Monthly Archives: February 2011

Finding purpose and future possibility for the local church

Posted on February 28, 2011 by

Next Thursday is the second anniversary of my induction as vicar of Holy Trinity West Bromwich. As a leader I am constantly faced with questions about how lead God’s people and to find the answers to my questions I turn … Continue reading →

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Ministry Development Review and the danger of high expectations

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

I’m doing my bi-annual MDR (Ministry Development Review).  It’s a useful process which identifies my strengths and weakness, highlights areas for training, gives the church the opportunity to feedback and sets priorities for the next two years.  The 180° review … Continue reading →

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Producing quality church publicity the GreyJones way

Posted on February 22, 2011 by

I posted our new mission and vision statement banners yesterday which have been produced by Alex Grey Jones of  +GreyJonesStudio. We are working on our mission and vision for Holy Trinity and Alex, who is a pastor’s wife and impact … Continue reading →

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Commissioning our vision and mission at Holy Trinity

Posted on February 21, 2011 by

This coming Sunday I hope to commission the banners which will focus Holy Trinity church on both our mission and vision for the next few years.  The banners will be displayed at the entrance to the church and inside where … Continue reading →

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The 3 kingdoms of God

Posted on February 17, 2011 by

It’s clear in scripture that God rules as King.  But King of what and whom?  I’ve recently found it a great help to remember that there are three kingdoms over which God rules and these can be shown diagrammatically: God … Continue reading →

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Liberating Ministry from the Success Syndrome

Posted on February 16, 2011 by

We had a really successful first Messy Church last night. More people came than we expected, many of them new to church, a lovely atmosphere, great crafts, a time of thinking about how little we know and why its crucial … Continue reading →

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Messy Church at Holy Trinity

Posted on February 15, 2011 by

Crafts, devotion and food for young and old. It’s church, but not as we know it! Messy church is for people of all ages to come together and have fun, learn, worship and eat. Messy Church is like Kids Klub … Continue reading →

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Colin Coward and Rod Thomas – who wins?

Posted on February 15, 2011 by

Colin Coward of Changing Attitudes and Rod Thomas of Reform were interviewed by Justin Webb yesterday morning on the Today programme on Radio 4.  The interview contains the essential elements of the disagreement between the two  Church of England parties … Continue reading →

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A small group on every street in the parish?

Posted on February 14, 2011 by

We’ve just agreed on a vision statement for Holy Trinity which we believe will be the most effective way to fulfil our mission.  The vision is to see a small group started on every street in the parish.  We have … Continue reading →

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On having a full relationship with God the Father

Posted on February 10, 2011 by

At the heart of Christian life there is a relationship with God as Father.  R.A. Finlayson writes about this relationship in his Reformed Theological Writings: God is Father in a special way to his redeemed people; Christ taught his disciples … Continue reading →

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