by Lyndsay Cameron-Ross | Dec 2, 2021 | eConnect, News, Online Advent
Advent is here and for many brings with it a sense of excitement and reflection as we open doors to see what treasure is hiding behind. So this year we thought, what better way to celebrate than to open the doors to our Baptist churches across Scotland! For each of...
by Lyndsay Cameron-Ross | Dec 2, 2021 | eConnect, News
Recently the Scottish Government have made a video available to us to use and share widely. In light of the Covid 19 restrictions and the impact on churches gathering in person, you may want to share it with church members and your communities, perhaps online via...
by Lyndsay Cameron-Ross | Dec 2, 2021 | eConnect, News
Martin Hodson says ‘goodbye’ to one Convenor and ‘hello’ to another One of the less prominent but critically important roles within BUS is the Convenor. This is the person who serves as Chair of the Trustee Board, who chairs the Council and the AGM, and who generally...
by Lyndsay Cameron-Ross | Dec 2, 2021 | eConnect, News
Written By Martyn Link As the eyes of the world turned to Glasgow for the 26th Conference of Parties (COP) the question on the world’s lips was “can we keep 1.5 alive?” For some of us this cryptic question may well leave us cold, I have heard some ask “why bother with...
by Lyndsay Cameron-Ross | Dec 2, 2021 | eConnect, News, Online Advent
I want to open a door…! Welcome to the first ever Scottish Baptist Online Advent Calendar 2021! This year Baptist churches from around the country will be surprising us from behind our daily doors! Click to open a door every day of Advent to hear about...
by Lyndsay Cameron-Ross | Dec 2, 2021 | eConnect, News
By Mark & Irene, Westwood Baptist Church, East Kilbride “It required a wholesale change in the DNA of the church…” Prior to lockdown we, as a church, had been re-considering our Church Mission Statement and then working through together what...
by Lyndsay Cameron-Ross | Nov 5, 2021 | Canopy, eConnect, News, Prayer
‘A problem only exists in the absence of the right conversation…’ I first heard this quote from a good friend of mine, Jim McNeish, and whenever I feel things are going round in circles or the same perceived problem keeps being revisited it often springs to mind. As...
by Lyndsay Cameron-Ross | Nov 4, 2021 | eConnect
Alan Donaldson, General Secretary of EBF, shares about both the growth and challenges from across Europe, and how our Scottish churches can play a significant role in God’s kingdom. “The Lord gave me a picture of you and Ruth travelling together with just a few...
by Lyndsay Cameron-Ross | Nov 4, 2021 | eConnect, News
Written by Cara Wightman and the Renew Wellbeing Team at Cathcart. Renew Wellbeing Cathcart was just launched on Thursday 28th October 2021! Before the launch there has been significant journey and a stirring of the Holy Spirit amongst several people about the need to...
by Lyndsay Cameron-Ross | Nov 4, 2021 | eConnect
Ruth Rice, Director of Renew Wellbeing and Coordinator for Scotland, shares the incredible springboard our BUS conference, Canopy 2020, provided as 20 new centres are launched around Scotland! Renew Wellbeing helps churches open spaces of welcome and inclusion in...
