To Everyone at the Baptist Union Council

1.  Stop surfing the internet when you should be concentrating
2.  Try to stay awake during Tuesday afternoon, especially during the Baptist Times report.
3.  I had nothing to do with the changes in the layout of the chairs
4.  Tell Phil Jump to get on the right side of the screens and not to skulk away at the back
5.  Try not to groan audibly when the usual suspects stand up to speak...again.
6.  If the Moderator asks you to 'break out into buzz groups' for prayer and or conversation, know in your hearts that he was probably told that he had to say that and that the best thing about being Moderator is that you can give the orders but don't have to obey them yourself.  If you don't want to pray in twos or threes then just pretend.
7.  Check to see if the Professor of Systematic Theology at the University of Oxford has remembered to bring a corkscrew
8.  Clear up your bottles and cheese and cracker crumbs, otherwise Viv will get in trouble.
9. Have a good time, work and play hard.
10.  If you get a moment and want to leave a comment to let me know how things are going then please feel free - and then, read no.1

Comments

[Sisterfreak]

Hahaha. I knew you would know. Hope life is good and you're all settled well. We've been thinking about the bush fire situation and its aftermath a lot. Its outcome must be very visible in your part of the world, fallen out of the news here.
Sarah

[Sean]

Thanks for the feedback so far. Andy, I am not sure which is funnier, that PSF was given the wrong dates or that he needs to rely on a ministerial student to tell him when Council is.

Craig, whenever he mentions 'prayer' ... that is when I am watching you all to see how many of you are smirking.

Sisterfreak - I know who you are

Jen - stop sending Facebook messages to Amanda.

[Jen Stewart]

You forgot point 11 - to tell the Didcot staff to stop wetting themselves with laughter in the back corner as they see your guide to survival! Viv refuses to take any further blame!

[Nigel Coles]

good one Sean - it's probably hotter out there than in here - half-time at the Baptist Times!

[Sisterfreak]

No carbohydrate fest for us!

[neil]

Phil Jump is absent, but we have found a new c* monitor. We had a good tour of the highlands and islands of Scotland last night.

[Craig Gardiner]

How do you know about the chairs?
I have a horrible feeling of big brother Sean who has a web cam secreted in Jonathan Edwards's tie.

If so please wave back now!

Increasingly paranoid Craig

[andy goodliff]

Sean - the professor of systematic theology is not here, because i gave him the wrong dates and few weeks ago ...

[Baptist Bookworm]

Hi - Where were you last night? There was a Winter-sized chair looking very empty? We did, however, break open a bottle of Cragganmore and drink to absent friends...

Re: PSF - He's not here because a notorious blogger 'accidentally' gave him the wrong dates.

'Interesting' discussion in break-out groups yesterday. I must learn to curb my inner grumpy-old-man-from-the-muppets.

[Tim]

My first BU Council, so thanks for the advice!