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By admin, February 10, 2010 11:44 pm

Article by Rev Bridget Adams

Chaplain in the Business community in Watford.

What is the role of business in God’s purposes?  If you thought it didn’t have one then think again!  Business people have always been involved in God’s mission; in the New Testament we are introduced to Paul, Lydia, Dorcas, Priscilla and Aquilla amongst many others.  And since then Christian business people have played key parts in spreading the gospel.  These days, Business as Mission (BAM) is being used to bring about transformation across the world.   Let me explain why business is so well placed to do this today.

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By admin, January 9, 2010 12:22 am

Kate Stacey’s Reflection

In Solidarity with Christ.
The gospel reading where a woman anoints Jesus with oil, defying a plethora of codes, [Mark 14:1-11] came on Monday 5 October, a week after the start of the Awesome conference in Derbyshire.
I treasure this beautiful story of a brave woman, anointing Jesus, and recognise the proximity of Jesus receiving this ministry from her, and Judas going to the chief priests. Having listened at the conference to stories of suffering and exclusion from some women in ministry, then reading this passage afresh I was struck by the cost to Jesus of including and affirming women. READ MORE