mission shaped ministry course Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire From Saturday 3rd September 2011 Revd M Mitton, Revd M Redshaw, Revd R Quarton and Mr G Bell Fresh Expressions mission shaped ministry was launched in 2007. Since then, it has been presented in 56 centres across the UK with more than 2,000 people taking part in the [...]
Been working on the Mission Shaped Ministry course which launches in September 2011 today, trying to get the advertising leaflets sent out. Thank Heaven for electronic mail. Whereas one time I would have had to send out almost 500 fliers by Royal Mail I can now send them out at the touch of a button. [...]
I came across the following in The Buzz, an e-letter from the Methodist Church telling of exciting developments around the Connexion, where the Gospel of Jesus is being shared in new and exciting ways. It made me wonder, ”is there a place within the Church for drama/entertainment ?”………………………………………. EVANGELISM - Hope Theatre Cafe From: Christchurch URC/Methodist Church, Cardiff Hope [...]
I led a Church evening tonight on the subject of listening to what the community is saying……………………….. Coming from the Fresh Expressions stable it introduces the concept of 360 degree listening. That is to say the idea of listening to the community around us, listening to what the Church is saying, listening to the wider world, [...]
Spent today in Shrewsbury exploring a Fresh Expression of Church with the title “The Church of the Good Shepherd“. Its been running for about five years now and it was set up to encourage, support, liaise with housebound people with the express intention of supplying worship and Holy Communion. Whereas other visitors may go for [...]
Bank Holiday Monday was spent attending Moorgreen County Show at Watnall. I particularly wanted to go to this as I was amongst the Eastwood Clergy who first expressed an interest in having a Christian input at this annual Bank Holiday event. I have never been able to attend before due to mission work which always fell over [...]
48 years old and last Sunday I could be found en-route to Cardiff to go `clubbing`!!! Well, to say this, is a bit of an exageration as it was more of an event held in a nightclub. Beginning on April 1st 2007 by James Karran (a Baptist Pastor) and Wendy Sanderson ( a Church Army worker), its aim [...]
Visited briefly the Spurriergate Centre in York. Interesting project which is based in the Church of St. Michael`s, Spurriergate, and has operated since 1989. Arising out of a casual conversation between the Vicar of St. Michael-le-Belfry and the Archdeacon of York a desire grew to create something new in the building of a long established [...]
Its been brought to my attention that the comments option has been disabled. This is intentional in order to stop abusive comments being made. If you have a valid comment to make please send it to my e~mail address which is mike@revmike.co.uk I would be interested in what you think about my sabattical and whether [...]
Tonight I went to West Hallam Methodist Church (part of the Erewash Valley Circuit) to observe (share in) their cafe style worship. Chairs arranged around coffee tables with nibbles and tea/coffee/pop/juice on offer (free). In the background c.d`s playing and then a couple of musicians playing guitar and keyboards while people talked and mingled. When Tony de Boltz (Minister) began [...]
