An Amateur Theologian blundering around the Kingdom of God
Alan Scott has had influence on my life since 2012, when I heard him speak at The Cause to Live For, a Vineyard UK and Ireland conference. At the time, he and his wife Kathryn were leading Causeway Coast Vineyard … Continued
It is always good to read stuff. But it is quite difficult to know what to read, let alone when, so each month I try and share a few things I’ve found interesting or helpful – on some of the … Continued
This is the second ‘substantive’ post in my new(ish, on and off) mini-series, explained here. This talk was the closing evening session of NLC 2012 – and you can listen to it on the VCUKI website. This was the opening … Continued
After 30 years of church planting and worship-album-making (most recently the excellent TWELVE: ONE), as well as producing both printed and digital resources for their own churches, it has been great to see the Vineyard in the UK and Ireland … Continued
Perhaps it is because I’m allegedly a millennial, or perhaps it is because most places I go I have wifi, or because I already own most of what Coldplay and U2 have written, but I haven’t bought an album for … Continued
At the recent VCUKI 2017 Theology Symposium, ‘Just Theology’, the brilliant Kate Colemanspoke powerfully on mission, diversity and leadership. She began with a poem, playing this video: This is a poem that is apparently well known – yet I’d not … Continued
I’ve never really done a listicle before. It certainly isn’t a way I would want to ‘do’ theology. But I also want to persuade you (Especially if you are part of a Vineyard Church, leading in a Vineyard Church, … Continued
Echoing an old guest post on the first VCUKI Symposium, and the second one, the following is shamelessly borrowed from my friend Neal Swettenham, Theological Coordinator for Vineyard Churches UK and Ireland! Is our theology just theology or a Just … Continued
Those who know me or have engaged online/theologically will know that the Vineyard movement, of which I am a part, has been a place where I have learnt a great deal. This year, 2016, was the first time I didn’t … Continued
Way back in 2013, the Vineyard Movement in the UK and Ireland (VCUKI) held its first Theology Symposium, at Loughborough University. Aimed at those involved in theological study and reflection, leadership, and those just interested from around the movement, it … Continued
