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Reciprocity
14th May 2024Definition: The practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit. Last week I joined, via Zoom, a discussion on Being Intergenerational,
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Eco-friendly Messy Church
8th Apr 2024A core value of Messy Church is creativity, which often means that we use loads of ‘stuff’ as we learn, rememb...
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Under Pressure
26th Mar 2024They went to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Sit here while I pray.’ He took Peter, James and John along with him, and he began to be deeply distressed and troubled. ‘My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death,’ he said to them. ‘Stay here and keep watch.’ Mark 14:32-35 (NIV).
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Being Strategic!
11th Mar 2024Last Friday, I made my way to Church House in London to celebrate the ‘end’ of my cohort’s Strategic Leaders Programme (GFSLP). It was, as Growing Faith Programmes Lead Stephen Beamond put it, a ‘tank-filling’ day!
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Space for God in the everyday
26th Feb 2024Psalm 46:10 “Be still and know that I am God”. During Lent, traditionally I would give something up, but the last few years have involved me taking up something. This year I am making space to know God more in the everyday things.
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Embracing Difference
7th Feb 2024Last Friday was Culture Day at my daughter’s secondary school in SE London. Digging into my German family history (how else did I get a name like Aike?),
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Where was God at work in Messy Church in 2023?
26th Jan 2024At the start of a New Year, it’s good practice to pause for a moment and reflect on the year that’s past, giving thanks to God for both the opportunities and challenges.
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Beauty for Brokenness
2nd Jan 2024Beauty for brokenness, hope for despair…
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Stumbling after a star
18th Dec 2023In October I was lucky enough to take a group of the older young people from my Messy Church to 3Generate the Methodist Church’s, children and youth forum.
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Strategic Leadership
11th Dec 2023Over the past year I’ve been on a leadership journey, taking part as the pilot cohort for the Growing Faith Foundation’s ‘Strategic Leaders’ Programme.