leadership in ministry
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 …
Well… It’s tempting to say that today was just as dull if not more so, than yesterday! In parts it was, very, but there were also moments of what could almost pass as interesting, even exciting. Bible Study this morning was on Psalm 139 and was presented with an honesty and vulnerability that was rare and Read More …
Well, here I am at the general assembly of the United Reformed Church. The opening session was long and formal with guests from other denominations, a too long sermon and I have to say nothing much else to engage with. The highlight so far was the warm welcome given to the representative of the Muslim Read More …
Well, tomorrow the United Reformed Church Synod of Scotland will gather at Perth racecourse for a ‘fun’ day. The weather forecast is terrible, that’s why the ‘fun’ is in inverted commas. We had hoped for the one day of sunshine this summer but it seems destined not to be. Never mind. I’m sure we will Read More …
I spent yesterday at a conference organised by the Scottish Commissioner for Children and Young People, Dr Kathleen Marshall on the topic of non-violent childhood. The day was pretty interesting but to be honest the speakers were preaching to the choir. The most interesting part of the day was the chance to have a chat Read More …
I’ve been thinking a bit about how much I re-enforce church as it is and how much I bring a new culture. In lots of ways I’m sure I do quite a bit of re-enforcing. When I go somewhere new to lead worship I tend to ask them what they usually do and probably don’t Read More …
I’m off to a 24 hour meeting of our Synod’s Policy, Planning and Strategy committee. There seems to be some time in the agenda for some discussion on a theme that has been somewhat recurrent in our team… ‘who are we?’ Not ‘who are we as individuals?’ but ‘Who are we as the United Reformed Read More …