musings on leadership in ministry
This morning went well at Lanark I think. I eventually got something to say (thanks for all your suggestions and support!) and was working with all the powerpoint, video and sound. I have to say it is such a big space that when you stand behind the speakers it sounds very odd! I hope the Read More …
Today I was at Greyfriars Church in Lanark making the final settings on their new sound desk as they put it all to use during today’s worship. I was also helping a young man called Ben to find his way around the new sound desk and laptop. He’ll be running the show from next week. Read More …
Well, tomorrow the United Reformed Church Synod of Scotland will gather at Perth racecourse for a ‘fun’ day. The weather forecast is terrible, that’s why the ‘fun’ is in inverted commas. We had hoped for the one day of sunshine this summer but it seems destined not to be. Never mind. I’m sure we will Read More …
I was back at Drumchapel Essenside this morning to lead worship. They are such a great bunch of people. So down to earth and welcoming. The texts for today were quite challenging; the story of Elijah asking God to raise the widow’s son back to life from 1 Kings 17 and Luke’s account of Jesus Read More …
I’ve been thinking a bit about how much I re-enforce church as it is and how much I bring a new culture. In lots of ways I’m sure I do quite a bit of re-enforcing. When I go somewhere new to lead worship I tend to ask them what they usually do and probably don’t Read More …
Hey, it’s a wiki full of sermons, including one of mine (but don’t let that put you off) listed as ‘Friend , wherefore art thou come’ but posted here on my blog as Mary of Bethany & Judas . Check out wikilectics for yourself. Thanks to Russell for the pointer!
Today’s service at St Andrew’s in Blantyre was great. Nice people. Warm and friendly. I did most of the service with Pete, the minister, an I shared communion (he did the magic, I’m not allowed ; ) ) I’ve stuck the sermon in the Box in the sidebar with some others. I’m not sure what I Read More …