Category: Church Matters

I vividly remember the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2nd June 1953 – if my maths is correct, I

Last night I was onto my second glass of champagne at a pre-dinner reception when I was asked to say

Caroline and Susannah have just returned from a mother-daughter weekend-away in New York. They had a great time. They walked

Traditionally most ministers take off the week after Easter – and understandably so after the busy build-up to Easter Sunday.

In the late 1970s, with the help of Alan Wilkinson, I conducted a detailed questionnaire survey of over 350 Baptist

The other day I was with four other ministers when one of them raised the issue of professionalization in ministry.

In my submission for my recent appraisal I wrote: Strangely, although we continue to grow as a church, our Sunday

I am looking forward to Monday evening 15 April, when for the twentieth year running I shall undergo my annual

I confess that that there are times when I find it difficult to pray on my own – but I

It was the custom of the citizens of Jerusalem to bury their dead outside the city walls – and to