leadership in ministry
Last week during our team meeting we were presented with an interesting challenge as part of our worship… to serve each other. The challenge seemed a simple one. How hard is it to make someone a coffee or to pass the veg? It turns out serving someone isn’t the difficult part. Being served is much Read More …
This weekend was the United Reformed Church’s Synod of Scotland meeting. For the last few of years Youth Forum for 12-16 year-olds has met alongside Synod. This year, following FURY Assembly’s plea to highlight the plight of the Invisible Children of Uganda, Youth Forum spent the weekend considering how we could tell the story of Read More …
David’s training for the London Marathon is going really well. Last weekend he ran 20 miles. To make the run a bit more interesting he ran past the three major stadiums in Glasgow, Celtic Park, Ibrox and Hampden… starting from Hamilton! You can keep up to date with his progress and find out more about Read More …
UP is a brilliant film. It’s funny, touching and insightful. Carl floats off in his house to avoid being sent to live in a nursing home. He promised his late wife that they would live at Paradise Falls and he tries so hard to make that happen. What he doesn’t see along the way is Read More …
My step-son David is running his first marathon this April in London. He’s running in aid of kidney research and it would be brilliant if you could sponsor him. David has set himself two targets: run the marathon in under 4 hours and raise over £1,500. You can follow his training on his blog, Dave Read More …
Last night I was at an open evening at my kid’s primary school. Their work was on display and I was finding out what the ‘not much’ and ‘nothing’ they do all day is. Two things struck me. The first that there seems to be little room for initiative. I mean real initiative beyond using Read More …
For this year’s Fairtrade Fortnight we’re asking the nation to join us in The Big Swap. For two whole weeks we’ll be asking you to swap your usual stuff for Fairtrade stuff. Your usual bananas for Fairtrade bananas, your usual cotton socks for Fairtrade cotton socks, and your usual cuppa for a Fairtrade cuppa. Whenever Read More …