Team Rector of Richmond, Surrey
Let us begin by asking a prior question: did Jesus really care about work and faith? During the last week of his life on earth, Jesus was asked: “Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?” And he replies: “Give to God what is God’s and to Caesar ...
Those of us who attend the annual Ministry Today retreat and consultation at Pleshey Retreat House in Chelmsford each year are usually treated to some high quality input. This year, we were led in our prayers and reflections by the Revd Julian Reindorp, a former member of the Board of Ministry Today and Team Rector of Richmond, Surrey for many years. This is a transcript of his final address, as we gathered for prayer and worship in the retreat house chapel.
Is it proper or appropriate for Christian leaders to include members of their congregation in their circle of close friends? You may have a very clear view on this, but I suspect our views are affected by a range of issues, and particularly by our experience and our temperaments. You ...
“Nine out of ten practising Christians feel their work is always at the level of a spiritual encumbrance” wrote Teilhard de Chardin more than forty years ago (Le Milieu Divin, 1957, p.65). How has much changed in the intervening period? I have recently written a short book about this whole ...
"In the minds of most Christians in our churches there is a deep cleavage between the purposes of God and the world of secular reality" (Graham Dow, A Christian Understanding of Daily Work, Grove Booklet, Pastoral 57). "Nine out of ten practising Christians feel their work is always at the ...
This article allows me to rescue ten books from my blazing study. I am also allowed a Bible (NRSV) and a Hymn Book (Hymns Old and New, New Anglican Edition) of my choice. Two commentaries - Dennis Nineham on Mark (Penguin 1963) sceptical, but packed with insights, and Diarmuid McGann's ...
These personal reflections were stimulated by the previous article. My own ministerial experience has included eighteen years in two ecumenical teams, and both New Town and Inner City ministries. First, the length of our ministry will be affected by the size of the church. Small churches can seem like corvettes ...
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