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April 27, 2013
Looking forward now to being in Toronto in Canada with the Anglican Diocese of Toronto. I am doing a few things that may be of interest if you are into New Monasticism, Fresh Expressions of Church and Emerging Church. 2nd May – Meeting with the Congregational Development Team 3rd May – Meeting with the Jeremiah [...]
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September 29, 2012
The Holy Trinity is the central reality and concept that makes Christianity a distinct faith and not a jewish cult. As such God is a missionary God that challenges the Church and all Christians to participate in this mission and ministry of reconciliation, as God seeks to restore all things into renewed relationship with the [...]
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July 30, 2011
Now that I am again in the South Pacific amongst some of the most post-colonial and post-secular people, I am reminded how anachronistic is the language we use for God. When speaking of God, we tend to use majestic language – of monarchy – of Kingship and of Lord. In a world that is increasingly [...]
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March 6, 2011
This week, I have had the wonderful good fortune and opportunity to be able to teach at the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge MA USA, with a finale of giving the keynote speech at this years Episcopal Village Day Event at the Episcopal Cathedral in Boston. From the discussions, I have been struck by something [...]
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January 28, 2011
From the 1st of Feb we are entering the launching of the new book of which I am the Co-Editor ‘New Monasticism as Fresh Expression of Church’ part of the Ancient Faith Future Mission Series. So there are launch events on Tuesday (1st) in London UK and Thursday (3rd) in Manchester UK, and then 17th [...]
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December 9, 2010
Sir, – I was really pleased to read Bp Stephen Cottrell’s informed and measured review in Issue 7706 of the Church Times concerning the recent Milbank and Davison book “For the Parish” entitled “The baby and the parochial bathwater”. Whilst I also endorse the view that the Mission Shaped Report was not a full theological [...]
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November 3, 2010
Last month, the new book “For the Parish, a critique of Fresh Expressions” was published by Alison Milbank and Andrew Davison from a catholic Radical Orthodoxy perspective by Canterbury Press. Although I found the forward and introductory chapters infuriatingly irritating in its tone and a tad polemical with the real danger of making far-reaching statements [...]
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July 25, 2010
Back in the Spring I met up with Tim Nash to explore the whole emerging and fresh expressions of church initiative in the UK, and to explore more deeply my book the Becoming of G-d. They have made a great podcast out of the discussions and included a book review, so do check this out [...]
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July 5, 2010
The book I wrote a while ago now – the Becoming of G-d, was a really demanding task. It was the first book I wrote. At the time I really sensed the importance of the need to make the connection between thinking about the Trinity and the practices of church and mission. So the book [...]
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April 27, 2010
Now that the moot website has been redeveloped, access to the transcribed interviews from the participative actions research I completed are no longer accessible. I have decided therefore to publish them here for people to conduct further research or to reference them for essays or further study. Initial Letter NAOMIE Action Research Checklist Initial Proposal [...]
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