leadership in ministry
If you follow the blog then you’ll know that my step-son David is running the London Marathon on 25 April in aid of Kidney Research UK. If you’ve been following David’s blog then you’ll know that his training had been going well until a hamstring problem struck. Well, after some massage, stretching and work in Read More …
Just before Christmas I was beginning to really worry about my masters research. I had an idea for a project but no clue how to gather the data. I still think it’s a good idea so I’ll keep it for another time… Thankfully, I was asked to do something else, a project review. This fitted Read More …
Some very gifted people I know have been working on a lectionary based all age worship resource with a Scottish flavour. It’s called Spill The Beans and you can download the pilot materials which cover the period from Easter to Pentecost and give them a try. Download Spill The Beans and remember to let them Read More …
Last week during our team meeting we were presented with an interesting challenge as part of our worship… to serve each other. The challenge seemed a simple one. How hard is it to make someone a coffee or to pass the veg? It turns out serving someone isn’t the difficult part. Being served is much Read More …
This weekend was the United Reformed Church’s Synod of Scotland meeting. For the last few of years Youth Forum for 12-16 year-olds has met alongside Synod. This year, following FURY Assembly’s plea to highlight the plight of the Invisible Children of Uganda, Youth Forum spent the weekend considering how we could tell the story of Read More …
This week on the Something Beautiful Podcast I speak with my good friend Gerry Hanan. Gerry grew up in Ireland where his dad owned a toy shop and he went to the same school as U2. That wasn’t enough adventure for him though so he now lives with his wife and kids in Austin, Texas, Read More …
Are there certain features or practices that make church ‘church’? Recently I’ve heard people say things like ‘That’s church for them’ and ‘They don’t do the sacraments so they’re not a proper church’. So, what makes a church a church? And I don’t mean the building…