At the start of the new year [2015], the pace quickens in the forming of the new parish of Bradley Stoke.
In the later part of 2014, after some unforseen delays in the legal process, we were reminded that the legal side of our partnership is not the most important thing.
The partnership between our two churches is our main focus - as a means to serve and reach the communities within Bradley Stoke and Little Stoke - is our main focus, and the legal nicities are merely a framework to help us to click into all that God has in store for our town, our churches and our neighbourhoods.
Our year, therefore, starts in prayer, in seeking God's focus and direction for our shared life and the individual activities of our churches.
Christ as the Cornerstone is our starting point in prayer, our decisions and our actions. In looking to the images in Ephesians 2 and 1 Peter 2, we are reminded that Jesus is at the centre of all that we do, and he is building us into the people and church[es] of his choosing.
In the later part of 2014, after some unforseen delays in the legal process, we were reminded that the legal side of our partnership is not the most important thing.
The partnership between our two churches is our main focus - as a means to serve and reach the communities within Bradley Stoke and Little Stoke - is our main focus, and the legal nicities are merely a framework to help us to click into all that God has in store for our town, our churches and our neighbourhoods.
Our year, therefore, starts in prayer, in seeking God's focus and direction for our shared life and the individual activities of our churches.
Christ as the Cornerstone is our starting point in prayer, our decisions and our actions. In looking to the images in Ephesians 2 and 1 Peter 2, we are reminded that Jesus is at the centre of all that we do, and he is building us into the people and church[es] of his choosing.