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This is the blog of Rev Dan Balsdon, Methodist minister currently serving the communities of Leatherhead, Cobham and Effingham in Surrey, and the South East Methodist District as an assistant chair.
Some of Dan’s most recent posts:
A short liturgy for communion
Significantly drawing on material in the Methodist Worship Book, this communion liturgy was originally created in 2020 as a short liturgy in for use during the coronavirus pandemic, but I now often use it for home communions, as well as within corporate worship. I share the PDF and PPT versions here so that it can…
In Celebration of the Harvest – A Communion Liturgy for Harvest
A communion liturgy created for use for a communion service held within a Harvest Festival. I share the PDF version here so that it can be freely used by others. I simply ask that if used, attribution to its source is made.
Let there by Light! – A Liturgy for Communion on Christmas Eve
A communion liturgy created for use for a Christmas Eve late night communion service. I share the PDF version here so that it can be freely used by others. I simply ask that if used, attribution to its source is made.
In The Potting Yard
Attending 3Generate 2025 with a group of 36 young people from Gatwick and Mole Valley Circuit, our campsite sat underneath a sign declaring ‘The Potting Yard’. As I spent a weekend as part of a team who cared for and nurtured these young people, I found God spoking to me, encouraging me and challenging me…
When December Comes
A poem I wrote while preparing to lead Blue Christmas at Leatherhead Methodist Church in 2024 – a service to feel what we feel during the Christmas season. When December Comes We turn the page on November,and so its time for December to begin,and with it comes a cacophony,of stuff and tasks and things. There’s…
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