I am a British pastor living and working in Austria. I pastor a church in Bad Ischl, the Salzkammergut, and lead Austrian Baptist Aid's Youth and Children Work (KJW). I am also an MRes student at the University of Wales Trinity St David researching Karl Barth's early theology. More about me
Here is where I publish random scribblings about academic theology, church & youth work, and pastoral theology around issues of mental and emotional health. It is also where I track what I am reading (by far the most frequently updated page on the website).
I was honoured to appear on the Jenni Talks podcast, a UK-based podcast from Jenni Osborn talking about youth work and youth ministry. We talked about volunteer recruitment, church-based youth work, change-management and the spirituality of children. Hear the episode here
Continue reading →I’ve just finished reading Christiane Tietz’s biography of Karl Barth Karl Barth: Ein Leben im Widerspruch (English: Karl Barth: A Life in Conflict). I think the critical acclaim surrounding this book is justified - Tietz handles her material confidently, she deftly weaves source work into her narrative, and she strikes the right balance between affection for her subject and critical distance. I wanted to note a couple of things that struck me whilst reading this biography, in no particular order.
Continue reading →It was with much anticipation that I this week began to read John Swinton’s Finding Jesus in the Storm: The Spiritual Lives of Christians with Mental Health Challenges. I have long appreciated Swinton’s work and have been looking forward to him turning his creative and pastoral mind to the issue of mental health challenges.
Continue reading →On 10th January 2019, I was pleased to be able to give a paper at the Theology Live conference in Bloomsbury Baptist Church 2019. My paper focused on the theological virtue of patience in church life and drew on experiences from the Austrian Baptist Union.
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