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Neil Brighton
Poynton, Cheshire, UK
Baptist Minister - blogging about things beyond the local church
Interests: Theology, current affairs, church life, caravans
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Posted Sep 1, 2017 at Distinct Reflections
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New blog for new adventure
It’s all change in the Brighton household this year. Not least because, after 11 years as Senior Minister of Poynton Baptist Church, Neil is stepping down. By September both our children will (we hope) be studying at University and we... Continue reading
Posted Mar 27, 2017 at Distinct Reflections
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Annual holiday blog
This year’s caravanning expedition was to the Spanish Pyrenees, a longer journey but worth the extra drive. We’d visited the French side (Col de Tourmalet / Luz St Sauveur) a few years ago but, with the younger members of the family doing GCSE Spanish, and the older ones trying to learn a bit o...
Iquitos bound
Posted Sep 29, 2016 at Distinct Reflections
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Mission agencies: do we need them?
Rattling around in my mind for the last few months have been the questions, “what are mission agencies for” and “do we really need them”? I have some nagging worries. The first is theological. Mission is about us (the church)... Continue reading
Posted Sep 19, 2016 at Distinct Reflections
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Valuing short term mission
Posted Aug 18, 2016 at Distinct Reflections
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Mission life and practice
Our spending on ice cream is enough to give everyone in the world a basic education. Just one of the random facts I’ve learned from reading Interserve’s Mission life and practice series. Continue reading
Posted Aug 8, 2016 at Distinct Reflections
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Mission service
Posted Jul 29, 2016 at Distinct Reflections
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Mission training: shame and honour
Posted Jul 27, 2016 at Distinct Reflections
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Mission: context is everything
Posted Jul 26, 2016 at Distinct Reflections
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Speed Missioning
Posted Jul 25, 2016 at Distinct Reflections
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Thinking aloud about referendum, brexit and the future
So the votes are counted. The result was close but is for ‘Leave’ which has created a sense of shock and disbelief with whiff of crisis. What follows is my own reaction to events rather than a thought through roadmap... Continue reading
Posted Jun 24, 2016 at Distinct Reflections
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Baptist Assembly 2016
Posted May 16, 2016 at Distinct Reflections
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Finding your way back to God preaching series
Posted May 13, 2016 at Distinct Reflections
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Mission as blessing
Posted Mar 8, 2016 at Distinct Reflections
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culture and mission
When preparing people for overseas mission reputable agencies train folk in cross cultural mission. To understand the language and culture of the place they are going to – and to understand their own cultural biases and background and the way... Continue reading
Posted Mar 6, 2016 at Distinct Reflections
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Mission: seeking a person of peace
In Luke 10 Jesus doesn’t just send the 72 out – he gives them a strategy to follow. It’s the same strategy he gave the apostles when he sent them in chapter 9; it’s a strategy Jesus uses in his... Continue reading
Posted Mar 1, 2016 at Distinct Reflections
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Motivation for mission
Posted Feb 28, 2016 at Distinct Reflections
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Foundations for mission
Posted Feb 26, 2016 at Distinct Reflections
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Culture of Mission
January has seen me preaching a short series about mission or more accurately about being missional and I want to share some of the ideas that lay behind the series to help resource others who want to do something similar.... Continue reading
Posted Feb 7, 2016 at Distinct Reflections
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It occurs to me that someday someone will find this page after searching 'flashbacks'. If that's you I suggest visiting http://www.selfinjurysupport.org.uk/ideas-coping-flashbacks for some tips.
The power of flashbacks
I generally appear (I think) to have things together. But even though I know that’s not really true I’ve been completely taken aback this week at the power of certain memories. It comes about because our eldest, Matt, was off to New Zealand as part of a gap year; spending time exploring and lear...
The power of flashbacks
I generally appear (I think) to have things together. But even though I know that’s not really true I’ve been completely taken aback this week at the power of certain memories. It comes about because our eldest, Matt, was off... Continue reading
Posted Jan 26, 2016 at Distinct Reflections
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Living Well: preaching on Emotionally Healthy Spirituality
Last term I did a preaching series based on Peter Scazzero’s book Emotionally Healthy Spirituality. I read the book whilst on sabbatical and found it personally useful; it gave framework for thinking about and processing some stuff in my own... Continue reading
Posted Jan 12, 2016 at Distinct Reflections
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New Year resolve
Happy New year everyone As we roll up the decorations and trim back the calorie consumption it is the moment to think about plans for the year ahead. If the last few years have taught me anything it is that... Continue reading
Posted Jan 3, 2016 at Distinct Reflections
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Preparing Christmas Services
It’s that time of year when preparing Christmas services comes to an end. Or, if you’re not into planning, starts with increasing levels of panic as the deadlines loom. Finding fresh ways of working familiar themes is always a challenge... Continue reading
Posted Dec 11, 2015 at Distinct Reflections
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