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Weekly Check-in (51)

July 3, 2020 revpoppy1 Comment

Unusually for me, I'm rating this week 4/10. Maybe even 3.5. Some weeks, things are just tough. There has been various unexpected twists and turns this in week, and I am also just generally starting to feel run down. Not to mention the anxiety of seeing things open up when I'm just not sure we [...]

Posted in Weekly Check-inTagged lockdown, Ministry, NHS, vicar

A month as a Vicar

June 28, 2020November 1, 2023 revpoppyLeave a comment

So, my licensing on Zoom happened just over four weeks ago and I thought I'd check in to say how it's all going. The licensing service itself, although weird because it wasn't in church, was lovely. At Nathan's, there were just 9 screens, and I had wanted to keep mine quite small too. In the [...]

Posted in MinistryTagged coronavirus, Ministry, new home, new job, vicar

Weekly Check-in (50)

June 26, 2020June 26, 2020 revpoppyLeave a comment

Hooray for Friday! It feels like it's been a long week. The rating this time is 6/10. Some days, being a vicar for the first time in the current circumstances feels like an opportunity to be creative and think outside of the box. Other days, it's just overwhelming. Anyway, this week I have been involved [...]

Posted in Weekly Check-inTagged Ministry, vicar

2020 Reading Challenge: Part 1

June 20, 2020November 1, 2023 revpoppy

At the beginning of 2020 (doesn't that feel like a lifetime ago?!) I embarked upon the challenge of reading a book a week for the whole year. Well, having just completed book twenty six, I am half way through! I thought I'd share the books I've read and my findings across two blogs, one at [...]

Posted in Everything Else!Tagged #2020 Reading Challenge, #books, #leadership, reading

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