Sean Skinner
@SeanUSX
Worship Pastor in SW London, Husband, & Father of two boys. Ask me about advice for churches in youth ministry, worship, Churchsuite, & websites.
Starting a new ministry role: Fixing embedded issues (should be done ASAP) and casting new vision (should understand the culture first) are very different things. But often they are one of the same so there's a blurry line between them!
Controversial opinion. People who take on new leadership roles (for example in a church or school) and say “I’m not going to change anything for a year to see how thing work” are missing the only opportunity they might ever have had to change anything. Do you agree?
Absolute monsters.
Video of the Russian Kh-22 missile strike on the shopping mall in Kremenchuk yesterday from a nearby park. t.me/truexanewsua/5…
The hope of heaven when facing death: inspiration from the life of @SteveLeggUK premierunbelievable.com/articles/the-h…
Hey @TfL @Citymapper @googlemaps any fix for this yet?
@TfL both @Citymapper and @googlemaps have stopped including bus route 156 running times this week. Making travel planning in SW London very tricky!
The District Line is suspended between Wimbledon & Parsons Green due to a vehicle on the embankment between Southfields & East Putney.
The Church of England Independent Safeguarding Group, formed to respond to the Independent Jay Review, includes many groups of people who are in existing senior and/or safeguarding roles that were highlighted in the review. #synod churchofengland.org/sites/default/…
Some of us have decided to read text messages sent from the last moments of people’s lives in Israel. Yes, this is disturbing and heartbreaking, but it’s something I have decided to do in hopes it can continue to convey the depth of pain and suffering the Jewish people and the…
You are not going to be everyone’s cup of tea. Make peace with that. And keep brewing. 🫖
‘We need to take notice of the giants, but our horizons aren’t dominated by fears and enemies.’ - @revchrisrussell #AnnualLecture2023
All the viewing areas for the procession appear to be full @DCMS
I hope we see a very quick redaction from Center Parcs. Making people effectively homeless for a night is stupid. I feel very sorry for the poor marketing team who have to deal with such a messed-up decision. @CenterParcsUK
Hi @virginmedia, any idea what time today I can expect my QuickStart package?
I’m being asked to advertise children’s, youth & family ministry jobs daily at the moment. Many churches advertising for the second or third time & still struggling to appoint. The supply is definitely not meeting the demand & sadly that could mean poor appointments…
This hard-hitting report from Kharkiv was played out on BBC News at 10. Warning: Contains multiple dead bodies. bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…
Little girl singing "Let it go" in a shelter #UkraineRussianWar #Ukraine #UkraineUnderAttack
I see the far right are trying to insinuate that a transition to a green economy is going to make people poorer - If we had gone greener sooner our energy bills would already be lower (by £2.5bn) carbonbrief.org/analysis-cutti…
We need a referendum on the net zero madness. I am excited to launch a new campaign with @TiceRichard called @PowerNotPoverty. The Richmond Greens don't have to worry about paying their gas bills — but millions of ordinary people do. dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…
A story of faith from within Ukraine, as told by one of the young people I work with #UkraineRussiaWar #PrayForUkraine youtu.be/RadEz8V8Wus
A story of faith from Ukraine, written by one of the young people I work with: youtu.be/RadEz8V8Wus
And on top of it all [the world right now], Sister Catherine Wybourne, aka @DigitalNun, has gone to glory. I will miss her so much. Her death was expected and prepared for, but it still feels like a shock. She was a kind and wickedly fun nun, a true sister, as well as a Sister.
Not until churches pay salaried workers more.
New post: Once again: should clergy be paid more? psephizo.com/life-ministry/…