The many people who help serve the communities our Churches work in -many of whom are not 'Ministers' in the old sense of wearing a dog collar and being called 'Rev.'
The work of the Bristol and South Gloucestershire Circuit* is a team effort
Please scroll down if you wish to find important matters for those whose Ministry is in Preaching

 (*If you want to know what we mean by 'Circuit', it may help to visit this page in the Methodist Church website)

The SUPERINTENDENTS TEAM is

Revd. Peter Mortlock


- Lead Superintendent (right)

(it's Deacon Gary Hoare in the background)


and


Revd Paul Edwards (left)







and Revd David Hardy (right)






The responsibility for maintaining the life of the Churches rests with the Circuit Meeting and its appointed Circuit Stewards. These are:

Janet Browning (Senior Steward)
Margaret Baggott
David Chandler
Don Edwards
David Jones
Yvonne Powell
Chris Sledge
Michael Taylor
Maureen Wood

The Circuit Treasurer, with a huge responsibility for such an large undertaking, is Andrew Shaw
The Property Secretary is Trevor Watkins


LOCAL PREACHERS

 

Our Sunday services depend heavily on the Ministry of Local Preachers and Worship Leaders, and there is a large and dedicated band in our Circuit.
The Secretary of the Local Preachers' Meeting is
Mr John Hopper

Most recently there was a Joint Meeting of Local Preachers and Worship Leaders at Bedminster Methodist Church, British Rd, Bristol, BS3 3BW
MONDAY, 15th March 2010

Date of next meeting: 8 June 2010, Thornbury MC.

The December Meeting of the Local Preachers was held at Staple Hill. You can read the newest review document of Training by Revd David Deeks, as promised at the Meeting, if you click HERE


 RESOURCES FOR PREACHERS

Rev. Jacky Quarmby passed on the following list of books to consider provided by Revd Susan Graham:

1. A History of Christianity - The First Three Thousand Years by Diarmaid MacCulloch Published by Allen Lane Hardback : 24 Sep 2009, £35.00 -but surely to be followed by a paperback edition [There is also A History Of Christianity [DVD] [2009] DVD ~ Diarmaid MacCulloch RRP: £24.99 sold by Amazon with Bamber Gascoigne's The Christians [DVD] RRP: £24.99]

2. 50 Key Christian Thinkers - Peter McEnhill and George Newlands Fifty Key Christian Thinkers (Routledge Key Guides) (Paperback) by Peter McEnhill & Peter McEnhill (Author) George Newlands (Author) "A brilliant and acute philosopher who was famed for his learning, his powers of rhetoric and for his determination to pursue all matters, including matters..." (more) RRP: £15.99

3. Quest for the Living God - Elizabeth Johnson Quest for the Living God: Mapping Frontiers in the Theology of God (Hardcover) by Elizabeth A. Johnson RRP: £18.99

4. The Creed - Luke Johnson The Creed: What Christians Believe and Why it Matters by Luke Timothy Johnson (Paperback - 15 Sep 2003) RRP. £12.95 (This book gets militant Atheists well steamed up as 'arrogant' -GJ)

5. Christian Origins - Christopher Rowland (Paperback) by Christopher Rowland RRP: £22.50 Price: £18.13 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver by Amazon

 

at the Local Preachers' Meeting on 16th March 2009
Revd Peter Grimwood provided a list of suggested websites which are still worth consulting.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE LIST 

and HERE to see a second list -from the Meeting on 9th June -of his recent reads


There is also some valuable information about
Continuing Preacher Development
on a Website from Leeds -HERE

also
The Methodist Church Website has useful suggestions of resources for worship on a SPECIAL PAGE
which is maintained by The Revd Adrian Burdon of the Worship and Liturgy Resources Group. If you have found other sites with useful resources please E-mail Adrian at methodistworship@btinternet.com

 
In our Circuit about 2,500 members are committed to live by the best Christian principles, which our national Conference has tried to define as our Calling.
The calling of the Methodist Church is to respond to the gospel of God's love in Christ and to live out its discipleship in worship and mission.
It does this through:
    * WORSHIP
    * LEARNING & CARING
    * SERVICE
    * EVANGELISM

 THE CIRCUIT IS IN THE BRISTOL METHODIST DISTRICT

The Chairman of our District Synod

is Rev. Ward Jones

 

 

 

 and the largest (and we think an important) Circuit in the Methodist Connexion,
whose Conference President this year is
Revd Alison Tomlin  (right),
the Vice-President
Deacon Eunice Attwood