Al Barrett
@al-barrett.bsky.social
CofE vicar, dad, theologian (esp church & mission, community & ecology, class & capitalism, race & whiteness, gender & masculinities). Listening, learning, wondering. #BeingInterrupted, staying with the trouble, decomposing mastery, making kin 🌍💚✊🏽🌈 he/him
‘Hospicing Modernity’ is the book of the moment for me. I’m so excited to be collaborating with the fabulous Liz Slade to invite you to join us in exploring it together, and how it might transform our approaches to church and world.
April 16, 2025 at 7:56 AM
‘Hospicing Modernity’ is the book of the moment for me. I’m so excited to be collaborating with the fabulous Liz Slade to invite you to join us in exploring it together, and how it might transform our approaches to church and world.
Home from leading our church retreat day, on ‘dwelling in winter - looking for spring’. Tired, but in the best of ways. Some generous, spacious time together in beautiful surroundings. Much to be thankful for. 🤍
January 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Home from leading our church retreat day, on ‘dwelling in winter - looking for spring’. Tired, but in the best of ways. Some generous, spacious time together in beautiful surroundings. Much to be thankful for. 🤍
My copy has scribbles all over it!
Oh, and Grounded is a beautiful book. And Ruth Allen’s ‘Weathering’ is in the Wintering league. Very much recommend, especially if you love hills, rocks, etc… 🩶
Oh, and Grounded is a beautiful book. And Ruth Allen’s ‘Weathering’ is in the Wintering league. Very much recommend, especially if you love hills, rocks, etc… 🩶
January 16, 2025 at 10:02 PM
My copy has scribbles all over it!
Oh, and Grounded is a beautiful book. And Ruth Allen’s ‘Weathering’ is in the Wintering league. Very much recommend, especially if you love hills, rocks, etc… 🩶
Oh, and Grounded is a beautiful book. And Ruth Allen’s ‘Weathering’ is in the Wintering league. Very much recommend, especially if you love hills, rocks, etc… 🩶
This week I have had the joy of gathering together poetry & reflective prose on attending to life while the winter is deep. 🤍
January 16, 2025 at 9:02 PM
This week I have had the joy of gathering together poetry & reflective prose on attending to life while the winter is deep. 🤍
Thursday therapy. It turns out 50 mins spent, under a tree, with a ginkgo leaf, can go very quickly. Learning to be present, with a ‘beginner’s mind’ and a grounded body… 🍂
January 16, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Thursday therapy. It turns out 50 mins spent, under a tree, with a ginkgo leaf, can go very quickly. Learning to be present, with a ‘beginner’s mind’ and a grounded body… 🍂
Just finished ‘reading’ this (mostly listening to the audiobook version). Think I’m coming out of it more emotionally devastated than any novel I’ve read. Anyone else feeling similarly - or differently?
January 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Just finished ‘reading’ this (mostly listening to the audiobook version). Think I’m coming out of it more emotionally devastated than any novel I’ve read. Anyone else feeling similarly - or differently?
Thursday therapy. Lots been going on. Feeling sluggish. Learning to be more slug. 🐌
January 9, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Thursday therapy. Lots been going on. Feeling sluggish. Learning to be more slug. 🐌
In the depths of winter, new life is already hanging around, waiting for its moment to emerge.
January 9, 2025 at 7:07 AM
In the depths of winter, new life is already hanging around, waiting for its moment to emerge.
New book coming out very soon. Kinda feels timely.
January 9, 2025 at 7:04 AM
New book coming out very soon. Kinda feels timely.
10. God is like an ocean
December 18, 2024 at 11:45 AM
10. God is like an ocean
9. God the joy-bringer: a partying community
December 18, 2024 at 11:45 AM
9. God the joy-bringer: a partying community
8. God the life-giver: a gardening community
December 18, 2024 at 11:44 AM
8. God the life-giver: a gardening community
7. God the rule-breaker: a rebel community
December 18, 2024 at 11:43 AM
7. God the rule-breaker: a rebel community
6. God the liberator: a freedom community
December 18, 2024 at 11:42 AM
6. God the liberator: a freedom community
4. Death & burial
December 18, 2024 at 11:41 AM
4. Death & burial
3. Turning around
December 18, 2024 at 11:41 AM
3. Turning around
2. Jesus’ baptism
December 18, 2024 at 11:40 AM
2. Jesus’ baptism
1. New beginnings
December 18, 2024 at 11:39 AM
1. New beginnings
OK, so the Hodge Hill #WildBaptism adventure is taking shape! 10 sessions, much of it 'in the wild', ending with a pilgrimage to Holy Island and baptism in the sea!
I’m so excited about what’s developing here. Fruit of many years of patient, deeply contextual, theological exploration together.
I’m so excited about what’s developing here. Fruit of many years of patient, deeply contextual, theological exploration together.
December 18, 2024 at 11:20 AM
OK, so the Hodge Hill #WildBaptism adventure is taking shape! 10 sessions, much of it 'in the wild', ending with a pilgrimage to Holy Island and baptism in the sea!
I’m so excited about what’s developing here. Fruit of many years of patient, deeply contextual, theological exploration together.
I’m so excited about what’s developing here. Fruit of many years of patient, deeply contextual, theological exploration together.
My birthday treat to myself was the Grace Petrie gig in Derby tonight: awesome in so many ways… tears, laughter & joyfully defiant, sweary protest songs; fantastic musicians; a fab crowd who sang along with passion; oh, and it finished at 8pm and I am proudly part of that demographic now! 🤩
December 8, 2024 at 9:55 PM
My birthday treat to myself was the Grace Petrie gig in Derby tonight: awesome in so many ways… tears, laughter & joyfully defiant, sweary protest songs; fantastic musicians; a fab crowd who sang along with passion; oh, and it finished at 8pm and I am proudly part of that demographic now! 🤩
So I’m getting really excited about our ‘wild baptism journey’ that our little FAB Church gathering is embarking on in January! 8 monthly sessions plus Easter Eve/Dawn. And at the moment, I’m having fun designing the ‘takeaway’ sheets for each session…
December 6, 2024 at 8:48 AM
So I’m getting really excited about our ‘wild baptism journey’ that our little FAB Church gathering is embarking on in January! 8 monthly sessions plus Easter Eve/Dawn. And at the moment, I’m having fun designing the ‘takeaway’ sheets for each session…
The new notebook coincided with the first session with a new therapist - taking therapy outdoors was a wonderfully grounding experience.
December 5, 2024 at 5:51 PM
The new notebook coincided with the first session with a new therapist - taking therapy outdoors was a wonderfully grounding experience.
A rich winter ecology on the Common… 🤎
December 5, 2024 at 8:07 AM
A rich winter ecology on the Common… 🤎