Recent copies of the letters from our minister Steve. These are reproduced from the monthly Newsletter.
From the Pen of Rev Steve
From the Pen of Rev Steve

Recent copies of the minister's letters from Rev Steve.
These are reproduced from the monthly Newsletter.
Article index
March 2025: In short I would question whether I would get through minister testing today.
The 9 sections of competences that ministers need to fulfil today
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February 2025: I have been partaking in a retreat at Ammerdown
it offered much food for thought. ...
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January 2025: A New Year - as we look forward, we also look back.
Rhythm and routine are always helpful to frame or shape our understanding of life. ...
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December 2024: Christmas Traditions
I offer you three habits, this Christmas, that you might be tempted with...
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November 2024: A New Community Garden
For some months we have been considering making alterations to the outside area next to the hall ...
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October 2024: Maybe my harvest thanksgiving has been too narrow?
Each encounter has the potential for thankfulness
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August-September 2024: Like any extended family it has not been a year without difficulty.
".... better to have loved and lost ...."
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June/July 2024: The Festival Season
I believe as a church we should welcome and embrace the festivals that come each season.
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May 2024: This Green and Pleasant Land
"... the soil is the great connector of lives…" (Wendell Berry)
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April 2024: Attending Synod
We are all part of a Connexional church…
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March 2024: “Lost in Wonder”
Seeing the events on the hillside for what they are…
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February 2024: Dance Then Wherever You May Be
Creativity isn’t always safe!
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January 2024: Creative, holistic, loving evangelism
Creating a moment of connection
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December 2023: Church Connections
If you want to make the world a better place, take a look at yourself
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November 2023: Dealing with Conflict
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God”
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October 2023: Preaching Houses
We must embrace personal responsibility for our spiritual development.
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August-September 2023: Goings On
It has been some time since I gave you an update
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June 2023: Transforming Conversations
You might think that conversation is a normal and natural daily occurrence
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May 2023: The Call to Preach?
Few people in Methodism have heard of Sarah Crosby or Mary Bosanquet
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April 2023: Place, Pain and Prayer
The bond of friendship that we form in our youth still gells us together
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March 2023: Identity
The identity of each of us will include the heritage of our family
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February 2023: Hello from Rev Steve
I’m sitting in a new office, in a new town, with new responsibilities.
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