I thought I’d share with you some of the songs on my playlist that have kept us going through the pandemic. This is the stuff I’ve been sticking on YouTube and singing along to. I’m looking forward to singing them, and other songs again together with others when we finally get free from all restrictions… Continue reading Songs for a COVID Generation
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Why It’s time to return to in person church
Since the delay to the completion of England’s roadmap out of lockdown, I’ve been including regular updates on Faithroots to help church leaders stay up to date with the data and plan ahead. Today I want to write to church members generally and explain why I would encourage you, if you haven’t already, to begin… Continue reading Why It’s time to return to in person church
COVID Reopening – brace yourselves and hold your nerve!
I’ve been trying to give a regular update for church leaders on how things are looking regarding final reopening on the 19th July. So first of all, the not so good news. You’ll be fairly well aware of this by now. Over the past few weeks we’ve seen COVID-19 cases increasing rapidly. The increase seemed… Continue reading COVID Reopening – brace yourselves and hold your nerve!
Are we on track for the 19th July reopening?
Church leaders are following carefully what is happening regarding the delayed Stage 4 of COVID re-opening in England (Scotland and Wales come under different measures but there tends to be a high level of convergence between the countries). So, how are things looking? Will we be good to go on the 19th July or might… Continue reading Are we on track for the 19th July reopening?
The urgent priority – avoiding future lockdowns
Anyone who has followed my thinking through COVID-19 will know that my consistent position throughout has been that the disease is a real and present danger that we need to respond to. I’ve had little time for so called COVID sceptics and anti-vaxxers. Therefore, I’ve agreed that measures have been necessary to respond to the… Continue reading The urgent priority – avoiding future lockdowns
When will we sing again?
Churches were looking forward to June 21st because we hoped that the final lifting of COVID restrictions would include removal of the requirements to socially distance, wear face maks and abstain from singing. I was never convinced that we would see all of that happening, I’ve heard people persistently push on social media and in… Continue reading When will we sing again?
Hope in the midst of disappointment
I mentioned in a previous post about how God’s Word acts as the VAR that revises our otlook on what we are seeing and experiencing. This week has not been a good week for hope. We should have been preparing for the final lifting of restrictions this coming Monday. Instead we are likely to be… Continue reading Hope in the midst of disappointment
Use the delay to re-opening wisely
Many of us had pinned our hopes on June 21st being “Freedom Day”and so we may be feeling a little crushed and disappointed at the moment. Of course, the 21/06 was never really the make or break “Freedom Day” that the media had foolishly built it up to be. WE have already substantially unlocked the… Continue reading Use the delay to re-opening wisely
21st June will be decided on data … and assumptions
Donald Rumsfeld famously (or perhaps infamously) talked about there being “known knowns, known unknowns and unknown unknowns.” It’s another way of saying that you don’t know what you don’t know. This is particularly true when we come to the decision the Government must make about COVID-19 unlocking by Monday 16th June. What do we know?… Continue reading 21st June will be decided on data … and assumptions
Why it is important that we help vaccinate the world
The UK’s efforts in delivering the COVID-19 vaccinations has been phenomenal. We now have over 50% of the population fully vaccinated and a further 25% have received one jab. This along with those not yet vaccinated who have had a dose of the virus means we should be moving towards herd immunity. However, there are… Continue reading Why it is important that we help vaccinate the world
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