We are continuing the series of stories celebrating our soon-to-be Reverends as we head towards the ordination weekend on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 June. Today's story comes from Tom Musson.
How was Tom called?
I was born and raised just outside Nottingham, in a family of five, where I attended our local Church of England church with my mum and sisters from a very young age. There, I slowly grew in awareness and trust in God and His redeeming love for the world.
It was also at that time, whilst at secondary school, when my Religious Studies teacher first encouraged me to explore a call to ordination - with some mixed responses on my part!
I moved up to Durham in 2015 to study music for four years, before completing the Church of England’s Ministry Experience Scheme for a local church. I also later held a role within the Durham Diocese.
It was during my time as an intern when I began to formally discern a call to priestly ministry. The Ministry Experience Scheme is a fantastic space to explore your own vocation in many practical ways – I’d thoroughly recommend it. From that, I moved to Cambridge and have loved my time so far training for ordination at Ridley Hall.
I am particularly passionate about music and its relationship to theology and the Church, researching and writing academically about how our sung worship is performed and experienced. I hope to work towards a PhD in this area, at some point, helping to shape our Church’s understanding of its worship and use of music.
Outside of that, I love playing tennis, attempting to bake, and reading far too many books.
I’m excited to join Guildford Diocese this summer as a curate at St James’ Church in Weybridge. I am looking forward to exploring the diocese and getting to know this beautiful corner of the country.
“Quickly, bring out a robe—the best one—and put it on him; put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. And get the fatted calf and kill it and let us eat and celebrate; for this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found!”
Luke 15:22-24