Date for the diary  -  March 27 2010  -  DABCEC School Hall, Crawley.

 

This is the annual get together for all Deanery and Parish Mission & Unity Co-ordinators and, indeed, for all who are interested in ecumenical matters.  Again, we will be asking all to invite friends from other church traditions with whom they have worked ecumenically.

 

We are delighted to announce that John Bell has agreed to be our speaker for the next Gathering.  John is a minister of the Church of Scotland who lectures, preaches and conducts seminars across the denominations in Europe, North America, Australasia, and more recently, in Southern Africa.  He is a hymn writer, author and occasional broadcaster on national radio and television but retains a primary passion for congregational song.

 

Below is the description which John has given for the day. 

 

...not a reading into Christ of twenty-first century aspirations, but a reflection on the ecumenical nature of Jesus' company, spirituality and intention as saviour of the world rather than head of the Church.  The day will feature reflection on scripture and experience, and the occasional song - just because that's what tends to shape our theology.