the church of england vision has mixed ecology at its heart which i really like – it’s a rich evocative metaphor. i was invited to write a blog post for the church of england on that idea. i have learned a lot about ecosystems over the last three years through managing a piece of woodland. so perhaps inevitably that’s where my thinking went. have a read – what i learned about church as an ecosystem by looking after a woodland

i first had this idea and develop it in imagining mission with john taylor. i think that chapter might be my favourite thing i have ever written.