Today I have been disciplined and had a bit of a study day – I’m supposed to take half a day a week, but keep forgetting as work is so much for more fun than the thought of study at the moment.

Sadly my placement at Moot is coming to an end so for part of today I reflected on what I will take away from my experience with the Moot community and wrote it down in my assignment which was due in …. errr a few weeks ago – but I do have the excuse of starting my placement late and finishing it late.

Two things have hit me massively from this placement over the last 5/6 months.

The biggie for me is how Moot is genuine community. Being part of this community has been an amazing experience. There is true acceptance here and a real desire to enter into dialogue with each other, learn from each other, and make use of each others gifts.

I have also been struck by Moot’s ability to have a ‘both/and’ model by holding redemption and incarnational theologies in their outlook as they look to avoid extremes which alienate and consider everything which allows a fuller engagement with culture and God. Bevans labels this a synthetic model of contextual theology.

I’m sure I will learn more as I reflect longer over time, but I’m going to be sorry to be leaving Moot as part of my placement – but I shall remain part of this community.