musings on leadership in ministry
This morning the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland heard the report of the Church and Society Committee. First up was the ‘Growing Up in Scotland‘ report. I was on the group which wrote the report so I was glad to see some good deliverences (motions) coming from the report. I’ll pick out the Read More …
The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland began this morning and a couple of things have jumped out at me already. The first is the presence of ‘The Queen’. She’s not there in person this year but when she can’t make it she sends someone in her place, a Lord High Commissioner. The Queen Read More …
Over the coming months you’ll be hearing more about ‘the PROJECT’, an all new Scottish festival of the arts, culture and faith. Inspired by Greenbelt, but born and raised here in Scotland, the PROJECT will begin life with a gathering in Edinburgh on June 20th from midday to 1am. Keep your eye on thePROJECT website Read More …
Tonight, for reasons I’m still not entirely sure of, I was invited to sit on a panel for a discussion of ‘The Emerging Church’ at International Christian College. If you read yesterday’s post you’ll probably realise that i was pretty nervous about it for a number of reasons. If you missed it, my article on Read More …
Tomorrow afternoon I’ve been invited to be part of a panel at International Christian College to discuss what the Emerging Church is, what can be learned from it (by the evangelical church I guess) and what the downsides of emerging church are. Along with me there will be people on the panel who know actual Read More …
My intrepid / crazy Brother-in-Law Scott completed the Maggies Monster Bike and Hike in the eary hours of this morning. Scott and his collegues, who formed the prophetically named ‘Sair Knees’, completed the 30 mile cycle and 42 mile hike along the Great Glen in aid of Maggies cancer centres. A BIG congratulations and I Read More …
“Congolese Dawn” is an exhibition of photographs taken by Christian Aid gap year volunteers, including Emma Boyd, during their recent visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Congolese Dawn will be displayed in the ground floor of Offshore (3-5 Gibson St, Glasgow) from 1 – 31 May to raise awareness for this year’s Christian Aid Read More …