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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Well it’s one year today since my first book was published! A week before we’d gathered with ministry mums – and a ministry dad – to celebrate, talk about the life…
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I’m delighted to welcome Annie Willmot, author of ‘Cold Cups of Tea & Hiding in the Loo’ to guest post this week. Here she shares some wise words about parenting during…
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When I first heard about Lucy Rycroft’s children’s book about Deborah & Jael I was so delighted, great characters, feminist slant, bible based, what more could I want?! As a mother…
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Today is ‘Vocations Sunday’, a day where we look at what it means to ‘have a vocation’ – that is: to be called, to step into what God is asking of…
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In the last week I have seen a few ‘so what is the church doing?’ kind of comments/posts on social media and the like, around Coronavirus. Especially so since religious staff…
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In addition to the previous post about spiritual resources to use at home, I’ve made this a separate one as the list was getting quite long. Do look at the other post…
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Church of England & Ministry Ministry Mum Slider Uncategorizednew guidance for family friendly policies
Last week I was quoted in The Church Times in an article about training for ministry in the Church of England, and what barriers still exist for women. So it was…
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This is a bit of a lengthy post so you might want to grab a cuppa or something and take a few mins out, it’s not the usual quick read… Having…