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Tag Archives: Ordination
The day approaches.
I seem to start most blog posts with, ‘I haven’t blogged for ages…’ This one is no exception to that. (I’ve also spotted that our holiday blog promptly ground to a halt. Maybe I’ll pick it up again one day…) … Continue reading
This is not a drill.
So, the day is almost here. On Sunday 27th June, at midday, I will be ordained deacon in Derby Cathedral by Bishop Libby Lane. (Assuming COVID doesn’t throw any more spanners into the works…) I’ve arrived at pre-ordination retreat (and … Continue reading
Ordination 11 – Training approaches!
You know those people who say they’ll do something and then they don’t (I’m pretty sure Jesus told a story about it…)? That’s clearly me. ‘I’ll keep you posted’, I say. And then I don’t. In my defence, anyone who … Continue reading
Ordination 10 – BAP reflection.
We were warned about blogging about BAP, because it would be unfair to blog about the experiences of others. This blog might therefore end up sounding like I was the only candidate there. I wasn’t! But other than some general … Continue reading
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Tagged Bishops' Advisory Panel, Calling, Church of England, Diocesan Panel, interviews, Ordination
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Ordination 9 – Bishops’ Advisory Panel.
Well, there should be a whole host of Ordination blog posts between Ordination 8 (written almost a year ago) and Ordination 9, written tonight. But there aren’t. If I ever get around to writing them, they’ll just have to be … Continue reading
Ordination 8 – Not Yet.
(I’ll warn you now, this is likely to be another fairly long post) So, the letter arrived this morning. Marked colourfully ‘Private and Confidential’. And, as you may have gathered from the title of this post, the response to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Calling, Church of England, Diocesan Panel, future, Not Yet, Ordination, waiting
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Ordination 7 – The wait of expectation.
It’s a funny kind of time, really. The Diocesan Panel was on Saturday, and in a sense, there’s nothing I can now do as I wait for the letter to arrive this week (yes, I am familiar with the concept … Continue reading
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Tagged call, Calling, Church of England, Diocesan Panel, God, Ordination, waiting
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Ordination 6 – Behold, the panel cometh…
Today is Friday. And tomorrow is the Diocesan Panel. Am I nervous? I’m not really sure. Earlier this week, I was feeling very calm. I did wonder if it was a sort of being-in-the-eye-of-the-storm feeling. I wasn’t sure if it … Continue reading
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Tagged Calling, Church of England, Diocesan Panel, faith, Ordination
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Ordination blog 5 – the diocesan panel approaches
For some reason, it’s all feeling a bit more real today… Over the last few months, I’m been heading up to Chesterfield every few weeks for a course for people who are exploring this call. This afternoon saw the fifth … Continue reading
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Tagged BAP, Bishops' Advisory Panel, call, Church of England, Ordination
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Ordination blog 4. God’s call.
I still can’t work out what to call these blogs. Ordination blogs? Calling blogs? Taking time to consider the possibility that I might have been called by God to priesthood in the Church of England blogs? But ordination blogs I … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Calling, Church of England, God, Ordination, Uncertainty
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