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Tag Archives: West Bromwich
From the vicarage June 2014
Psalm 2 begins with a question. Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the LORD and against his Anointed One. This simple … Continue reading
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Tagged European Elections, From the vicarage, Psalm 2, West Bromwich
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From the vicarage from before and after A Passion for Life
Here’s April and May’s copies of “From the Vicarage”. The first was a plea for prayer for A Passion for Life and the second a review of how God answered those prayers. From the vicarage (April 2014) It’s here. A … Continue reading
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The disasterous effect of bishops as the focal point of unity.
West Bromwich deanery agreed on the submission of papers of one side of A4 before we vote on the motion on women in the episcopate and CEEC following motion. This is my paper: What happens when Bishops take the place … Continue reading
West Bromwich: lessons from Jonah on mission
This is a transcript of a 10 minute talk I gave on Monday 9th May at a West Bromwich churches prayer meeting, UNITE. How many of us know the stories of Gladys Aylward or Jackie Pullinger? Both women really wanted … Continue reading
Vicarage chills in the snow
We woke up to another cold morning in the vicarage with thick ice on the inside of all our windows. There’s a rumour that the canon law requiring the vicar to wear a night cap has never been repealed. I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged Holy Trinity, ice on windows, Sandwell, vicarage, victorian vicarage, West Bromwich
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Creating vision for Holy Trinity
I’m preparing for a meeting this morning with my church elders. At the meeting we’re going to address the vision for the church for the next stage of church life. At present we’ve got two visions shaping up. The first … Continue reading
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Tagged Aubrey Malphurs, Bill Hybels, church leadership, mission, vision, West Bromwich
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Unblocking my church leadership
I’ve been in post as vicarage of Holy Trinity West Bromwich for 20 months. In the first 7 months I had created a church mission statement with the PCC, so we know who we are and what we are about … Continue reading
From the vicarage Dec 2010
Dear Brothers and sisters Advent is here again. The rush is on to make preparations for the season of goodwill. There are presents to buy, rooms to decorate, menus to plan, food to prepare, parties to arrange and friends to … Continue reading
Moving to Birmingham? Come and live in West Bromwich.
If you are a Christian moving to Birmingham, why not think about living in West Bromwich and getting involved at Holy Trinity? We are a growing church and here’s a list of reasons why you might choose to live in … Continue reading
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Tagged Birmingham, Church, mission, moving, parish, relocation, West Bromwich
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Porn Free
News has been released this week that a licence application has been submitted for a fourth lap dancing club in West Bromwich High Street. I can’t see how a town of only 137,000 people can support that many strip joints. … Continue reading
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