Reflections
Four priests from across our Diocese tell us about their favourite passage from the Gospel of Luke, including The Rev’d Rebecca King, The Rev’d Adam Lowe, The Rev’d Deb Bird and The Rev’d Michael Stalley
Reflections & Features
“As we travelled, it was clear that Bishop Cameron knows each community, its people and clergy deeply. He ministers alongside them with empathy and understanding. Many in his region know him as ‘our priest’ because he spends much of his time working with the parishes who do not have their own local clergy,” says The Rev’d Michael Stalley
“In an unsettled environment, there is much pressure on the ordained person to be the leader that provides continuity, stability and certainty. When clergy talk among ourselves, we often describe this style of an ordained leader as the ‘Hero Priest’…Can I suggest that it is in the tension between a desire for certainty and the reality that no such assurance is possible that our wellbeing problem lies?” says The Rev’d Michael Stalley in a new anglican focus series on ‘creating communities of care’
Is Christianity just an eternal insurance policy?
The Rev’d Michael Stalley recently participated in an ecumenical roundtable on intergenerational faith formation – find out what insights he gleaned and how you can find out more
The Rev’d Michael Stalley reviews the children’s book Jesus was a Refugee, which draws upon the biblical narrative in Matthew’s Gospel to bring attention to Jesus’, and his family’s, experience of seeking refuge from the political threat of violence
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