This week my church announced we are appointing a female incumbent. We have had female clergy before (including me of course) but never a woman completely in charge. I understand that…
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I like to think I’m pretty open and honest in my writing. I want to share my experiences that they might encourage others, I want to give a picture of real…
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In the wake of the BBC Panorama documentary aired last night, one CofE Vicar shares their experiences anonymously as a guest post. We need to listen and truly hear these experiences,…
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In Matt’s first book Becoming Reverend he quipped: …I’ll be a force for positive change in the Church of England, but could end up defrocked by my second year. Thankfully for us he…
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Christianity Church of England & Ministry SliderLife is like someone’s licked all the chocolate off my biscuit
For months I’ve been trying to work out how I’m feeling. Trying to rationalise and reflect on how I’m coping with ministry in the pandemic. I’ve read lots of opinion pieces…
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One of the things I love about the Church of England is its breadth – its mix of differing styles of worship; different theological opinions; the old, the new; tradition and…
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The Church of England describes vocation as what we are called to be and to do. I like it. It’s so simple and yet says so much. We are in that we inhabit…
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As you may already know or at least have realised, the current vocational discernment process in the Church of England is going a little bit differently. Perhaps the biggest change during…
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Another guest post, this time from a local colleague, Rev’d Danny Pegg who writes about the relevance of Rogationtide in current circumstances… “You’re going to do something aren’t you? You’re the…
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Maybe not always, but as much as possible, I’ve tried not to be negative on my blog. If I’m asked to review a book I’d rather just not post a review…