First off let me start with a caveat, especially for those who know me face to face – this is not a sob story post or an ‘I’m struggling’ post –…
Church of England & Ministry
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So this weekend as I sat at home with a horrible cold, coupled with the joy of celebrating my son’s 13th birthday I was also watching the tweets roll in from…
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Book Reviews Christianity Church of England & Ministry
‘Becoming Reverend’ by Matt Woodcock // Book review
I’ve not met Matt Woodock, but I suspect he’s one of those instantly-likeable types. His writing is funny, honest and real, and not at all what you’d expect from a…
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Church of England & Ministry Curate's Life
Dog Collar Dilemma Pt 3 // guest post by Revd Sandra Sykes
Continuing the theme of dog collars and women in ministry, I’m delighted that Revd. Sandra Sykes from ‘Collared’ is guest posting on her own experiences and why she started ‘Collared’ …o0O0o……
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Christianity Church of England & Ministry Curate's Life
Dog Collar Dilemma Part 2: Uniform vs Individual Style
So continuing in looking at the dilemma of how to wear your dog collar, as a woman, this post is going to look at being you. And I guess the first…
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Christianity Church of England & Ministry Sermons & Scripture
Harvest All Age Resource // Faithfulness
We did a Harvest All Age Service yesterday at TRINITY. A few people have asked what we did so here it all is. Any q’s do ask! The talks are not exact scripts but at…
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Christianity Church of England & Ministry Curate's Life
Dog Collar Dilemma: women’s clericals – what on earth to wear?!
As a #NewRev and as a woman, I have been experimenting with how to wear the collar. Before ordination it was, to be honest, a bit of a blur, I mean…
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So it’s that time of year, new ordinands are heading off to college to begin theological & ministerial training. I remember heading off to my first evening at college with a…
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A few times recently people have asked me about why I wanted to become a Vicar. Thing is I didn’t want to, it was just I felt God calling me…
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This post started out as ‘surviving curacy’ and yet autocorrect made it ‘surfing’, which seemed apt as whilst writing I had just come from an afternoon on the beach with…