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THURSDAY LUNCHTIME BIBLE STUDYS: (1pm til 2pm)
I co-ordinate these gatherings in my capacity as Bromley Chaplain.
Prayer, Bible Study, food and Fellowship hour. There are now several of these meetings scattered around Cenral Bromley.
1. Starbucks Coffee Shop in Market Square, Bromley (note: outside the Glades). Buy a beverage, add a snack if you want, and join us upstairs. All welcome. An Oasis in your week. See you there! Bring a friend/workmate. A big 'Thank you!' to all the Starbucks staff for your lovely hospitality!
2. Cafe Elizee: 226 High Street (near the Cinema). No steps to climb here! Thanks Bolazs and Eliza for your hospitality!
3. The Ivory Lounge, 2-4 Ringer's Road (just behind T K Max). Usually you'll find us up the small flight of stairs on the right, sitting at a table in the window. Thanks Katarina for your hospitality. 
Please keep your eyes and ears open because we plan to facilitate more of these lunchtime fellowship meetings. They're an easy way to help Christians in Bromley to network, and to become more visible, more profiled, more influential. SALT & LIGHT!

Sept 2011: After a year in the 'Hot Seat' as Bromley Chaplain I can report that it's been a great privilege, and it's usually been great fun. The role has facilitated access to many, many people in the commercial, business, retail sector of Bromley Community. I've met and chatted with dozens and dozens of people at the Council Offices, at the Bromley Police Station, up and down the Bromley High Street, in the Glades, in the banks and businesses...management and staff. What a privilege.

I've been involved in the facilitation of Lunchtime Fellowship Meetings in various coffee-shops, and at the Police Station, and at Bromley Council. More are planned to start soon. At these meetings the believers who live or work in Bromley, but who fellowship in very diverse places all over London, are able to gather for mutual encouragement etc. The presence of the Church in Bromley has been enhanced and facilitated by these humble and uncomplicated public gatherings.

I've spoken in a couple of the churches that make up the Churches Together in Central Bromley, seeking to raise the profile of the ministry of the Bromley Chaplain. More of these meetings are booked in my diary as I type this.

There have been some significant developments in additions to the Chaplaincy team. More info to follow soon. Watch this space!
     
Sept 2010: Building unity and harmony between the churches in central Bromley, and building bridges of trust and friendship between the churches and the commercial/retail community....this is the task of the Town Centre Chaplain.

Russell was commissioned as the new Bromley Town Centre Chaplain serving the Churches Together in Central Bromley (CTCB) and started officially on 1st Sept 2010. This position had been vacant for about 18 months. In his own words...

I was chatting with Jonathan McGill of Bromley Town Church about networking between the churches and also about going into the parks, shops, and businesses in Bromley when he encouraged me to apply for the position of Town Centre Chaplain. I did so and surprise, surprise...I got appointed!

There was a lovely gathering in the Bromley United Reformed Church building on Sunday evening 26th September to officially commission me as chaplain. There was a nice crowd and I counted 15 church leaders there. It was a great expression of unity among the Bromley churches.

My vision for the Chaplaincy is:

1. for it to cultivate good relationships between the churches in Bromley. Consequently I make time and effort to meet with the leaders of the many churches in Bromley and I try to attend meetings in the churches. Because Amazing Grace gathers on a Saturday evening it leaves me free to fellowship on a Sunday. Sometimes I'm out ministering...but if not I often attend one or two of the gatherings of other local churches on Sundays. This has really helped me to build good friendships there.

2. To engage with the commercial and retail community on behalf of the church and to build bridges of trust and friendship. I don't see that so much as evangelism, but as pre-evangelism. To this end I meet with the leaders of the Glades Shopping Mall, the leaders of the Bromley Borough Council, and management in the many other businesses in Bromley.

3. To facilitate the ministry of members of the Churches Together in Central Bromley who feel they would like to participate and contribute to the service of the church to the business community.

I'm delighted at this opportunity to serve the wider church in the wider community. Because it's only 20 hours a week, I'm confident it need not encroach on my ministry to the Amazing Grace Church. Please pray for me that God might use this ministry for His glory! Thanks.