In Bristol we’ve just completed five sessions of the 7 Deadly Sins of Women in Leadership course led by Kate Coleman, Cham Kaur Mann and Grace Owen. Some of the team had seen my Greenbelt Sketchbook and asked if I’d sketch during Saturday, our last day. I filled a 40 page A5 sketchbook – here is a selection of pages from that book, only very slightly tampered with in photoshop.

Some people on the course said they’d buy a book generated from these sketches. If you’re genuinely interested, then please comment below or get in touch!

Any more tech-savvy suggestions for the best way to present them would be gratefully received.

A couple of comments about the course so far…

Each month there has been worship led by the Bristol team (ie the volunteers who invited Next Leadership to run the course) Most of the worship sessions have been beautifully led by Shayla Merivale, but she was away this time, so Rachel Haig stepped in and surprised us all by starting with a picture of Reepicheep, Narnia’s most daring and faithful mouse. I’d never thought of him as a model of discipleship before. But I’m not sure why I hadn’t now. Here Reepicheep invites us into the beautiful landscape that is Aslan’s land.

Kate Coleman introduces the theme for the day, which is all about relationships and leadership. Are we in danger of being everybody’s friend, but nobody’s leader?

Throughout the course we’ve been blessed by the glorious and generous catering gifts of Lesley, Maureen, and their team from St Marks Community Cafe.

After lunch Cham Kaur Mann presents us with the retold stories of a couple of Bible characters who tackled the day’s deadly sin. This time we had Eli, who gets it wrong when he hears Hannah praying – and even more wrong when he’s managing his sons, Miriam, who allows jealousy to mess things up for the whole group, and then Jesus, who keeps God’s will and his friendship with Martha the right way around.

There’s a bit of anticipation as we start the coaching session which is usually led by Grace Owen. We break into pairs and get to talk at length about one of the situations that’s emerged for us during the day.

It’s the last day, so Kate sums up the journey so far.

Closing worship – everyone quietly makes their way to the front where there are beads and cords. Each bead represents something we’ve learned, but we make a bracelet as a gift for someone else. We sing, and we don’t want to leave, but Reepicheep is there reminding us that it’s about being ready for what comes next.
You can find out more about the 7 Deadly Sins of Women in Leadership course at www.nextleadership.org