For anyone starting out in curacy this summer, here is an A-Z of what I've learned in the past year... #curacy #ordination A is for Admin

I would love to start with something deep and theological like 'Alpha' or 'Apostle'. But Admin, I'm afraid to say, is a dominant theme. I came to ministry from teaching, but the church is even worse for paperwork.And all of the training...was it always like this?!

In ordinary times, today would have been my first day as an ordained priest. I designed a stole for the occasion, which has been beautifully hand-crafted by Yvonne Bell. It tells my story of life and faith which I’d like to share with you. I came to faith in Jesus Christ on a field in Criccieth, North Wales. Throughout the year, the field was used to graze sheep, but in summer, I was the lost sheep and God met with me.

"There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under the heavens...a time to plant and a time to uproot...a time to gather stones and a time to gather them."
Ecclesiastes 3

This is the final day of the season for me @cranmerhall !

#MorningPrayer "All the rivers flow into the sea,
Yet the sea is not full.
To the place where the rivers flow,
There they flow again."
Ecclesiastes 1:7

Praying for us all as we silently depart, flowing into a ministry that will be faster, wider and deeper than we could ever imagine.