Preparing to catch the red eye flight out of Buenos Aires to Salta we pick up the news that Michael Green has been promoted to glory. A passionate, gifted evangelist and teacher of the faith, God used him to impact countless lives. The challenge to see lives transformed as people discover more of God and... Read more » The post Lives transformed appeared first on Cumbria Christian Learning ..read more

Hi, I’ve been thinking a lot recently about next steps and what it takes to faithfully step out and trust what we feel God is calling us into. When I start to reflect on the notion of guidance I am sure that I am like a lot of you, I have a favourite couple of... Read more » The post Next Steps appeared first on Cumbria Christian Learning ..read more

  Autumn is here and the cool temperatures remind us that the cycle of the seasons keeps turning. Now is the time for gathering of fruits and fire wood, and finding comfort in retrieving winter woollies from the closet. September is also a refreshing month metaphorically as well as physically, time to reflect on the... Read more » The post Autumn is here appeared first on Cumbria Christian Learning ..read more

  The CCL-Reach May Christening Resourcing workshop afternoon in Harrington on the west coast was attended by representatives from five separate churches; all keen to share ideas & resources, along with the joys and frustrations of this ministry. The afternoon included a mixture of background research, practical resourcing, problem solving and cake! Feedback from some... Read more » The post Christening Resourcing workshop appeared first on Cumbria Christian Learning ..read more

In February I attended the Bloxham Festival of faith and Literature supported by the Church Times. The last ‘talk’ I chose to attend was ‘Future –Present’ by two pioneer minsters and teachers. I was interested in what they had to say about how we shape a church in the present which is looking to the... Read more » The post Improvising Church? appeared first on Cumbria Christian Learning ..read more

  To help further the ‘Moving Mountains Mission’ a series of events has been organised for anyone interested in exploring what God might be calling them to do.  Dates and locations for the Vocations Roadshows are as follows: Wednesday 2nd May: Moresby Church Hall, 7.30pm-9.30pm Saturday 5th May:  Newbiggin Village Hall (just outside Penrith), 10.00am-12... Read more » The post Vocations Roadshows appeared first on Cumbria Christian Learning ..read more

Luminescence (volume I): The Sermons of C.K. and Fred Barrett (ed. Ben Witherington III; Cascade Books, 2017) Many people know the distinguished theologian and teacher CK Barrett, and his highly regarded translation on and commentary of John’s gospel (just for starters). Fewer people know about Kingsley Barrett the Methodist local preacher.  I was lucky to have... Read more » The post ‘Luminescence’ – book review appeared first on Cumbria Christian Learning ..read more

Tuesday evening. It’s been a long day….and it’s cold again. Lent Group in the diary, mmm… Ten to eight, put the kettle on. The living room is warm and cosy…outside the bitter east wind is blowing. Five to eight, mug of tea, sit down, open my laptop. And there, online, is Sarah, ready to start... Read more » The post Moving Mountains Online appeared first on Cumbria Christian Learning ..read more

More than once I’ve been told that the name of our team ‘Cumbria Christian Learning’ is an unfortunate choice. The word ‘Learning’ is the problem. It brings images of sitting listening, being told ‘stuff’, perhaps writing essays about what we’ve been told and read. I think the people I was talking with had images of... Read more » The post ‘Learning’: a different perspective appeared first on Cumbria Christian Learning ..read more

I’m looking forward to ‘Messy Rheged’ which will be held as part as part of the Moving Mountains Mission. I’ll be on the welcome team. As I observe Sarah Hume and the Reach team in the midst of their preparations I realise how much planning that ‘messiness’ has required to bring to birth this dynamic,... Read more » The post Messy Mothers Day appeared first on Cumbria Christian Learning ..read more