leadership in ministry
The Unlikely Evangelist has posted this list of values that a recent conference about the future of the URC came up with: The Core Values identified are: A Radical Welcome – welcome, fellowship, no one turned away from our churches. A Place to Think – questions, doubts, fears and a safe place to explore A Read More …
People on or perhaps of the margins of Church hold a special interest for me. Perhaps because I struggle to feel part of the traditional church and have drawn much of my inspiration for my own journey of faith from beyond the margins. That said I’ve never completely fallen off the end… yet, probably because Read More …
That’s the theme for this year’s World Day of Prayer service. I’ve been invited to preach at the service in Lesmahagow on Friday and I’m looking forward to it, although as yet I have no idea what to say! (this is becoming a recurrent theme!) The readings are from Ephesians 4: 1-16 and Genesis 18: Read More …
I don’t understand the ‘giving something up for Lent’ thing. Jesus went into the wilderness for 40 days and lived off what he could find. He did that with a purpose, a reason. He was about to begin his ministry and needed to know it was the right time. What has giving up chocolate or Read More …
I was giving a presentation last night about NEXUS to Glasgow Presbytery (Church of Scotland). It was great to see some people I haven’t seen for ages. The Moderator led a short act of worship to begin the meeting and used the story of Jesus walking on the water (Matthew 14: 22-36) as his text. Read More …
I wonder where the line between a positive approach to life and a negative one is drawn and why. For many the church is a ‘can’t do’ kind of place. There always seems to be someone who’s tried it before, without success obviously. I wonder why no-one ever says ‘we tried that 10 years ago Read More …
I came across a post on the One Kirk forum in which the poster mentions that the reason one of their relatives doesn’t come to church often is a fear that someone will ask the to become more involved. This isn’t anything new. There seems to be a sense that people only join things that don’t require Read More …