Metrics, measurement and Christian ministry.
Introduction. How do those in Christian ministry and leadership ever really know that they are doing a “good job” or have done a “good job”? Can Christian ministry be ever “measured”? By the numbers of those “led to faith” in Christ? By numbers “attending”/”not attending” worship on a Sunday morning? By the health of the…
For “Trinity Sunday”. Stepping gently into the mystic…
Introduction. Funny. Well, not really that funny… But when I think of growing up in Northern Ireland amidst the trauma of a highly sectarianised and violent community conflict, it was curious how certain, I and a good few of my buddies were on matters of theology, doctrine, the Bible. I mean “themuns”, over there, with…
This Pentecost, Holy Spirit. Take us by the hand…
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Introduction. As human beings, touch conveys so, so much. We are tactile beings and when touch is used and offered appropriately, sympathetically and lovingly; touch builds us and others up. The touch of a lover, the touch of a small child resting on a parent’s lap, the hearty handshake or…
This Pentecost, Holy Spirit. Take us by the hand…
Holy Spirit. Take us by by the hand. Please……
“Clip man” and an Archbishop’s Prayer. (For those just about holding ministry together).
For those just about holding ministry together….…
Christ’s call to be in the “now” of our uniqueness.
Living in the “now” of the whole of our “uniqueness”. …
To abide. (Verb). To accept or act in accordance…
Vine. Branches. And the soil of our “everyday”.…
The good (and sometimes grumpy) shepherd.
The good and grumpy shepherd. A true story.…
Fish. Fear. Faith and (splutter) Resurrection.
Addressing fear in our lives and what we learn from the Resurrection..…
Shadows are important. They can reveal beauty.
What beauty and creativity lies beyond today’s shadow?…
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