leadership in ministry
I’m off to spend some time with the churches of Murrayfield Churches Together tonight to talk with them about a new worship project they’re thinking about. Not sure where it will go but it’s exciting to have a blank piece of paper and some enthusiastic people to work with on something like this. I’ll let Read More …
Sorry for the break. Well, no actually I’m not. I’ve been on holiday in Tenerife in the sun. Now I’m back and it’s raining. Anyway, I’m back home, back at work and back to blogging. I guess this is the start of the new session for me. Most churches start back their normal routine around Read More …
In just a couple of weeks time the very first NEXUS Scotland event will take place at the Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre in Glasgow. The event runs for 3 days from 23-25 August and will be the biggest resources event for Churches ever held in Scotland. Professional resource agencies will exhibit alongside local churches, Read More …
Jon Birch has some brilliant cartoons over at ASBO Jesus (for those of you not living in Britain an ASBO is an Anti-Social Behaviour Order). This one made me laugh out loud… Not sure why… 😉
The Faith and Theology blog has been around for a while but I thought it would be good to highlight a section that Benjamin Myers has included called: theology for beginners. It’s a collection of articles and essays that address a whole load of theological issues under the headings of faith, gospel, god, creation, salvation, Read More …
I’m leading worship on Sunday. Nothing new in that. I’m at Lanark Greyfriars. That is new. I’ve never been there before. I’m struggling a bit. The text for Sunday is the Parable of the Good Samaritan, perhaps the best known of all the parables. And there in lies the problem. What can you say about Read More …
Day 3 was a bit of an odd one for me. I spent most of the morning in bed after being unwell for most of the night (no alcohol involved!). In the afternoon I laid out a labyrinth for the FURY Oasis (activities and chill out for youth delegates). The labyrinth went really well and Read More …