JOHN PARTINGTON
Welcome to my Web-Site.
I’m in my fifties, and married to Liz. We have three children – Sam, James & Rosie – and two dogs (a middle-aged retreiver with more beauty than brains, Purdy, and an enthusiastic young labrador bitch, Bella). We live in Winchcombe, in the Cotswolds – more on which below.
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NOT THIS JOHN PARTINGTON ... There’s another Rev John Partington around ... a “pastor and apostolic leader[who] wants to use his widespread experience, infectious sense of fun and evangelistic zeal to bring a fresh vision and purpose. John’s exciting journey has demonstrated the God-given positive attributes he has shown for more than three decades. He thrives on inspiring others with fun, the feel-good factor and, with his father heart, he loves to encourage others.” |
My paid work at present is as a Christian clergyman, more precisely as Team Rector in the multi-church benefice of Winchcombe, in the Diocese of Gloucester, my local area of the Church of England.
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... NOR THAT ONE ! Yet another Rev John Partington used to work in a church in Exeter. But recently, we learn that he moved to Australia – where not only does he have “an infectious enthusiasm evident in all his preaching and teaching”, but also “a passion for pioneering churches, for church leadership and church government”. This second paragon Partington can be found here . |
Is it too much to hope that the world will be a slightly better place because we’ve been in it? At least we can try to minimize the damage we cause to each other and the planet. I try, albeit fitfully, to keep abreast of issues around Justice & Peace, World Development and Ecology; and I like to regard myself as a Christian Socialist – though I guess to be honest that I’m really just a churchgoing Guardian-reader.
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SO WHO AM I? Not a philosophical question, but a rhetorical one. (I know who I am.) There again, granted all the other Rev John Partingtons featured on this page, perhaps it’s a question which needs to be answered. The rest of this site should give you some idea, but if for any strange reason you want to know about me in even more detail, you can find a watered-down version of my curriculum vitæ here. |
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My other interests include Motorcycling, Family History, Canals, Walking, Philately, Railways (the future, not the past), and Beer. Follow the links, and I’ll be glad to share these and some other whimsies with you. And from time to time, as part of my job (and sometimes not), I give talks or write articles: if you want to see any of these (or one or two pieces by other people) click here.
What’s New on the Site: Just at the moment I’m not maintaining this site very regularly: some of it may be a little out-of-date. Our latest Christmas letter is now posted here (Dec ’09). The links to the two paragon Partingtons (in the boxes above) have been updated (Apr ’07).
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page revised December 2009