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The Minister as Entrepreneur - 6 Definitions of the entrepreneur
The Minister as Entrepreneur - 6 Definitions of the entrepreneur
by SPCK - Michael Volland
Definitions of the entrepreneur In the Introduction to this book I proposed my own definition of the entrepreneur. I shall open this chapter by spending a little more time with that definition before moving on to consider an alternative definition suggested by Bill Bolton and Joh…
The Vine at Home - The Vine At Home - Good Friday
The Vine at Home - The Vine At Home - Good Friday
by Twelvebaskets Ltd
A Free Resource to use at home for for Good Friday. The Vine at Home series has been especially published to use during the Coronavirus. It is adapted from The Vine, which is a weekly resource create to be used in Local Arrangement services and service preparation. The Vine at Ho…
THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE PEOPLE OF GOD - 33 The Pharisees
THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE PEOPLE OF GOD - 33 The Pharisees
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Pharisees It is of course impossible to offer here a full history of the Pharisees. Others have laboured, and I have entered into their labour. My purpose here is to plot the main agenda of the Pharisaic movement in the last hundred years or so before the destruction of the T…
clouds and glory - All Saints Day - Year A
clouds and glory - All Saints Day - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
All Saints’ Day Year A Sunday between 30 October and 5 November Glory to you, O Lord, from the whole company of heaven, from the saints in glory, from your people on earth. Father, we give you thanks that in the darkness of this world your saints shine. May we, with them, have a …
Lectio Divina the Sacred Art - 3 AT THE HEART OF LECTIO DIVINA
Lectio Divina the Sacred Art - 3 AT THE HEART OF LECTIO DIVINA
by Christine Valters Painter
AT THE HEART OF LECTIO DIVINA All that we know about the life of Benedict of Nursia and his twin sister Scholastica comes from a collection called the Dialogues, written by Pope Gregory I, which attribute several miracles to him. The son of a Roman nobleman, Benedict began his mo…
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Advent 4
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Advent 4
by Andrew Pratt and Marjorie Dobson
Full Service Advent 4 Order of Service contains: Opening Hymn Reading for two - Advent 4 - The Word of God Candle lighting Prayer Candle lighting Hymn Reading - Isaiah 7:10-16 Hymn Reading - Matthew 1:18-25 Sermon Idea Hymn Intercessions - Christmas is a family time Lord's Prayer…
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Epiphany - Years ABC
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Epiphany - Years ABC
by Andrew Pratt and Marjorie Dobson
Epiphany - Years ABC Service Contents: Hymn: Brightest and best of the sons of the morning or Bright morning maker, as your sun breaks through Reading: Psalm 72:1–7; 10-14 Prayer: At this time of New Year Hymn: Lord for the years or Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky, Reading:…
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Sixth Sunday of Lent - Passion - Year B
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Sixth Sunday of Lent - Passion - Year B
by Andrew Pratt and Marjorie Dobson
Sixth Sunday in Lent - Passion - Year B Service contents: Hymn: My song is love unknown or We wait the dawning of that fateful day Prayer: God, who breathed life Hymn: There is a green hill far away or Now who would have thought that a small crying baby Reading: Psalm 31:9-16 Poe…
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Third Sunday in Lent - Year B
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Third Sunday in Lent - Year B
by Andrew Pratt and Marjorie Dobson
Third Sunday in Lent - Year B Hymn: All things praise Thee, Lord most high or Precious God you know no measure (based on Psalm 19) Prayer: Law-giving God Hymn: Give to me, Lord, a thankful heart or God’s commandments link together Psalm 19 Meditation/prayer: Meditation isn’t alwa…
Times and Seasons - Full Service - First Sunday after Christmas - Year B
Times and Seasons - Full Service - First Sunday after Christmas - Year B
by Andrew Pratt and Marjorie Dobson
First Sunday after Christmas Year B Service Contents: Call to worship: for the ‘in between’ Sunday Hymn: Angels from the realms of glory or Christmas is real when the cost that we measure Prayer: In the reality of this moment Reading: Isaiah 61:10-62:3 Hymn: See amid the winter’s…
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Seventh Sunday of Easter - Year B
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Seventh Sunday of Easter - Year B
by Andrew Pratt and Marjorie Dobson
Seventh Sunday of Easter - Year B Service Contains: Hymn: Morning has broken or Sunlight glinting on the water Prayer: Generous and caring God, we come Hymn: Have faith in God, my heart or Blown by the winds of chance and fault Psalm 1: Poem: Which way? Reading: Acts 1:15-17, 21-…
Acts for Everyone part 1 - Introduction
Acts for Everyone part 1 - Introduction
by SPCK - N T Wright
Introduction On the very first occasion when someone stood up in public to tell people about Jesus, he made it very clear: this message is for everyone. It was a great day – sometimes called the birthday of the church. The great wind of God’s spirit had swept through Jesus’ follo…
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Pentecost Sunday - Year A
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Pentecost Sunday - Year A
by Andrew Pratt and Marjorie Dobson
Pentecost Sunday - Year A Service contains: Opening Hymn: Let every Christian pray or Stirring, dancing, flaming Spirit, Prayer: God, who breathed life Hymn: O breath of God, come sweeping through us or Linguistic gymnastics Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 Poem: Many gifts Hymn: …
Great Christian Thinkers - 13 St. Gregory of Nazianzus