In the Fullness of Time

The Church of England is committed to being ‘a Christian presence in every place’. Traditionally the parish system has served that vision in a reliable way. In our present time however, there are significant challenges in fulfilling that vision; secularisation, decline, significant culture change. We will explore these challenges using the themes and insights from Paul Bradbury’s book In the Fullness of Time. In this book Paul listened to numerous leaders; in parishes, church plants, new missional communities, all wrestling with the call to be a Christian presence in a particular place. We will engage with the stories and insights from the book and explore together what it might mean for the challenge of our own context.