Elliott Resource Services Pacific

07/19/2024

A few weeks ago I had the privilege of preaching at the Chapel of St. James the Fisherman, in Wellfleet on Cape Cod. Here's the notes from my sermon

Being back in New England these past couple of weeks, I’ve been thinking about the poet Robert Frost, and remembered an early poem of his, a short 3 verse piece called Revelation

03/26/2024

Gospel of Musical Theatre podcast continues the Streisand series with Nathan and my exploration of On a Clear Day you Can See Forever.....

Peter and Nathan watched this movie so you don't have to! It's time for a deep cut... We’re talking about the 1970 film version of Alan Jay Lerner and Burton Lane’s very strange musical, On A Clear Day You Can See Forever – a show about a psychiatrist with terrible boundaries. We talk about: E...

03/12/2024

The Streisand series continues with Nathan and I talking about Jerry Herman's great musical Hello, Dolly!

She's still glowin', she's still crowin,' she's still goin' strong... That's right: we're continuing our deep dive into the career of the great Barbra Streisand with a look at the mid-60s Broadway classic, Jerry Herman’s Hello Dolly! We talk about: Discernment: Dolly is a woman on a journey out of...

12/14/2023

Last evening a group gathered at the beach to mark Hanukkah, bringing with them a menorah and a violinist....commemorating this festival of light piercing the darkness at sunset at the ocean.

06/22/2022

Excited and honoured to be part of this as the Diocese of Toronto envisions its future!

The diocese is embarking on a new visioning process to meet the challenges and opportunities of the next five years.

12/17/2021

Two years of courses, mentoring, client work and examinations--today I received the designation of Associate Certified Coach (ACC) from the International Coaching Federation. Grateful to all who have supported me along this journey!

03/15/2021

Happy to have completed another step of certification in my work as a Coach. I love this work--and have limited openings for new clients who would like to begin a coaching journey. Message me here for more information.

10/27/2020

One of the things I love most about coaching is when a client has an insight--here's a great reflection from Martha Tatarnic on the dynamics of change. She writes, "There was a word, though, that Peter peppered throughout our conversation, and each time he said it, an involuntary sense of dread rippled through me. It was the word “change.” He talked about changing habits. He even talked about changing brain patterns. His assumption in our time together is that something about me and my ministry would be discernibly different by the end." Read more here--

I recently signed on to a coaching relationship with Peter Elliott, retired Dean of the cathedral in Vancouver, a person I have respected…

09/25/2020

I love my work as a coach. This definition of coaching from coach and trainer, Dr. Marcia Reynolds sums up what I hope to offer through my coaching services:

Coaching provides a safe space where people can fully be themselves and through conversation, discover new ways to achieve their desired outcomes.

If this appeals to you too--and you're thinking of beginning a coaching engagement, please be in touch!

05/19/2020

First stage of training towards certification as a Coach complete--very impressed with the training and education offered through the NeuroLeadership Institute--and looking forward to working with clients...My personal mission statement is "Encouraging people to discover and lead from their deepest and truest selves."

04/30/2020

An opinion piece for the Anglican Journal

For a number of years in the early 2000s, Thomas Roach, then artist-in-residence at Vancouver’s Christ Church Cathedral, created an installation of veils that were draped over the altar area at the conclusion of the Good Friday liturgy. While the congregation and choir sang “Were you there when ...

04/01/2020

In her film about children’s TV star the Rev. Fred (“Mister”) Rogers, an ordained Presbyterian minister, gifted director Marielle Heller chooses to focus not on the children for whom Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood was made, but on a grown-up, journalist Lloyd Vogel (Matthew Rhys), a man who car...