<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Mark Berry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pioneer and Mission training, Public Speaking, Retreat and spirituality event leadership]]></description><link>https://www.mark-berry.co.uk/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:46:56 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.mark-berry.co.uk/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome to this new website and a new stage of my ministry.]]></description><link>https://www.mark-berry.co.uk/post/welcome</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fc6a43a603cb60017253268</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 20:16:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b946e3_d98ee965ff5442b580fe435097fcb0cd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_650,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mark Berry</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A breathing meditation]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Breath of God (ruach’elöhîm) was moving over...]]></description><link>https://www.mark-berry.co.uk/post/a-breathing-meditation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68a605208efa79f18afabcee</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 17:32:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b946e3_6463b64370284b4db3d2dbe3775bc588~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mark Berry</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Stations of the Cross]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Stations of the Cross meditation with images, readings and mediations.]]></description><link>https://www.mark-berry.co.uk/post/a-stations-of-the-cross</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62588fdc3d50d8aaa28926d2</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2022 21:21:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b946e3_17d4e011ee3e49e2a934562b1a84a220~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_709,h_425,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mark Berry</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentecost]]></title><description><![CDATA[https://picturapoesis.blog/2020/12/05/pentecost/ Poem Waiting, Waited, Flame Breather, Life Teaser, Sweet Essence, Hard Presence, Pulsing...]]></description><link>https://www.mark-berry.co.uk/post/pentecost</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60aa3c2da139d7001564b314</guid><category><![CDATA[Reflections]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2021 11:31:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b946e3_7543fef2d78d4b3991116125db5231c9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_933,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mark Berry</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holy Fool]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am a fool I look beyond reason I stray beyond logic I dance when I should cry I weep when I should party I am fool of joy for the...]]></description><link>https://www.mark-berry.co.uk/post/holy-fool</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60658820c8ae0000150b4a6e</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2021 08:54:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b946e3_e06b2d018390433ca0b2ed7b771dc8f1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mark Berry</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[#LentVoices Humbling]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few years ago we ran a night project and café in Telford called Sanktuary.  One night a lady left a local nightclub and took off her...]]></description><link>https://www.mark-berry.co.uk/post/lentvoices-humbling</link><guid isPermaLink="false">605f0e0fc6089b0041528878</guid><pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2021 10:56:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b946e3_fc4864682e7c40d89409c53ea85d181e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mark Berry</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[#LentVoices Sacrificing]]></title><description><![CDATA[“... if it dies, it produces many seeds.” As an entrepreneur, a creative, an innovator by nature, it’s not unusual to have to watch...]]></description><link>https://www.mark-berry.co.uk/post/lentvoices-sacrificing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60569412bdd60500159139f4</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2021 00:34:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b946e3_b8e0c3a91b0e4e9da36215b3707f3f18~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mark Berry</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[#LentVoices Believing]]></title><description><![CDATA[I wrote this poem a couple of years ago.  It was an attempt to reflect on the sending of the Logos, from Creation to Incarnation.  "Light...]]></description><link>https://www.mark-berry.co.uk/post/lentvoices-believing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6050a09f61d8eb0058baa938</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2021 12:15:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b946e3_1e8cc76e502a4141bce1a4f9c4f2c3d5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mark Berry</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[#LentVoices Cleansing]]></title><description><![CDATA[“…as the rain came down I dropped to my knees and I prayed I said, "Oh heavenly thing, please cleanse my soul I've seen all on offer and...]]></description><link>https://www.mark-berry.co.uk/post/lentvoices-cleansing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6048eed78317050015156188</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2021 16:10:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b946e3_6b5fe92359bf4f85bb55c53eafefe5a1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mark Berry</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[#LentVoices Releasing]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few years ago I was booked to speak at an event in Kiev, my first trip outside of Western Europe. Arriving in the airport I met with a...]]></description><link>https://www.mark-berry.co.uk/post/lentvoices-releasing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">603763cff2af3b0015f3a579</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2021 08:49:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b946e3_6aa6f9cbd1e14f50aff1eb3677307dd9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mark Berry</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[#LentVoices - Leaving]]></title><description><![CDATA[#LentVoices - Leaving We have stepped into the season of lent, planted a foot in another place. A new time in the deepest desert begins....]]></description><link>https://www.mark-berry.co.uk/post/lentvoices-leaving</link><guid isPermaLink="false">602f9f81d0a946001711737c</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2021 11:23:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b946e3_e2077c4c0dd84b46861e3d43e5b71569~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_807,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mark Berry</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[4th Cohort - Missional New Monastics course]]></title><description><![CDATA[https://tinyurl.com/newmonastics A learning experience led by Ian Mobsby and Mark  Berry for Pioneers and those seeking to set up or...]]></description><link>https://www.mark-berry.co.uk/post/4th-cohort-missional-new-monastics-course</link><guid isPermaLink="false">602da3f8b6622f00173b9a21</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2021 23:23:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b946e3_8b1cdf028395402b870f94d5bf5ef989~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_585,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mark Berry</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[#LentVoices ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A year ago Nathan and I spent a long weekend in Rome.  We arrived in Italy blown by a storm and were met in the airport by the first...]]></description><link>https://www.mark-berry.co.uk/post/lentvoices</link><guid isPermaLink="false">602ce796cf330a001701c077</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2021 10:16:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b946e3_6b5c52718d894213ba2042f2cab533dd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_675,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mark Berry</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Rhythms of Life - retreats]]></title><description><![CDATA[Celtic Seasonal Retreats: join two new-monastic practitioners to follow a creative and contemplative rhythm of prayer and meditation from...]]></description><link>https://www.mark-berry.co.uk/post/the-rhythms-of-life-retreats</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6013ef9d06a89c00177b1b3f</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2021 11:41:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b946e3_d8ee683791d74b29b99278dd2ddd8a55~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_980,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mark Berry</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three loads I carry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three loads I carry as I walk, Three packs I balance on my back. Each one I meticulously packed, Each I carefully stowed and strapped down..]]></description><link>https://www.mark-berry.co.uk/post/three-loads-i-carry</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fcb7e0ae8679b00172828c4</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2020 12:35:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b946e3_e870e1752cc742729615314d4c7c407c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mark Berry</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scattered gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reflecting today on the treasure in each one of us, treasure we may not see, nor might those around us, but it is there!  A poem from 2019]]></description><link>https://www.mark-berry.co.uk/post/scattered-gold</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fcaeaa4e95c760017eb5422</guid><category><![CDATA[Reflections]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2020 02:08:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b946e3_12beeebaca754f8c86f3b9a47330f979~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_997,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mark Berry</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lamentation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lament is an important part of worship, the Bible is full of lament, from the cries of the Psalmist to the words of Jesus]]></description><link>https://www.mark-berry.co.uk/post/lamentation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fcab76a674be00018e7f6ef</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2020 22:32:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b946e3_59f7645faf464b5890cb83404100a984~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mark Berry</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opening the Doors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opening the Doors is a collection of resources and liturgy pioneered by Fresh Expressions practitioners from across the Church of England...]]></description><link>https://www.mark-berry.co.uk/post/opening-the-doors</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fc778470cc9d3001790c91c</guid><category><![CDATA[Publications]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 11:22:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b946e3_474ebc3b21d44c2eac9314900efda859~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_718,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mark Berry</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missional and New Monastic ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A learning experience led by Ian Mobsby and Mark Berry for Pioneers and those seeking to set up or review missional New Monastic Communities]]></description><link>https://www.mark-berry.co.uk/post/missional-and-new-monastic</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fc67f3b8805910017607655</guid><category><![CDATA[Teaching]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 17:54:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b946e3_d0eba48903074a7787947b5a17f2f4af~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mark Berry</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>