by Lyndsay Cameron-Ross | Dec 21, 2023 | eConnect, News
Since January 2022, the BUS have been supporting a Church Planting Project “Open Heart” in Zollotonosha, Ukraine under the leadership of Pastor Yura Fedoruk. Yura has shared this incredible update with us just this week, and we would encourage you to continue praying...
by Lyndsay Cameron-Ross | Dec 6, 2023 | eConnect, News
We really appreciate hearing from Zak Swan, who is part of Training Hub this year, as he tells us how God has changed his life in the last couple of years… “Earlier this year I got baptised on Easter Sunday. It came after a few months in which God really...
by Lyndsay Cameron-Ross | Dec 5, 2023 | eConnect, News
We are privileged this month to share another creative outpouring from one of our BUS members, Joan McDowell. Joan has served as a key part of Adelaide Place Baptist church, along with her family, for many years, as well as serving on the Board of Scottish Baptist...
by Lyndsay Cameron-Ross | Nov 7, 2023 | eConnect, News
New Worship Album- Have Faith, Live at Central Hall We are always excited to hear fresh expressions of worship coming out of Scotland, so imagine our joy to discover one of the BUS churches has recorded a whole album! We just had to find out more and invited Zak Robb...
by Lyndsay Cameron-Ross | Oct 31, 2023 | eConnect, News
At the end of August Catriona Gorton left her role as Minister of Hillhead Baptist Church to begin a new ministry down south. This is a bivocational role in which she serves half time as Tutor for Ministerial Formation at Northern Baptist College and half time as...
by Lyndsay Cameron-Ross | Oct 31, 2023 | eConnect, News
Background Over a year ago some of us sensed the need to give more care to the craft of worship and the souls of those who lead. Our sense then was that encouragement and skill could increase among those who give out a lot if we simply found sacred space to seek...
by Lyndsay Cameron-Ross | Oct 11, 2023 | eConnect, News
FROM SMALL ACORNS Fifty years ago in a small Sunday School class in Carluke Baptist Church, a man called Ian planted a seed. Ian was my Sunday School teacher. The seed he faithfully planted, like a small acorn, took root and began to grow. Fast forward fifty years,...
by Lyndsay Cameron-Ross | Oct 11, 2023 | eConnect, News
‘Through the pouring rain, we gathered in Inchinnan, just outside Glasgow, from around the country to begin a year-long journey of learning about Church Planting. Our first Baptist Union of Scotland cohort to join our training partnership with Forge Scotland...
by Lyndsay Cameron-Ross | Oct 11, 2023 | eConnect, News
Well almost from the furthest south to the furthest north, & from west to east in one month – gathering together across our churches to worship & pray together remembering that though the seeds we are planting in prayer may feel as small as a mustard...
by Lyndsay Cameron-Ross | Sep 14, 2023 | eConnect, News
The September heatwave seems to have passed, maybe officially leaving summer behind, and I have noticed the phrase ‘September Mental Load’ being mentioned over coffees, and explored on social media. As courses begin, church clubs start up again, volunteers...
