Alan Hirsch
Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places by Eugene Peterson

Favorite Books: Peppermint-filled pinatas by Eric Bryant
A Resilient Life by Gordon MacDonald

My Strengths Finder (Gallup) Top 5:: Maximiser, connectedness, learner, includer, input

What's your MBTI?: INTJ

Relationship Status:: Married

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Breaking Boundaries

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Hi Ana. This is a question worth thinking about. My starting point is to think of this in terms of any boundary crossing between people, that is to consider what we have in common. That can range f... Read More »

As Kung Fu is to Buddhism...

Added a post Jan 11

Beautifully put Mike. Jesus never provided any of the disciples with any clarity about where responding to his invitation would take them. All he said was things like "leave your fishing and follow... Read More »

Quiet reflection

Added a post Nov 6 2007

Thanks Mike. You have stirred me and confirmed something I have been thinking about a lot. I have just returned from a week in China, mostly in a mountain village. There is quiet there that really ... Read More »

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Birth

Birth
A great adventure opening up
Filled with promises and threats
"Why would you want to to bring a new life into a world like this?"
Such danger!
Such hopelessness!
What does a mother do?
Do mothers only see dangers?
Do mothers see the possibilities of one life?
Every baby is born with possibilities.
Mothers and fathers need imaginations
They can imagine the great life their child will lead.
They can imagine the impact their child will have on the world.
Every child has that possibility.
That is why they are born.

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Beyond the ice

Worth thinking about what I wrote about back in January. Interesting to consider what happens when thoughts get committed in writing and then acted upon. Adventure sounds great and risk is good writing material. I find it then hard when the risks impact on others. For me to experience the uncertainty of the new and unknown is one thing. To involve others, even when it is their choice, feels a lot different. I like to encourage with positive words and optimistic forecasts but I feel nervous about…

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Posted by Rob Nicholls on May 1st, 2008 at 9:26am — No Comments (Add)

Thin ice

I have started to realise how easy it is to live a 'safe' life. I have a couple of shelves of biographies and I don't think any of those people have opted for safety. That is a very simple comparison. Safety and nothing to write about. Danger and a life worth recording. The heroes I read about didn't start out with any promises or any guarantee of success. In fact, many of them had influential people telling what they couldn't do. Lots of discouragement. They chose to risk failure and often a lo…

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Posted by Rob Nicholls on January 11th, 2008 at 8:29am — No Comments (Add)

Creativity

Learnt a lot about creativity this week. It's good to be creative about creativity and not adopt a narrow definition. In fact, a lot of 'creativity' isn't because it is more like artistic imitation. A friend has the most creative ways to encourage people I know. She has a whole range of cards, flowers, food, words, helpful things that she uses according to the person and their circumstances. It works every time. That's creativity!

Posted by Rob Nicholls on September 17th, 2007 at 4:04am — No Comments (Add)

Adventure

I am brand new at connecting in this way. I love connecting so I am looking forward to the learning that is going to take place and the opportunities to hear ideas and get to know people. I already know some people in M and I hope I can find them!

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At 11:03am on November 10th, 2007, cassandra said…: nice to meet you to !

At 5:00pm on November 8th, 2007, Tom Fox said…: Rob, Thanks man! Looks like your life is filled with adventure. Our world needs more genuine coaches like you! Looking forward to reading your blogs!

At 1:02am on November 6th, 2007, Jaymes Lombardi said…: awesome! thanks for the welcome!

i guess salem isn't far from eugene...but i'm not really from the oregon area...i just moved there from grand rapids michigan.

i appreciate the compliment about the books. i come from a rather traditional background and taken a lot of heat for what i've chosen to read.

excited to get to know you more.

much love.
jaymes

At 9:20am on September 17th, 2007, Clyde Fernandez said…: Rob, also remember to post the pics from our day out....ciao

At 2:10am on September 12th, 2007, Elfrin said…: Thanks for the compliment on my poem. More to come soon, I hope. Thanks!

At 12:01am on September 3rd, 2007, tony sheng said…: Hi Rob,
Very cool that you and Julia are chatting - so exciting. Not such a big world after all huh? So awesome.
We are home from Europe and had such a great, great time. Our team did brilliant and served with all of their hearts and were blessed by getting to know some very neat families that live for moving the Kingdom - it was an amazing time. I'm excited to see how our team moves forward to mark human history.

At 7:33am on August 27th, 2007, Gerardo said…: Rob, Thanks much for your message. I'm excited about my next book about a Hollywood church and it will come out by August 2008. Places like amazon.com will have it listed by spring of next year. Best, Gerardo

At 10:26pm on August 3rd, 2007, tony sheng said…: Hi Rob , no worries about the delay. Things are a bit hectic around here too, I'm leaving this coming Wednesday with a team going to Austria and Hungary for about 11 days. My wife and two daughters are coming too so it is shaping up to be quite the family adventure, as well as all the team logistics, etc.
Love to continue the dialog as well. You mentioned community college and lots of international students - off the top of my head, here are a few ideas to chew on:

- free english classes for internationals [I find American kids have no idea how valuable knowing English is]
- the idea of a culture exchange [common elements we all have like music, food, recreation, etc. and sharing how each of those is different in cultures]
- shared service project [maybe fixing up an older park or some central place in the community]

We definitely have lots of energy and ideas! Let's keep chatting - fun stuff!

ps - did you and my friend J ever connect?

At 9:28am on July 25th, 2007, innov8r said…: Although it's not in the same league; as I open myself up to become more Christlike each day, I also strive to more Weckl-like each day. That sounds like heresy in writing, not meant to be. While we were evacuated from New Orleans I worked with a guy from Adalaide at a winery in Colorado. I heard lots of great stories about Southern Australia. Welcome to M.

At 10:28am on July 22nd, 2007, tony sheng said…: Hi Rob - very cool. I will get you her contact info in a private message. I think she would love to connect with you and with a local community in the city.
How long have you been in Melbourne? Hey, let's have fun brainstorming - how could a team of students from the US serve you and your team?

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