In February I attended the Bloxham Festival of faith and Literature supported by the Church Times. The last ‘talk’ I chose to attend was ‘Future –Present’ by two pioneer minsters...
Latest blog posts
Vocations Roadshows
To help further the ‘Moving Mountains Mission’ a series of events has been organised for anyone interested in exploring what God might be calling them to do. Dates and...
‘Luminescence’ – book review
Luminescence (volume I): The Sermons of C.K. and Fred Barrett (ed. Ben Witherington III; Cascade Books, 2017) Many people know the distinguished theologian and teacher CK Barrett, and his highly regarded...
Moving Mountains Online
Tuesday evening. It’s been a long day….and it’s cold again. Lent Group in the diary, mmm… Ten to eight, put the kettle on. The living room is warm and cosy…outside...
‘Learning’: a different perspective
More than once I've been told that the name of our team 'Cumbria Christian Learning' is an unfortunate choice. The word 'Learning' is the problem. It brings images of sitting...
Messy Mothers Day
I’m looking forward to ‘Messy Rheged’ which will be held as part as part of the Moving Mountains Mission. I’ll be on the welcome team. As I observe Sarah Hume...
Welcoming Christ the Stranger: Some Reflections
I’ve been to quite a few Advent (and Lent) courses over the years, and they have all been helpful, maybe some more than others. This one sounded intriguing and different...
Let’s Get That Team in Shape!
Don’t worry! This isn’t another health and fitness craze. My focus is on how you might structure roles and ways of working for the leadership team of a Mission Community....
Hidden Wounds in Our Midst: A Review
The Church has taken over 2,000 years to realise and acknowledge that domestic violence is contrary to the Gospel. With honourable exceptions, it has ignored, enabled and on occasion encouraged...
A Mission-Shaped Year?
Welcome to 2018! Can this be a Mission-Shaped year? As the LORD admonished Judah in the words of the Prophet Isaiah (read more here), learning to do Mission is crucial...
