Music
Seconds Out
Genesis: Seconds Out
Probably my all time favourite live album. Listening to "Supper Ready" on Sunday morning made me realise...it's blokes music!Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
Coldplay: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
Just getting into the latest by one of my favourite bandsThe Who: Who Are You
This is great Ipod listening as I cycle to work!Greatest Hits
Bruce Springsteen: Greatest Hits
Preparing to see the boss in concert in Cardiff!Various Artists: Music to Watch Girls By Vol.1
Classic lounge singers do what they do best!Seth Lakeman: Freedom Fields
Another folk album I am enjoyingKate Rusby: Underneath The Stars
Great folk album....great voice. check it outAndy Fairweather-Low: Sweet Soulful Music
New album by the great Cardiff guitar player and vocalistMiles Davis: Kind of Blue
Finally got this classic album. If you like jazz, you'll love thisRichard Hawley: Lady's Bridge
This is a fantastic album! Recommended by my brother, its a winner!
Reading
Jim Collins: "Good to Great" and the Social Sectors: A Monograph to Accompany "Good to Great"
Jim Collins: Good to Great
Given to me by Steve Williams. Fascinating. Bound to feature in some of my blogs!John C. Maxwell: Developing the Leaders Around You: How to Help Others Reach Their Full Potential
So much of what we believe in at Ignite centres around Leadership. Therefore, I need to be reading this stuff!Richard Foster: Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth
A classic that I have been meaning to read for ages!Walter C. Wright: Mentoring: The Promise of Relational Leadership
Written by the CEO of the Max DePree centre for Leadership, this is an excellent resource for anyone interested in mentoring and leadershipMalcolm Gladwell: The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
I realised the other day that I had started this book but not finished it. Thought I should complete what I started.John Grisham: Playing for Pizza
A fathers day present from BenTony Evans: No More Excuses
I am re-reading this book. Recommended reading for everyone who is committed to being an authentic man of GodTony Campolo: You Can Make a Difference
Probably the first Christian book I ever bought. I found it challenging then and I love the fact that it challenges me now! It is simultaneously being read by Lesley, Beci and myself. The benefits of having a book in the loo!Nigel James: Lessons from the Road
Great book by my best mate and colleague. If you are in the USA buy it now. If you are in the UK, it will be available very soon on www.thirdday.co.uk
Biography
Founding Director of the IGNITE discipleship initiative along with Nigel James, Gary Smith lives near Cardiff, Wales with his wife Lesley and his two children Rebecca and Benjamin. .
Having left school at 16, Gary did not return to academia until he was in his late twenties where he attained a BA (Hons) in Informal and Community Education. Initially he was involved in a number of sales related jobs before becoming an Recruitment Consultant in the IT industry. A long term member of the Boys' Brigade he was honoured to join their full time staff until setting up Big Ideas with Nigel James in 1995. IGNITE is part Big Ideas (not to be confused with Big Idea productions in the USA)
Ignite challenges young people to discover their purpose in life, to be a disciple of Jesus and to transform their generation, and since 2000, well over 4,000 teenagers have signed the IGNITE discipleship declaration which commits them to a radical life of discipleship. IGNITE also runs The IgniteHope and the IGNITE Leadership Academy which trains 18-24 year olds from churches in and around Cardiff in Christian Leadership.
Gary also manages the band Superhero and is the International booking agent for Rebecca St James
Interests
Reading, cooking, family, music, the theatre and meeting with friends
