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Magnificent. Not a word most of us would identify with but I’ve heard it twice over the Christmas season in different contexts. Firstly a Church of England bishop thanked his diocesan staff for their work throughout the year in a…
Sneaking a peek over God’s shoulder to see what He is up to: thoughts on future church
Sneaking a peek over God’s shoulder to see what He is up to: thoughts on future church
I don’t want the new Bishop enthroned. For all kinds of reasons. Firstly, this: “You know those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with…
Led to reflect on what had made the Diocesan Gathering so generative of rich kingdom-flavoured outcomes I realised how significant the underlying structures had been. The whole gathering was shaped by a large team drawn from different parts of the…
I’m not long back from the Bath and Wells Diocesan Gathering. Three days of encounter, laughter, applied spiritual wisdom from varied speakers and sources, creativity in word, art, music, dance and (dare I say) theatre… Worship, prayer, story-telling, carousing, and…