The great privilege of an ‘ordinary pastor’
“Are you busy today?” asked the hairdresser as she cut my hair. “No, it’s my day off.” “I had no idea vicars got a day off” she offered. Come to think of it, she probably had no idea what we do on a day ‘on’ either. As it happens we went on to talk about […]
Gospel Workers for 21st Century Africa
The African church has been much spoken about in many circles. It has been seen as flourishing in certain fronts but also failing miserably in others. It has frequently been described as growing at the periphery but dying from the core not least because of the stark contrast between a high percentage of Christians and […]
Youth Ministry
It’s a Privilege Having been involved in youth work for over twenty years, and having been a paid youth worker/pastor for over sixteen years, the key word I would use to describe my time is privilege. With every year that passes I am more convinced that youth work is still the most fruitful place to […]
A training church
The work at Moorlands, Lancaster, began in 2005 as a church plant initiated by the North West Partnership. From the start we have simply aimed to be a straight forward Bible teaching church which is accessible to all people in the city, especially those with no church background. We have also had a particular vision […]