As I took a short walk around the wood near where I live in Northumberland, I couldn’t help but appreciate the beautiful weather we’ve been having lately. We’ve been blessed with absolutely stunning weather for the past three to four weeks, making the late Spring more enjoyable. It’s been lovely to spend time outdoors and take in the natural beauty of our region.
I’m out of the habit of producing short videos and updates, which has made it challenging to get back into it. But, on this beautiful day in June in Northumberland, I decided that whilst I was walking I should give a quick update:
It’s hard to believe that over a year has passed since my last update, as time has just flown by; it’s all been a blur.
Early last year (2022), I decided to ‘retire’ and slow down, and I took the Summer off, enjoying a fabulous three months of rest, recovery, and reflection. However, I missed work and got a part-time job in September, working two to three days a week.
There have been some major changes within my local church community, Morpeth Baptist Church. John, our minister and paid Elder, felt called to a pioneer ministry in Northumberland’s coastal towns, leading him to leave his position at Easter. This change has left the rest of us trying to figure out what we will do next. As the sole Elder of the church, I am very conscious that I don’t want to become the ‘de facto’ minister, as that doesn’t feed into my gifts and plans for the future.
Despite the challenges, these are exciting times with real opportunities for doing something different and pioneering as a church community in and around Morpeth.
I plan to get back into the discipline of doing a few short reflections and videos for the blog and writing about what we’ve been investigating and studying over the last year.
Deliberate Disciple 