leadership in ministry
I ended the service at Drumchapel Essenside URC with these brilliant words from Roddy Hamilton: let us go out with quiet boldness, tender daring, simmering anger, impatient justice. let us go out with provocative peacemaking into advent, enough to crack open the moribund and dry faith of the world in it’s spent and necrotic cravings. Read More …
Christmas is coming The waiting begins It should be a time of joy and anticipation and yet the lectionary gives us Isaiah 64:1-9. 7 No-one calls on your name or strives to lay hold of you; for you have hidden your face from us and made us waste away because of our sins. God is Read More …
Peter Johnston and Scott Rennie have the first part of a fascinating conversation about the book ‘Why Liberal Churches Are Growing’. Listen HERE to their discussion about the challenges facing the ‘progressive’ church, creating community, the church and young people and much more.
Today was at an event organised by the Church of Scotland called ‘Emerging Church – Centre Meets the Fringe’ in a new church development in Gilmerton, Edinburgh (domain of the inimitable Paul Beautyman). We’re hearing about ‘emerging church’ from people who are ‘on the edges’. In some ways the day so far has been inspiring Read More …
Today’s sermon, preached at Barrhead URC. Why are you here? Today? Why did you choose to come here this morning? When you come here, what do you find? Why do you come back every week? To meet your friends? To sing songs, to listen to people me, to hear the Bible read? Your role in Read More …
Join the Advent Conspiracy! Give your presence this Christmas!
After discussion with Chris today we decided to create a Scottish Youth Ministry Network online at http://scottishyouthministry.ning.com. This network is for anyone involved in or interested in work with young people in Scotland. We hope it will be a place where we can support, encourage and resource each other. So join up and tell your Read More …