I’ve been following our College and Collective daily challenges to be light in this painful and strange time. You too can see them on our Facebook page here: They’re simple daily challenges ranging from painting a picture for someone to putting up a poster of encouragement in your window. The idea that really caught my…
Category: Rural pioneering
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…
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.
Open the doors and love people
They had 3 members in the church 18 months ago. Yesterday the place felt half full with over 25 people, mainly young people and little ones adding to the service a wonderful buzz and playful noise that only children can bring! I was there to do the talk and also to encourage my friend Sue…
What have woolly hats, repairing clothes, prayer, homemade cakes and great coffee have in common?
I help lead Lighthouse café with my friend Paul Taylor. Together with a wonderful team of volunteers we open up the doors of Great Gransden Baptist Church and welcome anyone and everyone to enjoy our café. It’s only once a week and once a month for café church with a few concerts thrown into the…
Fresh expression of Church in Great Gransden
Yesterday I announced that Lighthouse cafe church will start on the 2nd Sunday of every month, 4-6 starting this September. The announcement happened at a cafe event where local artist Kate Green exhibited some of her stunning work and spoke about her life as a Christian and an artist. Before the event I shared with…
So easy peasy
I’m trundling home after a great day with Storehouse churches who gathered in Shrewsbury for the afternoon. The church meeting was good, but what was better was having an opportunity to go out and meet people to share something of the good news of Jesus. It was so easy. I mean, so easy. Those who…
Small kingdom changes
So, each month I gather to pray with the trustees of the charity that look after the building which I live in and the old chapel where we run our lighthouse cafe. Tracking the changes over the past 5 years of this prayer meeting is fascinating. Being in the midst of it can seem almost…
