Stephen A Cottrell

Stephen Cottrell

Stephen Geoffrey Cottrell, SCP (born 31 August 1958) is a Church of England bishop. Since October 2010, he has been the Bishop of Chelmsford. From 2004 to...

Pilgrim: Church & Kingdom (Pilgrim Course)

Pilgrim is a teaching and discipleship resource from the Church of England that helps enquirers and new Christians explore what it means to travel through life with Jesus Christ. A Christian course for the twenty-first century, Pilgrim offers an approach of participation, not persuasion. Enquirers a...

Pilgrim: The Bible (Pilgrim Course)

Pilgrim is a teaching and discipleship resource from the Church of England that helps enquirers and new Christians explore what it means to travel through life with Jesus Christ. A Christian course for the twenty-first century, Pilgrim offers an approach of participation, not persuasion. Enquirers a...

Pilgrim: The Creeds (Pilgrim Course)

Pilgrim is a major teaching and discipleship resource from the Church of England that helps enquirers and new Christians explore what it means to travel through life with Jesus Christ. A Christian course for the twenty-first century, Pilgrim offers an approach of participation, not persuasion. Enqui...

'I Thirst': The Cross--The Great Triumph of Love

The Archbishop of Canterbury's official Lent Book for 2004 Some of the last words Jesus uttered while hanging on the cross were 'I thirst.' These sorrowful words are simple, yet very human. Jesus Christ, the thirsty one, shares deeply in the mess and muddle of human living. The cross is about the su...

Walking Backwards to Christmas

Using the brilliant, deceptively simple device of telling the Christmas story backwards, Stephen Cottrell helps us encounter it as if for the first time. Narrating the story from the perspective of key characters gives us insights into its many horrors and uncertainties as well as its joys. The book...

Do Nothing to Change Your Life: Discovering What Happens When You Stop

“In returning and rest you shall be saved.” — Isaiah 30:15When was the last time you had a real day off? Ditched the ‘to do’ lists? Switched off the phone? Unplugged the alarm clock? Sat in the bath until the water went cold?Most of us live at breakneck speed. Busy lives – work, family, friends, end...

The Nail - Being part of the Passion

This Lent book offers imaginative reflections on Christ's crucifixion. Each of the seven chapters is focused on a different key character, who describes his or her experience of the Passion. The nails used to crucify Christ are used as a jumping off point for their reflections. Each character consid...

Hit the Ground Kneeling

'We're looking for someone who can hit the ground running'. How many times have you heard this? Or maybe you've said it yourself? 'But,' as Stephen Cottrell says, 'when someone hits the ground running, there is no guarantee that they are going in the right direction'. "Hit the Ground Kneeling" takes...

I Thirst: The Cross--The Great Triumph of Love

Travelling Well: Companion Guide to the Christian Faith

Professional Music-Making in London: Ethnography and Experience

Professional Music-Making in London: Ethnography and Experience