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Welcome to this meandering thoughts of life in ministry with a ponder about the nature of the General Assembly rather content of it, a reminder not to demonise teenagers and the joys of family life! Shared the story of the two builders from the Message version and wondered just how words have been spoken around me this past week! Enjoy and I'll hopefully be more focussed next week! #ministry #...

After a week off I am back to share some of the small details of parish ministry. I disappear down a path about connections, ponder putting service together, contemplate what it means to soar, run and walk with Isaiah. I should say there is a trigger warning for this week as I do talk about my little sister Lorraine who died of cot death. It is in reference to the scripture text and I am not emoti...

Welcome to another edition of the Rev Sarah Shares Podcast. This week is more reflective - ruminating on prayer and institutionally carrying too much of the past into the present and/or future. Along with the usual chat of ministry life. Sometimes story telling and pondering is the way to go! No podcast next week due to holidays. This one does feel like a two in one though! (not sure if that is a...

Hello and welcome back to the RevSarahShares Podcast. A meandering blether today through Holy Week thoughts, work and family drama, where somehow life never quite goes the way you think it should. However, hopefully it is an encouraging word this week! Blesssings Sarah Thanks again to Pixabay music for intro, exit and background. #Moncreiff #churchofscotland #unity #love #God #Christian

Welcome to Good Friday which as you can imagine is paramount in my thinking. Indeed Holy Week has been challenging and gracious to me. I hope you have had time to pray, remember, immerse, feel this week as you travel with Jesus. Easter Sunday is hinted at within here as well because we are people of the resurrection. Included in the week has been other week but as you can imagine Holy Week has bee...

Welcome to this week's shorter episode thinking about Holy Communion, getting the message out in more than actions, and the joys of a varied ministry. And a little insight into family life as well! Enjoy! #ministry #churchofscotland #moncreiff #holycommunion #parish #clergymum

Back with you this week at the end of an incredibly busy month but genuinely happy. Loving it all despite the exhaustion and work levels. Thinking resurrection as I have marked Easter 7 times and written an Easter themed service for Forefaulds on Sunday. Hope you enjoy the ramblings and are encouraged despite the chaos in the world. Every blessing Love Sarah #minister #churchofscotland #hope #cler...

Hey and welcome to the next episode of Life of a Parish minister. Due to a wee issue I had to take down and reset. Hopefully that has been resolved. Thinking about the variety of ministry and the kind of minister I want to be. Growing old and maybe wiser. Or is it just all a little much? Enjoy. Every blessing (All music is from Pixabay copyright free sources for which I am grateful) #ministry #bus...

Welcome to the Rev Sarah Shares podcast. Just ruminating on the week that was, and sharing highlights and struggles. Exploring the various themes and challenges mentioning the menopause, calling the doctor, and sharing the story of Jesus washing feet and a primary school's reaction. No one is ever too important to help another person. Hope you enjoy and it makes you smile and encourages you. G...

Welcome to this week's podcast which is kind of a two in one because I missed last week. Sorry, was just swamped. So its a whirlwind tour over the past couple of weeks, sharing the varied work done! And a reflection around the valley of the shadow of death but an encouraging one I hope for this challenging world - both in the Church and in the wider world. Thank you to pixabay music fasttech32...

Welcome to another episode of the life of a parish minister. Remember when I said it was a quiet week! LOL When is it ever? Pondering unity, not competing but rather supporting other churches and of course all the other usual suspects. I do hope you enjoy. I am off next week so no podcast next week. Music from Pixabay by Johannes Plenio called John 3:16 (not the whole piece). Every blessing and ha...

Hi folks, I'm sorry this is a long one and I cut it back. I was definitely full of the waffle this week. So, apologies. I'll be more focussed next week! Maybe... Anyway thinking about love and looking for it and appreciating it. And thinking about judging. Feeling really out of sorts with the way of the world at the moment. Not saying I'm right, just trying to articulate something of t...

Welcome again to the RevSarah Shares podcast sharing this week that was very full of words! Looking back to 2024 and looking forward to 2025. I did meet with Tamsin and she loved our Session meeting! Woohoo. Sharing the week that was, and a wee reflection with a bible reading from Matthew's Gospel and a prayer by a lovely gentleman Nick Fawcett who was ever so kind to me when I asked to use hi...

Welcome to the next episode of the RevSarah Shares Podcast. Thinking about lessons from a hotel break, time off and all that has been done in just 5 days...so it is slightly shorter podcast but hopefully will encourage and inspire. And hopefully Crieff Hydro won't mind being a sermon illustration - I was really nice about them! This week I have had to be local, regional and national in my role...

Hey welcome back! I missed you...hope you didn't miss me! Sharing lots about this week, the beginning of a year started pretty full on, no surprise there. Been a good week and I hope you enjoy sharing it with me. I do a follow up on my star word - WITNESSING and invite you to ponder Ecclesiastes 3 from the Message version. Hope you have a blessed week. I'll be back Friday 24th as off next week! Re...

Welcome to the next instalment of a rev in a busy period. Exploring a little here about finding the Christmas spirit. So many blessed moments and ones I didn't even include! An awesome week full of privilege and busyness. A most excellent season this is. Love to all though who are struggling too. You are not alone. #Christmas #chaplaincy #nativity #churchofscotland #moncreiff #God #hope

Hey folks, welcome back to another episode! Sharing with another full on week with a day off! And some reflections on humility and how powerful it can be. And remembering a first love - children and church. Lots to ponder this week. Thanks for all the love and support. Awesome people! Holiday starts in the morning and boy do I need it! #ministry #churchofscotland #respect #parish #clergymum #humbl...

Welcome to another sharing of life in ministry considering the need to rest, being in the wrong places that can be the right places, a wee journey through Hebrews 12 and a wonder at how people are so impatient in their cars. It was a walk and talk one and the sound at the very start is little off but it is generally good throughout. I am impressed at tv people who can walk and talk and not sound l...

Welcome to another episode and well done you for sticking with me. Genuinely been a crazy week and the reflection is around pastoral care as presbytery and as Kirk Session. A challenging topic which I don't suggest I have the answers but is going to be an ongoing conversation. I am full of joy this week yet cognisant that next week is walking with others in grief and I am missing a friend. Lots go...

Welcome to the busy life of a parish Rev who needs to admit quietness isn't coming soon! But, hey, we keep going. In today's episode I am thinking family, church, compassion and discipleship. I have a wonderful family but it is just as much a handful as any other. And I have worked with three funeral families this week, each unique and special, along with thinking what it is to be part of a church...

Hey folks, What a week it has been and I have been in meetings galore talking to lots and lots of people. A fabulous, challenging, thought provoking week. And by the way ordained 20 years this week - amazing! So it is a long session today - sorry, not sorry - but I hope you enjoy hearing about my week in ministry. It has been exhausting I will say but a joy and a privilege. Presbytery manners come...

Sharing my absolute grateful thanks for the folks of Moncreiff, blessed as I have been by many others. But in a week where readings and conversations about been about sure foundations and being built together with Christ as the Cornerstone it seems appropriate. So it has been a good week - I go off on a slight tangent (not unusual) about friendship and ministers, but also reflecting on the fact we...

Welcome back - missed you all. Hope all is well with you. This week we take a wander through the week that was, new elders, pastoral care, property, people but also spend time considering resetting the minister. There is talk about broken holidays and the need sometimes to give time away, but also considering when life has kind of pulled in on itself and how to broaden one's horizons. There is a t...

Welcome to another episode of the ramblings of a Parish Rev and my, what a week it has been. What I do know is that no two days are alike. Thank you for joining with me in this journey and I hope you enjoy hearing about the various meetings, events and reflections along the way! Love Sarah #ministry #podcast #clergymum #eastkilbride #churchofscotland #meetings #bodyofChrist

Welcome to the Rev Sarah Shares Podcast for Friday 4th October. A slightly different format but plenty ponderings. Looking at diary excerpts for October...so thinking about change and growth today along with highlights of the week that was. Thank you for listening and I hope you enjoy this attempt at sharing a little of what it is to be a parish minister - always doing yet being, active yet reflec...