musings on leadership in ministry
I was watching an old TED talk by Seth Godin yesterday where he was talking about getting people’s attention. His primary context is marketing but I think what he was talking about transfers into pretty much any context where you want people to engage or listen or pay attention. His advice: Be remarkable. Of course Read More …
The second pilot of Spill the Beans is here for Lent 2011. Spill the Beans is a resource pack for age group learning and all-age worship written by a few people in Clydebank, Blantyre, Ayr, Edinburgh, Glasgow and other places who all have the same sort of situations in church of smaller sunday schools and Read More …
On Sunday I preached on Jeremiah 31: 27-34. I think that had I not listened to Rob Bell’s sermon podcast on Ezekiel 18 I’d have preached about something else… but the idea of ‘sour grapes’ and ‘paying for the sins of our fathers’ got me. ‘The parents have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth Read More …
The Mission and Discipleship Council of the Church of Scotland invites you to the beautiful Paisley Abbey to explore ways of doing worship that celebrates and nourishes our whole life together as well as engage people who are not connected with us. Main Speaker: Doug Gay, lecturer in Practical Theology at Glasgow University There will Read More …
HOLY CITY: ‘PROLOGUE – OPENING ACTS’ 31st Oct 10, 6.30 – 9.30pm, Renfield St Stephen’s, Bath Street, Glasgow Tonight will be a broad introduction to aspects of our coming session, ‘Acting Up… faith and lifestyle in challenging times’, with a particular look at what insights and forces inspired the believers in their particular context. What Read More …
It’s 73 sleeps until Christmas!!! That means it is 49 sleeps until Advent. Have you written your sermons yet? Planned your worship? The thing is, for most churches worship is the central part of the week. It is hugely important. So, how much do you plan ahead? I know that I’ve spent many a Saturday Read More …