Mark Aldridge – Minister in charge
Mark Aldridge is the minister-in-charge at Oak Tree. He is married to Kate and has four children, Hannah, Tom, Bethany and Simeon. Mark loves football and his perfect day would consist of Bristol Rovers beating Bristol City 6-0 and catching a musical in the evening. Mark doesn’t love grafitti and people throwing litter on the floor.
Mark worked for the Ambulance service for seven years before training for ministry in London and serving curacies in Bath and then at St Barnabas, Woodside Park, Finchley and prior to being at Oak Tree was vicar of St Gabriels, Cricklewood for ten years from 1994-2004.
Read Mark’s BLOG below
Running the Race
Dear Oaks,
I spoke last Sunday about how we run the race from Hedonism to Holiness. Today I want to reflect just a little more on how we keep running the race with perseverance.
Probably from a dark dank prison cell the Apostle Paul sent this message to Timothy, his younger partner in the gospel.
“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there... [
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Oak Tree
Dear Oaks,
England v Germany in the world cup at 3pm on Sunday. Watch the match or go to Oak Tree? Well it’s a no brainer as they say!
Subject to confirmation I am hoping to have use of a TV at Twyford from 4pm to allow second half viewing. If there is a problem we shall let you know sometime on Friday.
If you choose to watch from home then I shall of course fully understand and it would be... [
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Market this week… 19th June 2010
It’s an inflatable church!
And this week our church is going inflatable on the market square in Acton!
We will be having, alongside the regular stall, a MarketFAMILIES inflatable gladiator duel!
Don’t get deflated, come along and join in the fun this week!
Let’s practice joy.
Let’s have fun come rain or shine this Saturday.
The inflatables will be up from 11-2pm.
We... [
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Mission and Community
Dear Oaks,
So as we journey through my thoughts on what I truly value for Oak Tree we get to the third value that I mentioned in my AGM talk. Number 3 is mission and community.
Now on the face of it those two may not appear to go together but I want to argue that we must live in both the tension of these two and the creative dynamic that each brings to the other. An emphasis on community can sound... [
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Presence and Transcendence
Dear Oaks,
What is it that we truly and fundamentally value about being a church? You may recall that in my previous message, and at the AGM, I said that we needed to have a conversation about our values and our vision. I began with cross and resurrection. This week I want to suggest presence and transcendence. Or to put it in plain English, God is both near and far, with us in ways we can experience... [
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We are in the midst of a Volcanic Smog
Dear Oaks,
First let me give you an update on Christians Against Poverty. Today three members of the public have confirmed that they wish to attend our Money Course starting on 5 May. Two of them being members of the Somali community. Furthermore another member of the public has become our first full client. So we now have four contacts from completely outside of Oak Tree which I hope you will... [
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lots of different important matters
Dear Oaks,
This week my message is more about lots of different important matters rather than a devotional message.
First, I want to update you on 216. By the end of this week we are due to have all the tenders back from various contractors. This will give us the headline cost and details such as when that particular contractor could start on site. We then have a meeting scheduled for next week... [
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healed, saved and delivered
Dear Oaks,
Well it is great to be back from South Africa where the temperatures were around +25-30 and the sun shone all day! Isn’t God good in calling us to Acton!
On Tuesday evening we had an excellent Church Central during which people really met with the Living God. I remind all of you that these CC meetings are an important means to your ongoing growth in discipleship and whilst the numbers... [
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Sozo church central
Dear Oaks,
YOU are personally invited. For those of you who receive this in Canada, New Zealand and who knows where you are excused!
Sozo = saved, healed and delivered.
Tuesday evening is our monthly CHURCH CENTRAL which this month is being held at Acton Green Church, Cunnington Street, W4. We shall start to look at some of the Sozo training course which has come out of Bethel Church in Redding,... [
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Answers to prayer?
Dear Oaks,
What answers to prayer did we have last week?
Well judging by the many testimonies this past Sunday they were numerous and diverse in nature. Here is some of the fruit as I have received it from others and in my own experience:
-The twelve year old nephew of one Oak family fell about 5 metres from a balcony on to his head. Despite the initial fears he is now fully recovered.
- The new... [
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