I’ve written a little bit over the last year on this as I’ve been developing the practice of ‘silence.’  That is, having times in my day/week/month/year dedicated to being quiet, to stilling the mind, create space and to breathe a bit in the midst of all the stuff that comes.  This sort of stuff, this … More Silence

Today I was simply thrilled to sit in a room with Methodist pioneer and Fresh Expression workers and just hear some fantastic stories of what God was doing on what is still probably the fringes of the Methodist Church, although becoming much more central. So many of the stories evoked precious memories of situations, places, … More Fresh Stories

So, it is fairly easy to attract a crowd…put on a decent show, the right supportive programmes, be nice, and set the bar fairly low.  Sure, there are some prerequisites in there…you need enough people to put on a decent show, the right programmes and a few folks to be nice, but by and large, … More Discipleship III

Lets get beyond the nice words about discipleship and get into confession time.  As a leader of a large church, time for disciple-making is ridiculously non-existent.  That’s my really honest reflection.  Sure, I have some people I spend some time with that I and hopefully able to spur on in the work of discipling others, … More Discipleship II

Pure and simple.  Discipleship.  Or is it?  I think I’ve been whacking on about discipleship in my whole 4 years here at Trinity.  In fact, when I was in my previous role, it was the largest bit of my working profile.  Still, although the job has shifted a bit, discipleship is high on the agenda.  … More Discipleship