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Intentionality – a follow up
Tuesday’s post about the representation of women amongst speakers at Christian conferences and within church leadership as a whole has garnered a lot of comments – on the post, on Twitter and on...
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Baking – with added vitriol
Last night was not a great night for our student group to be doing the second week of an all-church Bible study that has to be done at the same time as everyone else. Several guys arrived at my flat...
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We are not Delilahs
In Christian circles, there is a debate over whether it’s ok to meet one-to-one with a member of the opposite sex when one is in a position of responsibility within the church. Last week, the topic...
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Hidden London: Bloomsbury & Fitzrovia
It’s an odd experience when you follow a walk that includes both your street and your place of work. I suspect I hadn’t got round to doing the Bloomsbury & Fitzrovia walk because I figured I knew...
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Positive Church
One of my ‘extra-curricular’ activities (i.e. non MA work) is being a part of the Transformational Index team. I’ve had a loose association with the TI for a couple of years, as it’s a project that’s...
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In praise of St Lydia’s
My trip to the States was essentially a “hooray for finishing my MA, let’s have a well deserved break” kind of holiday. It had been nearly 3 months since ordination and life had been pretty full-on,...
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An alternative church
There is an alternative church. One which is global, diverse, and to which all are welcome. One that upholds a code of behaviour, as determined by its leaders and members. Occasionally, it claims the...
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The challenges & encouragements of the talents
Matthew 25:14-30 – The Parable of the talents Christ Church Highbury, November 19th 2017 Have you ever participated in a challenge based upon this parable? Where you’re given a sum of money and...
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The mystery of everything
The Mystery of Everything & The Magic of Stuff’ – Genesis 1:1-14 Christ Church Highbury, February 18th 2018 [Each year, Christ Church chooses a Lent course that is followed in home groups & in...
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The curse of Hot Priest
Last month, the Guardian published an article entitled “Is this the cultural moment of the hot priest?” In the words of its author, “when I thought about it, I began to notice hot priests everywhere.”...
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Resources for the Church in different times…
There is a certain irony to the fact that, having spent much of the last decade thinking about the way church can embrace digital (and vice-versa), I find myself leading a congregation where around 40%...
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For All Who Hunger
Somewhere around 2014/15 a series of what we might call Godincidences brought St Lydia’s to my attention. I had stumbled upon a subject for my Masters’ thesis that involved sacramental theology and...
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Ghost Ship
Ghost Ship: Institutional Racism and the Church of England – A.D.A. France-Williams “The church has a decision to make as to which path it will take. The path of power, privilege and prestige – the...
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