musings on ministry
I’m not American so you might wonder what possible interest I have in their health care system? Well, the debate that is raging just now seems to have spilled to this side of the pond with an explosion of love for the NHS which is a nice change. Sometimes you only realise what you have Read More …
That might seem like an overly dramatic headline, but this afternoon the Church of Scotland’s General Assembly agreed to ban all those subject to it’s courts, that’s Ministers and Elders, from talking about discussions relating to the ordination of gay ministers. In a confusing and lengthy session the Assembly decided (I think): 1. Appoint a Read More …
I’ve been invited to head up a team delivering a debate stream (I’ll explain in a minute) at the Church of Scotland’s National Youth Assembly in September. The debates have in the past followed a fairly traditional model where people would be given written information prior to the event, someone would present more information on Read More …
Tonight I’ve been invited to be on the panel for an open community discussion at Shawlands URC in Glasgow (map). The topic is ‘What role can the Church play in the community?’ and I’ve been asked to speak about the church and young people. There are another two speakers and the local MP was to Read More …