musings on leadership in ministry
One of the things that happened in yesterday’s General Assembly debate on the report of the Special Commission on Same-Sex Relationships and Ministry was some new labels. ‘traditionalists’ and ‘revisionists’ now seem to be the labels of choice. These are interesting labels for a number of reasons. I wonder how they make sense in a Read More …
Today was an interesting day at the Church of Scotland’s General Assembly. As I’ve outlined below, today was all about the Special Commission on Same-Sex Relationships and Ministry. The debate was long and to be honest we didn’t hear an awful lot that hasn’t already been said in the discussion already. What was most interesting Read More …
Today the Church of Scotland debated the Report of the Special Commission on Same-sex Relationships and the Ministry. They decided: 1. Receive the Report. 2. Adopt as the proper approach to homosexual Christians the recommendations of the Special Commission, namely: (i) The pastoral care of homosexual Christians (1) It is contrary to God’s will that Read More …
It’s strange how every year something different grabs you from the well known story of Holy Week. This year a line at the end of the section where Jesus is arrested has resonated more than others. Then all the disciples deserted him and fled. Matthew 26: 56 I’ve always known that Jesus died alone on Read More …
On Wednesday I led a session for a group of ministers from the United Reformed Church in Scotland. We were exploring what the church could learn from younger people and from youth work methods. Young people fail. A lot. It’s part of learning. They try something, get it wrong, then learn from that and try Read More …
I like questions. I think that’s why I like process. Rob Bell’s new book Love Wins: At the Heart of Life’s Big Questions is out soon in the UK and the interwebs have been alive with comment, question and criticism. Yesterday Rob did a question and answer session where he admitted that for him the Read More …
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