Author: Laura Frank

God had carried me through all of this stuff, so I just trusted him and gave it a go." It was such a delight to hear Liz’s story as she rediscovered faith in her 40’s and found the joy of Jesus. As Liz gradually got more involved in her local church, she was encouraged by her vicar to explore ordination. This led her on an unexpected path of leaving her family business to become an ordained priest. If you're thinking about where

As a diocese over this year so far, we’ve focused on Nurturing Prayer and Enabling Commitment, two of our seven areas of focus. As we enter the summer term, with both Vocations Sunday and ordinations coming up, we’d love to invite you to join us in focusing on another of our areas: Growing Leaders. “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” Luke 10:2 Over the coming

"Being part of the church family has helped me grow

The DISCIPLE course, launched in 2024, is returning again this summer term with courses taking place at St Lawrence's Mansfield and St Thomas' Aslockton. Disciple is an 8-week course designed to inspire and equip you to follow the teachings of Jesus into real life. The course will help to shape you as a disciple, exploring the 3C’s of the refreshed diocesan vision in detail & practice: disciples motivated by compassion; disciples founded on confidence; and disciples acting with courage. This year, there

“I said, ‘I give my life to Jesus’, and that’s when it really turned for me.” It was such a joy to sit down with David and hear the story of how coming along to a Nativity service with his family changed everything. David always felt there was something missing in his life, filling the void with materialistic things, but when he was encouraged by his family to come along to church, he encountered the Holy Spirit and felt a new

“In the darkest of times, we are not alone.” We’re so pleased to share Kelly’s moving story, as she describes the difference discovering faith has made to her and her family. When Kelly was rushed into hospital, she realised how alone she felt, but through the kindness of a friend she found community in her local church and that there was more to life than she realised. Kelly is based at St Giles West Bridgford. Watch the video below to hear her

Thursday evening was a joyful occasion at St Stephen's Sneinton, as Revd Lynda Blakeley was licensed by Bishop Andy, installed by Archdeacon Phil Williams as the Priest-in-Charge of St Stephen with St Matthias in Sneinton. Lynda began her ministry at St Stephen's in 2021, and this special service was a wonderful celebration of many stories of God's love and hope in the parish over the past few years. Many friends, family, the congregations of St Stephen's and representatives from the wider