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A strategy to beat Pandemic

The game of choice this year has been Pandemic, a cooperative board game where all players join together to defeat viruses outbreaks across the world. I don’t know what made us think of this, but there we are. Pandemic is a notoriously difficult cooperative game…

A strategy to beat Pandemic
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Who's afraid of the farmer?

I am not fully decided whether it is the pandemic or the predicted economic and employment turmoil that I am most concerned about.

Who's afraid of the farmer?
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God's irresistible transformation

In Acts 9 we read of Saul’s encounter with Jesus on the Damascus Road, and his sudden and unexpected experience of being rendered blind. Done to him, it plunged him into darkness and removed from him every confidence, certainty, and comfort that he was previously used to, and made him dependent upon others.

God's irresistible transformation
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Stop the world... don't stop the world

I remember press coverage of a “private” conversation between world leaders at a G8 summit a few years back where our (then) prime minister complained about the lack of thinking time and the relentless unceasing mill of meetings and decisions. There was no opportunity to pause or reflect or to gather evidence before setting events in motion, and as the leaders talked they each revealed a longing for space to reflect and consider.

Stop the world... don't stop the world
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What if normal never was?

If you’re starting to struggle, you’re not alone. I’ve been grappling this week with feeling sad at the ministries and gatherings that have dropped away because they can’t meet, and trying to summon up the energy to make some calls to colleagues. I suspect I’m not alone in wanting things to hurry up in a return to “normal”.

What if normal never was?

It's a cracker...

It's a cracker...

Looking ahead towards the end of the year, there is one inevitable feature of the festive season that I’d rather avoid, but it is coming my way like a unstoppable freight train. It’s the Christmas cracker. Now you may choose to cause me Ebenezer Scrooge but out of all the seasonal traditions, I’ve never understood the cracker. Pulling them isn’t ‘fun’, there’s nothing worthwhile inside and the paper crowns are just annoying.

Churchworkers.net launches - a new HR support service for churches

UCAN are delighted to launch Churchworkers.net which is a new subscription HR support service for churches supported by Stewardship, Anthony Collins Solicitors, and Keelys Solicitors.

Phase 1 of CWN will launch with an initial membership cohort of 40-60 churches on a first-come first-served basis. Pre-registration for the scheme opens from Thursday 25th November 2021. A waiting list will then operate for phase 2.

Find out more at www.churchworkers.net

Have you met Mark?

Have you met Mark?

You may have heard the exciting news that we now have a new board member, Mark Parsons from Christ Church in Bristol. We are very happy that he is joining the team and we wanted to make sure that we were able to introduce him to you all properly so, we interviewed him. Take a look at the interview here.

Is your Christmas follow–up strategy in place?

Is your Christmas follow–up strategy in place?

It’s an all too familiar story. We spend so much time, at this time of the year, planning how to ‘deck the halls’ that what we do after Christmas can become an overlooked afterthought. Last year, I kept my Christmas tree up to mid-February, to the enjoyment of my neighbours! If this email reaches you in time, please receive it as a cautionary nudge to ask these three questions:

1. What is the purpose and vision for our Christmas events and services this year?

2. Will there be a call to action at each event / service?

3. What needs to be in place to facilitate this call to action and to follow-up post-Christmas? How will these services and events be ‘successful?’

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