musings on leadership in ministry
My colleague and mate Leo has been blogging for a few weeks. I didn’t want to heap pressure on him so I’ve given him some time to get his head round blogging. That said, the time has come for a bit of a plug. He’s been writing some great stuff so check out his blog Read More …
Today my colleague Jan and I ventured over to Wishaw URC to experiment with Cafe Church. Jan had been to visit the elders and the Girls’ Brigade last week to explain a little of what would happen. Because this was their first experience of something different from a traditional church service on a Sunday morning Read More …
We welcomed Lucy Moore to Saughtonhall Church in Edinburgh today to lead a Messy Fiesta, or Messy Church training day. Messy Church grew from the problem lots of churches face… how to engage children AND their parents. So, they gather children and their grown ups after school on a Thursday to play, make, cut, stick, Read More …
Has the sermon had its day? Is there still a place for preaching? Jonny Baker explores preaching in a thought provoking piece he wrote about a year ago… Preaching: throwing a had-grenade in fruit bowl I have to say that I don’t think preaching is done yet, but then you might expect someone who stands Read More …
Today my youth work class at ICC unveiled their ‘mystery boxes’. The idea came from JJ Abrams’ amazing TED talk: The task was to bring something which would intrigue the rest of the class but also enable them to learn something. Mystery Box 1 contained 2 djembe drums and some ‘instructions’. Mystery Box 2 was Read More …
Tomorrow at Together@MCT we’ll walk a labyrinth to help prepare us for Lent. Come and join us if you’re in Edinburgh for 5.30pm-7pm at Saughtonhall United Reformed Church.
I do a bit of guest teaching and supervise some placement students at ICC in Glasgow. They are having an open day on Saturday. International Christian College Open Day: Saturday 21st Feb 10am For anyone who wants to discover a bit more about who we are and what we do. You may be a prospective Read More …