Prayer in local place
I preach monthly at our local Presbyterian church. They are a small group and as a visiting preacher, I’ve wrestled with how to engage them in meaningful and contextual ways. How to enable their unique...
View Article“God in place” tins as Learn Local mission resourcing
It was great this week to kick off a new educational innovation: “God in place” tins. Over the last few weeks, I’ve been checking out opportunity shops. I’m looking for metal tins: square or round,...
View Articleinnovation capture – a 2022 AngelWings Ltd international collaboration
A new AngelWings Ltd research project, and so a new journal – green, A4, lined. This research project, which I’m calling “Innovation capture,” is for the Diocese of Brisbane (Anglican) and with...
View ArticleCoding as pattern making
Coding. Definition – assigning a code for the purpose of identifying. One of the research projects I’m involved in explores faith formation in church schools. I have several rich 7,000-word interviews...
View ArticleScent in Lent: the aroma of Christian witness
A 2023 online sensory journey involving lectio divina, silence and participatory prayer. We will use Zoom to gather. The 6 online sessions will run Thursdays (23 February ; 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 March) from...
View Articlelent resource
A spiritual takeaways resource I have put together for preaching at church on the Sunday before Lent. The resource emerged from reflecting on the language of beloved, well-pleased and listen that...
View Articlean AngelWings Ltd research s/ending: kawakawa chyrsalis and kāhui whetū in 2023
How do you mark an ending? A few weeks ago, a long and demanding research project came to a s/ending. I hit “send” on a 54,000-word research report, along with four executive summaries, each six pages...
View ArticleThe rich uniqueness of Scent in Lent 2023
Scent in Lent 2023 was a first, as strangers gathered online to smell the pages of Scripture. Like wine tasting, inhaling a deep, long breath of Scripture created new connections, revealed hidden...
View ArticleAngelWings Review of Missional Needs and Opportunities for Synod South Australia
A piece of research I’m part of doing with AngelWings Ltd has been written up in New Times, the online magazine of the Uniting Church Synod of South Australia (New Times – April/May 2023). The Murray...
View Articlewrite-streams for AngelWings Ltd
On the AngelWings Ltd work desk sits my current writing map. I have 2 empirical research projects that are due to industry stakeholders in the next 2 weeks. They involve a lot of data – together...
View Articlerummaging in the research stash
Stash – defined as a store or supply of something, typically one that is kept hidden or secret. Photo by Chris Hardy on Unsplash I’m currently enjoying rummaging through my research stash. I’ve had a...
View ArticleKeeping faith in divine service at AngelWings Ltd
I recently reviewed Keeping Faith: How Organisations can stay true to the way of Jesus by Stephen Judd, John Swinton and Kara Martin for the Australian Journal of Mission Studies. Wonderful was the...
View ArticleChurch as sail blown by the wind
Last weekend I spent several hours sitting with Te Rā, the last known Māori customary sail. Te Rā, housed for over 200 years at the British Musuem, is part of the “Navigating Home” exhibition at the...
View Articlespreading the word: making as a way of being in the world in the Ordinary...
It’s a big week of interviews this week in the Ordinaryknitters research project. I’m loving chatting with knitters – this week in England, New Zealand and Australia – about remembrance poppies and...
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