by Jenny Wilson | Jul 30, 2020 | eConnect
Scottish Baptist College – Adjusting and Adapting By Graham Meiklejohn When you begin to tell the story of 2020, where do you start? Much has happened already in the first half of the year. Along with many others, the Scottish Baptist College found itself quickly...
by Jenny Wilson | Jul 30, 2020 | eConnect
Yearning for Hope – Stories of Transformation Shaun gave his life to Jesus and was baptised in 2019 at Central Church, Edinburgh. Here he shares the hope he now has through knowing Jesus even in the midst of uncertain and unsettling times. ‘Today I described my life...
by Jenny Wilson | Jul 30, 2020 | eConnect
Mental Health and Covid-19 Marion Carson is currently a Part-Time Chaplain working with Glasgow City Mission. We recently asked her to reflect on mental health during Covid-19 at one of our Prayer Livestream events on Sunday nights and this is what Marion shared with...
by Jenny Wilson | Jul 30, 2020 | eConnect, Mission
Rest & Restore in Cathcart By Karen Gurling, Cathcart BC Just towards the end of 2019, conversations arose within Cathcart Baptist Church around the possibility of opening up the church each week – to be a place for people to come and find a quiet space, a...
by Jenny Wilson | Jul 30, 2020 | eConnect
One Year as the Lead for Continuing Ministry Development By Andrew Clarke Over the past twelve months, I have occasionally described myself as a glorified hat-stand – a piece of furniture designed to carry more than one hat at a time! Let me explain. If you were to...
by Jenny Wilson | Jul 30, 2020 | eConnect, Mission
Springing into action in Stenhouse! By Thomas Dean, Minister of Stenhouse BC Lockdown for us initially meant springing into action to get alongside people locally who’ve found themselves vulnerable through shielding, poverty or challenges at home. We’ve...
by Jenny Wilson | Jul 30, 2020 | eConnect
All under one Canopy! We are pleased to invite you and your church to join in with Canopy on 23-25 October. Canopy is a new online gathering for all Scottish Baptist Churches. Over the weekend we will pray together, listen to God’s word, hear inspirational speakers,...
by Jenny Wilson | Jul 30, 2020 | eConnect
Doorways to the new By Jim Purves, Mission & Ministry Advisor It’s about the Cross. So central. So hard to encapsulate with words. But dangerous. Disruptive of the status-quo. Radical, challenging the familiar and not for the faint-hearted. I’m talking not just...
by emma | Jun 30, 2020 | eConnect, Mission
By Brian Talbot, Minister at Broughty Ferry BC On Sunday 22 March I was contacted by the proprietor of one of the local pubs to see if our church wished to be a partner with six of the local licensed trade proprietors in setting up a food bank in our area of Dundee....
by emma | Jun 30, 2020 | eConnect
The Bible is clear that we should be ‘quick to listen and slow to speak’. In that spirit, at our National Prayer Livestream on June 14 we invited some black and minority ethnic people from Scottish Baptist churches to share their experience and lead us in prayer. As a...
