Tim Rowlands
Tim Rowlands is head of Evangelical Alliance, Wales, and senior pastor of Festival Church, with congregations in North Wales, mid-Wales and Chester. He is married to Emily, has four adult children and enjoys music, poetry, and mountaineering.
A Christmas story of grace, compassion and friendship
10 December 2024Looking back, I’m surprised we didn’t drive our bandmaster Mr Williams to despair! In some people’s eyes, we were no doubt two annoying young teenage boys who weren’t taking the music seriously enough, potentially wrecking the reputation of the brass band. But somehow Mr Williams managed to graciously and patiently overlook our immaturity and focus instead on the reckless potential harboured within our mischievous characters. I often find myself reflecting on this story, especially at…
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Reflecting the goodness of God
24 September 2024We sat in this predicament for what seemed like an eternity – an especially stressful eternity for anyone hoping to get to the dentist on time! I sat there yo-yoing between thoughts of, why doesn’t he just drive on? and, why on earth did she get on my bus? In the end, however, the deadlock was broken by a simple act of generosity. A stranger on the bus stepped forward, presented his card to the machine, and paid for the passenger’s ticket. There was a word of thanks, a few looks of surprise,…
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St. David's Day is an opportunity for the church to reflect and connect
29 February 2024It's St David’s Day here in Wales, and ever since I can remember – even in those distant times before the oily piano day – it always felt like an important day. In the Nantlle Valley where I grew up, the daffodils would be out, we’d bake Welsh cakes at school, it’d probably be raining, and we’d be reminded of the patron saint himself, Dewi Sant. Much of what we know of the once Bishop of St David's has been handed down through centuries of tradition, with some aspects of his life completely…
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