by Alan Milnes | Feb 2, 2022 | eConnect, MIGCAST, News
Welcome to our new podcast RECAST … some of you will have tuned into MiGCAST but all the best things need a re-launch and so here it is! Jesus told his disciples to cast their nets back into the sea on 2 occasions in the Gospels – he asked them to re-cast their nets...
by Alan Milnes | Feb 1, 2022 | eConnect, News
Finishing Well In this encouraging piece by Anthony Luxton we are challenged to consider what it takes to persevere through challenging seasons; how focusing on God rather than our circumstances can make all the difference, and why Trypraying provides a conversation...
by Alan Milnes | Feb 1, 2022 | eConnect, News, Younger Generation
23-27 JULY , Lendrick Muir Magnitude is a five-day annual Christian youth festival for young people aged 11-18. Based in the breathtaking Lendrick Muir, near Kinross, it is a week like no other: a space to encounter God, enjoy community and experience nature together....
by Alan Milnes | Jan 31, 2022 | eConnect, News, Younger Generation
Training Hub is a leadership and discipleship programme, facilitated by the Baptist Union, designed to enable you to become more transformed into the person God created you to be. It runs over 10 months and is built on 3 key areas: discipleship, mission and...
by Alan Milnes | Jan 31, 2022 | eConnect, Mission, News, Younger Generation
Nick Blair is in a unique position having been Chaplain at Merchiston Castle, a boarding and day school for boys age 7- 18, Edinburgh for the last 18 years. Here he shares with us why helping pupils ask questions rather than telling them what they should think is they...
by Alan Milnes | Jan 31, 2022 | Canopy, eConnect, News
Canopy 2022: Having Our Cake and Eating It by Martin Hodson, General Director We are delighted to announce that this year there will be two Canopy events. Canopy Summer on Saturday 11 June in Dunblane and Canopy Online on the weekend of 28-30 October. Let me explain....
by Alan Milnes | Dec 23, 2021 | eConnect, News
Veterans Chaplaincy, Supporting across Scotland By Rev Ian Millar, Pastor at Gourock Baptist Community Church, and Veterans Chaplain Veterans’ Chaplaincy Scotland (VCS) has recently been established under the umbrella of Workplace Chaplaincy Scotland. As I...
by Alan Milnes | 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 Alan Milnes | 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 Alan Milnes | 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...
