musings on ministry
‘ACTING UP’ …from faith to lifestyle in challenging times It’s sometimes said that in the West, the Church and the visual and performative arts have changed places. Film and theatre thrust important social issues into the spotlight, while many churches only offer escapism via a polite form of entertainment that titillates and tames. Has faith Read More …
Renfield St Stephen’s Church, Bath Street, Glasgow Sunday 29th November 2009, 7.00pm. Part of the ‘Revised Standard Visions’ programme, 2008-09 In the lead up to Copenhagen, HOLY CITY gives over its diet of workshops and worship to issues around climate change and the prophetic responses demanded of humanity. Workshops: ‘Politics & Copenhagen’: ROSS LOVERIDGE, Energy Read More …
Holy CITY 09-10 Revised Standard Visions: Imagining another world 25 Oct/ 29 Nov/ 20 Dec/ 31 Jan/ 28 Feb/ 28 Mar/ 25 Apr/ 30 May @ 7pm, Renfield St Stephen’s, 260 Bath St., Glasgow. www.holycity-glasgow.co.uk Climate change, the credit crunch, the still-unfulfilled demands of justice & peace… our generation faces a multitude of challenges… The Read More …
I was invited to lead a workshop at Holy City in Glasgow last night. I mentioned before that I was delighted to be asked but now terrified… Well, it wasn’t that scary! In fact, I liked it a lot. I’ve known about Holy City for ages and it’s been on my ‘I’d quite like to Read More …
I’ve been invited to lead one of the workshops at Holy City in Glasgow this Sunday evening. The stop this month in the journey to discover the demands, delights and dilemmas of discipleship is ‘Speaker’s Corner’. The blurb for my bit says… ‘Telling signs?’ ‘Emerging Church’ is one (of many) tags given to odd, quirky, Read More …