I will post this on all the threads so that we can try and hear from as many as possible.

As you know, WonderCafe.ca  has been an experiment of the United Church of Canada and at General Council in August , the cafe's fate will be in the hands of those who are there to do the work of the church.

The Wondie Award Thread has made me look at the assumptions that I had about WonderCafe that I now believe are wrong.

I continue to be amazed by the increasing use of words heavy with theological overtones by business authors. Take the word "trust" for example.

Stephen R. Covey (The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything by Stephen R. Covey, Stephen M.R. Covey, and Rebecca R. Merrill (Paperback - Feb 5 2008)) and Jeffrey Gitomer (Jeffrey Gitomer's Little Teal Book of Trust: How to Earn It, Grow It, and Keep It to Become a Trusted Advisor in Sales, Business and Life by Jeffrey Gitomer (Hardcover - Dec 17 2008)) are two noteworthy entries.

"Trust" is very prevalent in discussions about Web 2.0 and what will characterize the coming world.

Jeff Jarvis, in his helpful book What Would Google Do?, devotes an entire chapter to exploring trust as a key characteristic of a Google world.

"Trust is an act of opening up; it's a mutual relationship of transparency and sharing. The more ways you find to reveal yourself and listen to others, the more you will build trust, which is your brand." Jarvis could be writing to the church.

How many of you have heard of Lumby, British Columbia. Few, I am sure. We are a small village of about 1800 people on highway 6, just south of Vernon in the North Okanagan. Close you Cherryville? Whitevale? Does that help?

Hello all

Per another thread, BusyMom asked that we let Namaste's friends know that she will be off-line for a bit.

She is in the hospital...and will write when she can.

I'm sure she will welcome your warm wishes.