musings on leadership in ministry
One of the things that happened in yesterday’s General Assembly debate on the report of the Special Commission on Same-Sex Relationships and Ministry was some new labels. ‘traditionalists’ and ‘revisionists’ now seem to be the labels of choice. These are interesting labels for a number of reasons. I wonder how they make sense in a Read More …
Today was an interesting day at the Church of Scotland’s General Assembly. As I’ve outlined below, today was all about the Special Commission on Same-Sex Relationships and Ministry. The debate was long and to be honest we didn’t hear an awful lot that hasn’t already been said in the discussion already. What was most interesting Read More …
Today the Church of Scotland debated the Report of the Special Commission on Same-sex Relationships and the Ministry. They decided: 1. Receive the Report. 2. Adopt as the proper approach to homosexual Christians the recommendations of the Special Commission, namely: (i) The pastoral care of homosexual Christians (1) It is contrary to God’s will that Read More …
So, the story about the bags… It had me thinking. They are just expensive bags. Why do I care? It’s about the story. I could be ‘Stewart’. I could be the guy that one of the bags is named after. I could be part of their community. I share many of their values. I am Read More …
We’ve been abroad on holiday. A few days in Keswick in the English Lake District. Although the Lakes are well known for their outdoor activities we spent most of the time relaxing. The only hill we climbed was back to our brilliant guest house, The Grange. We did eat lots of cakes and wander around Read More …
I’ve had an odd week as far as training goes. I was in Thurso this weekend so I had to get up early on Friday and get the killer run done before driving a few hundred miles. That’s not a great idea. Run 10k then sit still for 6 hours. The upside was a run Read More …