musings on ministry
There are times when it’s ok to let something pass quietly. There are other times when something has to be said. I was charged with leading worship at the URC Youth Assembly last weekend and as we neared the end of our time together it grew more and more apparent that we should acknowledge the moving on Read More …
I’m delighted to see the new Pilots Worship Pack: Lost and Found, which Soo and I wrote, is about to be sent out into the wild. It’s a pack with 4 sessions which help young people to explore the idea of Lost and Found along with some resources for a worship service led by Read More …
Does church maintain the status quo? We talk a good game about transformation and renewal but are we organisationally set up to avoid it? Broken Rhythms This isn’t a new question for me. I remember thinking about it when I was training for youth work at Jordanhill in 1991. Apparently other people had been thinking Read More …
So… here are my first keynotes from URC Youth Assembly 2014. As always, your thoughts, comments and observations are welcome… Here are the pdfs URCYA14 Keynote 1 “When the world was dark…” Spill the Beans “Exile is…” comes from Rob Bell’s book Jesus Wants to Save Christians. URCYA14 Keynote 2 “Open Arms” by Elbow “And they asked Read More …
The big, long awaited Spill the Beans Conference is just around the corner! Come and find out more about Spill the Beans, how it works, why it works and how you can use it in your church. Saturday 31st August Wellington Church on University Avenue, Glasgow. 10am – 4pm Cost £8 (includes lunch) for application Read More …
“In the west, we encourage goal setting. In fact, we’re obsessed with goals – that end point we are striving so hard to reach. We jump through hoop after hoop, stepping-stone after stepping-stone, sacrificing everything just to get to that finish line. But once we get there, we realize our thinking was flawed. Now we’re unhappy Read More …
The new edition of Spill the Beans is out and the material starts from Trinity Sunday (26 May) and goes through to Pentecost 14 (25 August). As usual there are great resources from a hugely talented team for children and young people and those who lead and enable worship. You can download a free sample Read More …