I’ve been thinking a lot about the story of the ‘pearl of great price.’ You may know the short parable already, but just in case here it is: “Also, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant who was searching for fine pearls. When he found a valuable pearl, he went away, sold everything he…
Category: prophetic evangelism
Celtish Christmas
We had the joy of hosting Nigel Cameron and Julie Cameron-Hall at Lighthouse cafe in Great Gransden as part of their Celtish Christmas Tour of the UK and Ireland. To put it simply, it was stunning. A friend of mine described it as having a shower for the soul. The tangible presence and lavish love…
When a church looks out…
I’ve just spent the weekend with Refresh Church helping them look out into their community. They’re great at it already, but they want to do so much lore! The teaching wasn’t do what I do, but rather to do what they do. When I share about what I do it opens up a load of…
Serving as chaplain on a remote island without electricity or WiFi.
So, what do you actually do for nearly 2 weeks on an island without WiFi and electricity? Check out this short film from Chris’ latest experience of serving as Bardsey Island Chaplain.
Evangelism and art
Recently I led a small team of 7 people to explore different ways of painting with the hope that together we would then give some of the paintings away. For some, this was a brand new experience so I gave plenty of time to ‘play’ with the materials and explore different techniques as well as…
Painting and talking about Jesus down the pub as part of our Baptist Assembly
Last weekend was our annual assembly for the Baptist Union, and what an uplifting time it was too. It happened in Telford and rather than teach some seminars about evangelism I was asked to lead some outreach into the town centre for an opportunity for people to have a practical go at evangelism. In the…
A pink teddy, red hat, a hand massage, and a heart to bring good news!
I’ve just spent the morning with Lowestoft town centre chaplains. They’re an inspirational bunch from different churches in Lowestoft. The team is led by The Light Project College student Esther Day who is in her second year of part time studies with us in a foundation degree in Theology, Mission and Evangelism. What I witnessed…
My role as chaplain comes to an end this week…It’s been an awesome 9 years, here’s some highlights
When I first started my role as city center chaplain in Peterborough my son was 9 years old. We had recently moved into the area and his new teacher asked him what his dad did for a job. he thought long and hard and eventually answered, ‘my dad helps people love Jesus.’ In hearing that…
A morning of painting and just being…
I spent the morning painting at Argo Lounge in Peterbough . It’s a trendy place, comfy and retro rolled into one. The staff are awesome and they welcome the chaplaincy team every Friday, this morning our two amazing chaplains John and Margaret couldn’t make it so I stepped in and covered for them in a…
