Rev’d David Coleman is eager to get to know local congregations’ initiatives, and to hear of your trials and joys, and to lead or share leadership of worship, when appropriate, taking note of your own tradition.
Encouraging the committed core of congregations is also a high priority. David is an experienced, ordained minister in the United Reformed Church, a mainstream Christian church in the UK, and is also a Member of the Iona Community, having led programmed weeks at the Abbey.
Invite David to visit you by getting in touch through our staff page here
In preaching and in presentations, David makes exciting use of multimedia, and is well-equipped to work in very varied venues, not just on Sundays, or Sunday mornings. Extensive reflective video resources: Index HERE . And shorter, 'stilling videos' [2 mins in a natural setting, no words] HERE.
A visit from the chaplain is an opportunity to celebrate what it means to be an Eco-Congregation. Continue reading to follow his thoughts and reflections:
Chaplain's Blog
Hymn Poem – New Hundredth
I’ve been in this job long enough to risk tampering even with the most Reformed of hymns: in English, it does however, add ‘people’ where the original language says ‘dwellers’. We need an idiom of interpretation which includes Creation, rather than presumes human supremacy .
Continue reading →Hear the Word; keep the Word; pass the Word on.
Morningside United Church is using the lectionary chosen by ‘Spill the Beans’. It’s an opportunity to write on something different from the RCL. Here’s the draft for Sunday 12th January 2025
Continue reading →2024 Round Robin
Prayer for Christ the King Sunday
Advent Candle Prayers With Creation
Downloadble PDF, and Audio files .
Advent Candle Prayer 1 Audio MP3
Advent Candle Prayer 2 Audio MP3
Advent Candle Prayer 3 Audio MP3
Advent Candle Prayer 4 Audio MP3
Advent Candle Prayer 5 Audio MP3
PDF – Please download
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