My contribution to the hopeful imagination blog is now posted here. If you want to listen to the sermon which I mention it is available for download here, (click on the link on the right side of church home page). Thinking about the relationship between how we use money and who we are I also came... Continue Reading →
O Come, O Come Immanuel
Advent dawns on a cold crisp morning (it is minus 7 degrees celcius here). A number of folk, including me, are taking part in an advent blog again this year. Hopeful imagination is a great series of reflections writen by a range of people with different perspectives and styles. This year it appears that Andy... Continue Reading →
Education
At lunch with a group of Baptist Ministers I mentioned this link (HT Glen) and promised to post it on the blog. So here it is
Education
At lunch with a group of baptist ministers we were talking about education and I mentioned this clip (HT Glen) promising to put it on the blog. So here it is
Dress appropriately
I came across this blog which reminds me why I'm thankful that vestments have not been part of my church tradition. Baptists may produce a number of cringe worthy things but wierd forms of dress have not usually been among them.
Good worship?
I see that the Free Kirk of Scotland has decided to change its practice and allow some musical instruments in worship here and transcript of proceedings Interestingly the debate seems to have focused on Scriptural warrant for the actions rather than a theology of worship but it will be facinating to see what emerges in the months... Continue Reading →
Hopeful mission
As previously mentioned I spent the early part of the week at a conference for leaders of ‘larger’ Baptist Churches. Credit for stirring most of the thoughts of mission and discipleship should really go to Neil Hudson , Project Director at LICC. Anyway having posted some thoughts about discipleship here are a few about mission.... Continue Reading →
Valuing discipleship
This week I’m at a conference for the ministers who are team leaders in larger Baptist churches. I don’t go to many conferences but this gathering is always worthwhile. It is great to get together with people whose experience of ministry is similar to mine who share many of the same strains and tensions, joys... Continue Reading →
Big Society
Interesting piece about Big Society here by Luke Bretherton (HT Andy) and the opportunity it presents for churches, which covers similar ground as a talk by Malcolm Duncan to BUGB Council earlier this week. As far as I’m concerned the jury is still out. In principle I like the idea of small government and communities being... Continue Reading →
Council is over (nearly)
As Council comes to an end it strikes me that we are at our best when Council is able to discuss issues together; the progress made in the ministerial list and our understanding of ministry is a good example of this. The new process will be much more coherent theologically and straightforward organisationally. Council is... Continue Reading →
Distinct Reflections 