Category: Study Leave 2023
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Visiting churches
Most people who have heard me talk about church buildings will know that I’m not a big fan of them, at least, not in the way people expect a vicar to be. I do not generally enjoy visiting church buildings. Over the years, many congregation members have assumed that I (and presumably every other member…
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Apologetic Buildings – Introduction
Think about the last time you walked into a church building: not your own church building, but one that was new to you. What did you notice? What information was there for you to read or listen to? What did you learn? My guess is that you learned something about the significance and history of…
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Study Leave 2023
As I write this, I am two weeks into a three-month period of study leave. I’ll be sharing this blog with my parishes, so some people may be wondering quite what this is all about. Here’s what the diocesan guidance says about it: The purpose of Extended Study Leave (ESL) is to offer clergy office…