musings on ministry
Who else needs your space? My churches hosting co-working revelation got me thinking… Church halls have often been a hive of activity with anything from Boys’ Brigade to dance classes and slimming clubs. That’s all good. But who are you missing? How can you help your community to engage with each other and make things better? Read More …
UP is a brilliant film. It’s funny, touching and insightful. Carl floats off in his house to avoid being sent to live in a nursing home. He promised his late wife that they would live at Paradise Falls and he tries so hard to make that happen. What he doesn’t see along the way is Read More …
Last night I was at an open evening at my kid’s primary school. Their work was on display and I was finding out what the ‘not much’ and ‘nothing’ they do all day is. Two things struck me. The first that there seems to be little room for initiative. I mean real initiative beyond using Read More …
Sorry I’ve not posted for a while. If I were being graded I might get a ‘could do better’. But then ‘could do better’ is an odd thing to say because we can always do better. What it really means is ‘I think you’re not trying hard enough’ or ‘you haven’t lived up to my Read More …
Today was a good day. I was at Priesthill URC in Glasgow. Priesthill is one of Glasgow’s most deprived areas and is in the midst of a bout of regeneration. In the middle of the scheme is the church. As you can see, the church is in very poor condition. Inside it is damp because Read More …