the yes of the no
my favourite book last year was the yes of the no. i stumbled across it on a bookstand at greenbelt festival run by beam editions. i keep buying it and…
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January 31, 2025
strangely familiar
i had a great time in sweden. i went with dave cotterill. this is him on the phone at copenhagen airport station trying to get someone to fix his electricity…
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January 29, 2025
future present weekend in sweden
i am in helsingborg sweden for the weekend having been invited by mark cotterill to speak and take part in a weekend for pioneers around new forms of church and…
January 24, 2025
the poetry of pilgrimage
michael mitton has a new book out - poetry of pilgrimage. together with russ parker he has led pilgrimages around the british isles to sites of celtic saints. i had…
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November 18, 2024
a lost rainforest in britain
having read guy shrubsole's the lost rainforests of britain it was great to be able to visit one on the island of seil which you reach via a bridge a…
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February 20, 2024
no wastelands
no wastelands: how to grow seedbeds of shalom in your neighbourhood by ash barker is a wonderful book. it pulls together so many threads distilling his and anj's experience, practice,…
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January 11, 2024
half price pioneer practice
pioneer practice is a full colour coffee table book that you can dive into anywhere - a mix of stories, articles, how tos. it's the distilled wisdom of what i…
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January 1, 2024
theology brewed in an african pot
it's the beginning of term. a new year is always both crazy busy but hugely energising. at cms in oxford we have around 100 pioneers doing some training with us…
September 19, 2023
sign
i went to greenbelt festival this weekend. it was celebrating 50 years (or fifty festivals or both?). i have been to over 40 so it's been a very consistent part…
August 29, 2023
lay pioneering and thriving in mission
lay pioneering and thriving in mission is a new grove booklet by james butler. it's the result of reaearch in focus groups with a range of lay pioneers. it's very…
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June 16, 2023