This morning I hit 'send' and my conference paper whizzed off through the ether to the orgnanisers.  It seems to be something I do roughly once in a decade (although, on reflection, in industry I did quite a few too).

The first was linked to my research, and explored the interface of church health and church history - it eventually formed a chapter in a book of essays to mark the centenary of the Baptist Historical Society.

The second was a reflection on my experiences of being treated for cancer whilst serving as a Baptist minister - it eventually formed a chapter in a book of essays from a conference in New Zealand on Spirituality and Cancer.

This one who knows!  I hope that the conference organisers will eventually publish the essays, which, from the programme at least, look like a fascinating collection of responses to the 'Project Violet' initiative of the BUGB.