The season we are in has highlighted several themes that I have repeatedly encountered as I’ve engaged with leaders under pressure.. areas where there is a rising hunger and curiosity. – Emotional health and maturity – Sabbath rhythms and sustainability – A theology of love (relational emphasis) – Meaning and purpose (which I interpret as […]
Rivers Of London is one of a number of ways REACH has engaged churches in what we call Camino Prayer Walks in our city. Nine underground rivers flow beneath our feet around the capital and flow into the Thames. Many individuals and groups have now prayed along the routes of their local rivers, asking God […]
A discipleship reflection by Phil Ratcliff, Senior leader, Brockley Community Church. “Come, follow me and I will make you fishers of men.” In that one sentence, Jesus both gives an invitation to follow him, and a challenge to grow, and the disciples heard it and responded. If Jesus had only said, “Come, follow me”, I […]
‘Never come up quickly. Don’t panic and lose control of your ascent.. because thats what can kill you..’ Sorry.. what was that? Coming up too fast can WHAT NOW!?
A reflection by Phil Stokes Last month my wife and I handed over leadership of the church that we planted over 30 years ago. It wasn’t the ‘one in, one out’ handover that can so often happen in churches. Rather we commissioning a couple with whom we have done life and with who we have […]
