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Grasping the Heel of Heaven honours the immense legacy to the
church of Michael Perham. A skilled and imaginative liturgist, a
passionate advocate of women's ministry, an inspirational dean and
bishop, a wise and patient administrator, he was above all a
faithful priest who loved the Church as the body of Christ. In all
his ministry he sought to nourish that body by encouraging its
worship and prayer and shaping its governance in the light of
gospel ideals. In this volume, friends and colleagues bring their
own expertise to reflect on some of the topics and themes that were
most important to him, including: * Being transported and
transformed by liturgy * The making of Common Worship * The full
inclusion of the ministry of women * How structures and
decision-making express an understanding of God * Unity despite
differences in and through God * The gospel as good news for all
Together, the contributors reflect the numerous ways that Michael
Perham saw heaven touching earth and earth glimpsing heaven.
Faithful and effective church leadership requires preparation in
prayer, theological reflection and a wide range of pastoral,
prophetic and practical skills in order to ensure that what the
Church discerns as necessary the Church does. Faithful
Improvisation? is both a contribution to a current and sometimes
vigorous debate on how the Church trains its leaders and also a
practical and theological resource for discerning what the Spirit
is saying and then acting upon it in local church contexts. Part
One includes the full text of the Senior Church Leadership report
from the Faith and Order Commission. Part Two offers reflections by
Cally Hammond, Thomas Seville, Charlotte Methuen, Jeremy Morris and
David Hilborn, on practices, models and theologies of leadership in
different periods of church history which informed the FAOC report.
Part Three opens up a broader discussion about present and future
leadership within the Church of England. Mike Higton sketches out a
dialogue between Senior Church Leadership and Lord Green's report,
Talent Management for Future Leaders; Tim Harle offers a personal
reflection from the perspective of the community of leadership
practitioners; and Rachel Treweek concludes with an exploration of
the essentially relational character of leadership.
Through reflections on encounters between Jesus and those he met,
as described in the gospels, and significant encounters with people
and places in her personal journey with God, Bishop Rachel Treweek
encourages us to make new connections in our own story and to
contemplate the God of encounter. Each chapter of this
carefully-crafted book ends with a prayer and a space for you to
journal your own reflections.
Our daily lives are often very full - full of things to do, places
to be and people to meet. For some of us they may be full of time
on our hands, hopes we would like to fulfill, things we don't want
to face. Where is God during our daily lives? How do we find God in
the fullness of life? Everyday Faith invites you on a journey of
living faithfully, hopefully and lovingly as a Christian in the
21st century. It offers 21 daily Bible reflections to inspire you
to find and follow God in the ordinary - and perhaps extraordinary
- stuff of life. It includes real life stories of how others have
found God at work in their lives, and a simple pattern of prayer to
help you pause and be aware of God. Everyday Faith is a Church of
England discipleship campaign starting Plough Sunday 2020 (January
12th). It is supported by additional material and video animations
at www.churchofengland.org/everydayfaith
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