leadership in ministry
… and the big story of God. For example, when we celebrate communion I’m fairly sure that most people don’t know the wider context of that. Can this week’s gospel (John talking more about blood and flesh) be understood without knowing about Passover and the Levitical laws and kosher practice? But we are not Jews Read More …
With regard to ecology and our decimation of the planet, what role do we play as those charged with stewardship of the planet? More specifically, what link does that have with worship when, for example, harvest has become a place to thank God for tesco and collect tins of food rather than a chance to Read More …
Greenbelt left me thinking. There’s nothing unusual in that, but I was a little surprised that the thoughts came from connecting a few seemingly disparate talks on inter-faith, ecology, disestablishing the church of england, mental health and the nature of englishness in a post-olympic britain. The big question might be ‘Has church become disconnected from Read More …
I’ve been captivated by the Olympics. Team GB have been outstanding, the BBC coverage superb and the sport has been top class. In short, it’s been inspiring. ‘Inspire a generation’ was always the aim of these legacy games. It seems as though people have been inspired, but I wonder which generation? I see more adults Read More …
The London 2012 Olympic Games start officially today. There are loads of reasons to complain. It cost too much. It’s too corporate. The sponsors are inappropriate. The traffic is a nightmare. There’s nothing else on TV. The ticketing was a shambles… The thing is, I don’t remember sitting at home as a child watching the Read More …
Today Bradley Wiggins will win the Tour de France. He and his Sky team will have cycled over 3,000km across the Alps, the Pyrenees and around France in 3 weeks. Just to ride into Paris is an achievement. le Tour is brutal. It is one of the most difficult and demanding sporting challenges in the Read More …