Something I pray:
Lord,
Take me where
you want me to go,
Let me meet
who you want me to meet,
Tell me what
you want me to say,
And keep me out of your way.(Revd Mychal Judge OFM
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Tag Archives: Diocese of Winchester
Stones into bread #givingitup 10th March #Lent2014 Matthew 4v1-4
If anyone tells you that the Church of England, or the Diocese of Winchester in particular, don’t do change… DON’T believe them! Today was Deacon’s Day in the Diocese of Winchester, and despite what I’d been led to expect it … Continue reading
Building the aeroplane in flight – reflections on #winchestermission
When I set out to our Diocesan Conference, stuck as I am in a funny place half-way through ordination training, my sense of calling dry, and confused as to how and where God is shaping my future, my personal prayer … Continue reading
Building communities – Steve Chalke at #gb40 might relate to #winchestermission
It’s great to be told half way through ordination training, that “theological colleges are training people for the wrong things!” I heard that gem, among others, from Steve Chalke at Greenbelt over the Bank Holiday weekend. After my issues with … Continue reading
Posted in ministry, ordination training, resources
Tagged collaboration, Diocese of Winchester, Greenbelt, mission, ordinand, partnerships
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Here endeth my Reader Ministry
Today, Pentecost 2013 marks the end of my Reader Ministry. The different diocese of the Anglican church are not known for their consistency in approach to patterns of, or peoples development through, different ministries. But in the Diocese of Winchester … Continue reading
Posted in life, ministry, ordination training, worship
Tagged Diocese of Winchester, formation, ordinand, Pentecost, priesthood, reader
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A mother’s Biblical wisdom from beyond the grave
Tomorrow, on Saturday 15th September 2012, I start ordination training at Ripon College Cuddesdon (also known as the Holy Hill, or the Holy Hogwarts and recently described by Revd Richard Coles as the CofE’s Sandhurst!) In a box of my … Continue reading
Thank you Mothers’ Union for being part of the adventure
It is with some sadness, but also excitement about the future, that with effect from today Friday 20th July 2012, I am resigning my role as a Trustee of Mothers’ Union in the Diocese of Winchester. It’s been an amazing … Continue reading
On being challenged by my new Bishop
I spent time recently finding and replaying two videos of our new Bishop of Winchester, Right Revd Tim Dakin. Nominally this was for the benefit of my father, but it led me to some reflections of various sorts. The first video … Continue reading
Posted in life, ministry, mothers' union
Tagged Bishop of Winchester, Diocese of Winchester, discernment, offering for ordination, ordinand
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Reflections after two years of Reader ministry
I’ve been aware recently of various conversations about Reader Ministry on a thread of conversation at Lay Anglicana. A while back Doug Chaplin also blogged on why we bother with Reader’s in the C of E, and to some extent it’s relationship … Continue reading
Posted in ministry, worship
Tagged Diocese of Winchester, lay ministry, St. Peter's Yateley
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Why should our parishes have a relationship with their Cathedrals?
I received a very unexpected invitation this year, which has made me think about the relationship between the parishes of our Diocese, and the life and worship of it’s ‘mother church’ Winchester Cathedral. My parish is on the outer fringes … Continue reading
Posted in ministry, theology - how God fits in, worship
Tagged Diocese of Winchester, pilgrimage, prayer, Winchester Cathedral
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Blogging in the ghetto after #cnmac11
There were many great things about the Christian New Media Conference last weekend. It will take me weeks to sift through the various things that challenged me, or got me asking questions about my use of social media. I could … Continue reading
Posted in ministry, technical bits
Tagged blogs, Diocese of Winchester, reader training, social media
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