The Joy of Interconnectedness
The Joy of Interconnectedness It is always so encouraging to hear stories of our churches connecting with one another. Here is a fantastic story of a city church, an island church and a rural church enjoying connecting with each other in this season. (Editorial note:...
Fruitfulness and Connection at Canopy 2021!
Fruitfulness and Connection at Canopy 2021! By Jenny Wilson, Canopy Administrator We are delighted to be able to share some news about Canopy 2021, which will take place online, hopefully with local hub gatherings, from 1-3 October. Together over the weekend we will...
A New Clarion Call
A New Clarion Call By Andrew Clarke, CMD Lead All things bright and beautiful All creatures great and small. Deeply rooted in our theology is the conviction of a Creator, who saw everything he had made, and pronounced it – even defined it – ‘Very good’. Welcome...
Baptism Joy at Viewfield!
Baptism Joy at Viewfield! By Rae Mackenzie, minister of Viewfield Baptist in Dunfermline The anticipation was building, the excitement was electric and the presence of God was tangible. We were meeting in person as the local church family at Viewfield Baptist Church...
The Covid Situation in Bangladesh and Nepal
The Covid Situation in Bangladesh and Nepal By Jenny Wilson, Connect Editor We have all recently seen footage of the heartbreaking situation in India with hospitals being overwhelmed with Covid-19 patients and, sadly, the many deaths of people from this terrible...
Phone Call at Dedridge
Phone Call at Dedridge By Kieran Banks, Minister of Dedridge Baptist Church Kyle has kindly given us permission to share his story. The phone rang and an anxious, uncertain voice introduced itself. Kyle lives near our church, and during lockdown began to feel a...
Armed Forces Chaplaincy
Armed Forces Chaplaincy By Rev (Maj) Chris Withers Army Chaplain to 6 Regt Royal Logistics Corps, North Yorkshire. In our next Chaplaincy profile, we hear from Rev (Maj) Chris Withers as he shares about his role and ministry as an Army Chaplain. Unlike any other form...
Who are we as we come out of Lockdown?
Who are we as we come out of Lockdown? By Ali Laing, Next Generation Development Co-ordinator Summer 2021 seems to be marking a time that we begin to get something resembling normality. Despite some small increases in infections hospital admissions seem to have...
Looking Backwards, Forwards, & Upwards
Looking Backwards, Forwards, & Upwards By John Toller, Minister at Carnoustie BC At the beginning of March we had a wonderful weekend celebrating the 10th anniversary of Carnoustie Baptist Church. It was a little strange being on my own in the church building to...
Creativity Flourishing at South Leith Baptist
Creativity Flourishing at South Leith Baptist By Bill Cowie, Interim Moderator at South Leith BC South Leith Baptist Church are starting a project to reach young people in the community, through providing free tuition in drama, dance, music and multimedia. The project...
Supporting The Local Church – Our Burning Desire
Supporting The Local Church – Our Burning Desire By George Thomson, SBLPA Events Secretary In common with most organisations across the nation, the Scottish Baptist Lay Preachers’ Association has found this period of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions challenging to...
We Can’t Do Without It
We Can’t Do Without It By Jim Purves, Mission & Ministry Advisor ‘I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.’ (Luke 24.49) Easter is a glorious time! It calls us to focus on the...
Council Digest – March 2021
Council Digest - March 2021 In order to help me prepare this article, I have been re-reading the Minutes of our Council meeting, which took place fully on-line at the beginning of March. I find myself astonished once again: first of all at the breadth of the business...
What Does An RAF Chaplain Do?
The next role we are looking at in our series on different types of Chaplaincy, is Chaplaincy within the RAF. Here, Revd Philip Craven, one of our RAF Chaplains speaks about what his role involves. Please note that this RAF video was filmed prior to Covid-19. [video...
Let’s just say it’s personal!
Let's just say it's personal! By Barbara Henderson, Inverness Baptist Church We hear about the idea that gained traction at Inverness Baptist to handwrite over 400 Easter cards for the local community! The Easter team at Inverness Baptist Church were quick and united...
Join Us For Easter Prayer Live!
Ali Laing share with us some exciting information about Easter Prayer Live, which includes an interview with Nicky Gumbel from HTB. [video width="1920" height="1080"...