A good day yesterday on different models of church, ending with a look at the fresh expressions video and a discussions based around it.

Exciting to see and hear fellow ordinands stressing how important it is to either to seek to develop new forms of church or bless and release other people to become involved in fresh expressions. It can be both as well of course.

WE had evening prayer in the crypt of Canterbury Cathedral and came across an excellent art installation for Lent, ‘All Flesh is Grass‘ by Charlie Miller. This is excellent installation of 300 perspex casks and well worth seeing if you are in the area.

This work celebrates the tiniest of objects of creation in Britain’s most important ecclesiastic building. The Dean of Canterbury, the Very Revd Robert Willis said “Works of art help us to reinterpret the spaces of this amazing Cathedral Church. Canterbury has long been associated with pilgrimage and this work shows the imprint of many human lives passing through this place. It is illustrative, not only of the Parable of the Sower, but also of the pilgrim path to Canterbury.”

A great surprise to end the day.

The day then ended with another table football competition and alt whisky tasting!

Quote of the day:

The church should be the true Israel; a blessing to the nations. Are we a blessing to the community we find ourself in?