leadership in ministry
The radio was on the other night as we ate dinner. It was classical music. Nothing startling or demanding. Sonic wallpaper if you like. The stuff that you don’t notice… … until it stops. Dead air is usually radio’s worst nightmare. In this case though we noticed the silence much more than we had noticed 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 …
‘Ministry’ fascinates me. Reading your thoughts on the ‘What are ministers for?‘ discussion leave me with a kind of split personality. I agree with almost everything written. I think ministry is a calling and that there is no job like it but I also think that it has been moulded and shaped through training, rules Read More …
I asked the same question about ministers so it seems only right that I ask the same question about members / people who attend church / adherents / punters (delete or insert as necessary). What are church members for? Is their role to turn up on a Sunday morning, sing, close their eyes at the Read More …
There are lots of conversations about ‘deployment’ and ‘team ministry’ around the churches in Scotland at the moment. The discussion is mostly driven by questions of money and the size of congregations and if pretty focused on where ministers are sent and how many there are and how congregations can be scoped and grouped so Read More …
Following up on my only two choices post, I thought it would be worth posting the video Jonathan mentioned in his comment: Two choices… inward or outward. Which are you choosing and how is it working out for your church? (HT Johnny Laird and Jonathan Blundell for the video)
Photo: Rob GT The Church of Scotland’s Church and Society Committee are hosting a day looking at ‘Virtualisation & Society in Edinburgh on Thursday 21 January from 10am – 4pm. The day is FREE. To book your place email vcano [at] cofscotland [dot] org [dot] uk. topics: How has virtualisation impacted on notions of identity? Read More …