If you will be reading the book but are unable to attend do email Deborah with your comments so we can include them in our discussion.

Malcolm Duncan,will speak on ‘Faith in a Flourishing City’. As well as being an international speaker, Malcolm is involved in advocacy for human rights with the EU and UN.  He is a Fellow of the Royal Society and Lead Pastor of Gold Hill Baptist Church in Chalfont St Giles Buckinghamshire.

For more information please contact Deborah (07945 338 902) or by email deborah.walton@chaplaincyplus.org.uk

Our summer lunch will be at St Philips Chambers on Monday 21 May 2012.  Do come and hear more about how City Women can be disciples in the workplace!

Clair Dinsdale and Deborah Walton from ChaplaincyPlus,  Naomi Candlin from St Philips Chambers and Jenny Shone from Anthony Collins will all speak briefly about their current experience of attending a year long mission shaped missionary course and how we might apply this learning to the workplace.  There will also be time for small group discussion to share any ideas you may have too.

You are very welcome to bring friends and colleagues.  To book a place fill in our form below or contact Clair Dinsdale clair.dinsdale@chaplaincyplus.org.uk

Love the Lord our God with all our heart and with all our soul and with all our mind and with all our strength. And then to Love our neighbours as ourselves

so that we can be disciples of Jesus who reflect His character and so bless and bring HOPE to our neighbours in our workplace.

This month let us follow Jesus’ example to be those who are careful of our speech in our workplaces:

Proverbs 11:13. “A gossip betrays a confidence.

James 1:26: “If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless.”

Proverbs 30: 8 “Keep falsehood and lies far from me;”

Old Laws for a Contemporary World

Commandments for the Workplace

in Birmingham Cathedral at lunchtime on Tuesday 1 May, Revd Canon Nigel Hand will be talking about Contentment in the context of the 10th Commandment.

The talk will be available on podcast via twitter @bhamcathedral. Further reflection and discussion topics will be available via the ChaplaincyPlus twitter account  (@CPCityLights) and also on the ChaplaincyPlus facebook page (ChaplaincyPlus-City-Lights) if you would like to join in the conversations.

The series will be based on the book Ten at Work by John Parmiter.

The talks will be available on podcast via twitter @bhamcathedral and we will retweet them @CPCityLights.  There will also be questions for reflection and further discussion on twitter (@CPCityLights)and on our facebook page  if you are interested in joining in the conversation!

If you do not use twitter or facebook but would like to receive the podcast do contact Deborah.

Bishop Andrew talked a little about the writing process and the challenge of writing a book of daily lent readings.  He tried to spent time each day writing and had to aim to write about 1000 words for each daily reading.  The general feeling amongst those present was that each day there was enough to read without feeling overwhelmed.  The book focusses on the 40 years the Israelites spent in the wilderness as described primarily in the Old Testament book of Exodus in the light of the 40 days and nights Jesus spent  in the desert during his temptation.  Each day there were short Old Testament and New Testament readings, many of the New Testament readings were taken from the Gospel of Matthew.  Bishop Andrew said that as he wrote he discovered new things in the Bible passages he was writing about. 

Readers had really enjoyed the prayer at the end of each day which was often based on other Bible passages and discreetly provided readers with further reading material if time permitted!  

People shared what they had found most helpful and encouraging about the book.  Many felt encouraged by the thought of so many others in the Birmingham area and beyond, reading the same passages each day during lent.  Those present felt that they would be able to recommend the book to friends and family next year as it was a very accessible read which was practical, challenging, encouraging. and suitable for those who were new to faith as well as those who had been Christians for a number of years.

We look forward to seeing you as we review the book with the author, Bishop Andrew, on Monday 16 April.  If you have any queries please contact Deborah.