Pioneer minister Will Mansell explains how the GRACE Network in Stroud is encouraging new and courageous ways of worshipping, in different places, which connect with more people. “Jesus told usContinue reading
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FestivALL- Celebrating inclusive community
The Diocese of Gloucester, Barnwood Trust, Gloucestershire African Community Foundation and Gloucester Cathedral have come together to organise FestivALL, a celebration of inclusive community across the county and beyond. The FestivalALLContinue reading
FestivAll – Celebrating inclusive community
The Diocese of Gloucester, Barnwood Trust, Gloucestershire African Community Foundation and Gloucester Cathedral have come together to organise FestivALL, a celebration of inclusive community across the county and beyond. FestivALL isContinue reading
Malarkey at the Medieval Festival
Tewkesbury Abbey and Tewkesbury Churches Together, by the Revd Wendy Ruffle Tewkesbury is host to one of the largest battle re-enactments in Europe, where the Yorkists and Lancastrians come togetherContinue reading
Using the Jesus Deck in Christian mission
This half day event on Saturday 5th May is being organised by Celebrate Tewkesbury and is of interest to any who are exploring mission in new and creative ways. TheContinue reading
Apprentice2Jesus
https://apprentice2jesus.net/ Try this new discipleship resource. You can use it as an individual or use it with a group and meet together to talk about it. This comes out ofContinue reading
Forest Church with all-age groups
Jo Wetherall and Cate Williams will be leading a morning of Saturday 23rd September applying Forest Church principles to all-age groups, at Robinswood Hill, Gloucester. Picnic together to follow, weatherContinue reading
Pioneer graduates from Church Mission Society
Janice Hamilton, a pioneer in Sedbury, has graduated this week from the Church Mission Society’s Pioneer Mission Leadership Training programme. CMS’s pioneer courses have again seen an increase in numbersContinue reading
Festival Ministry by Wendy Ruffle, a Pioneer Minister in Tewkesbury
Over a weekend at the beginning of July we were involved in the Tewkesbury Medieval Festival. This at the largest battle re-enactment in Europe and this year was the mostContinue reading
Abundance – resourcing Christian Mission in rural communities
This is an event to resource Christians in working effectively with their local communities, providing inspiration and ideas that are tailored to the rural context. This high profile ecumenical eventContinue reading
Visit to ‘the Lab’ pioneering in Newport
The Lab is a family of young adults on mission. We are about encouraging experimental forms of church and mission in and around Newport, South Wales. We do this by:Continue reading
Café Church at the Cornerstone Centre, Cheltenham
“Cafe church is this wonderful thing where we’ve really tried to build church around the conversations that are had in the place, so we don’t spend a lot of timeContinue reading
A ship called dignity
For me, the last word on the extraordinary American election season was a tweet from Irish author Damien Owens. It has the now infamous image of Donald Trump at aContinue reading
End Hunger Fast
It is just over two weeks until Lent begins, traditionally a time of prayer and fasting, where we focus our minds and hearts on the centre of our faith; theContinue reading
