National Prayer Gathering at Canopy 2020
National Prayer Gathering at Canopy 2020 By Jenny Wilson, BUS Prayer Guide Coordinator Over the last few months, it has been really encouraging to join with other churches and individuals on a Sunday evening for our online Prayer Livestreams. It has been great to hear...
A Record-Breaking Gathering
A Record-Breaking Gathering By Martin Hodson, General Director Size isn’t everything. But sometimes it’s something - to be enjoyed, to be celebrated, to be savoured, to say, ‘I was there.’ We are anticipating the largest ever gathering of people from Scottish Baptist...
An Invitation from Martin Hodson – Canopy 2020
Martin invite people from within our churches across Scotland to join us for Canopy on 23-25 October 2020…
Canopy 2020 Speakers Revealed!
Canopy 2020 Speakers Revealed! Excitement is building as we continue to prepare for Canopy 2020. The programme is coming together and the time has come...we can now reveal some of our speakers and invited contributors! These are only some of our speakers and more...
High Blantyre Baptist Re-opens after Lockdown
High Blantyre Baptist Re-opens after Lockdown By Steve Younger, Minister at High Blantyre BC High Blantyre Baptist Church re-opened for a physical Sunday service on 19th July and has met each Sunday since then, with our Sunday Club also meeting at the same time. The...
Reimagining Church as Family
Reimagining Church as Family By Caz McCrone, Pastor: Youth, Young Adults and Integration at Queen’s Park BC Over the years, I have seen and experienced, the benefits of age targeted ministries. My current role is mainly focused on youth and young adults and I continue...
Bridging the Kingdom of Fife to the Kingdom of God
When God graciously provided a new location for Glenrothes Baptist Church to move into in 2016, it presented a unique challenge. Not how to raise the funds, but how to best use the 20,000 sq ft space in the town centre shopping mall. Most of the building was…
A Roadmap to Reconciliation
Following Jesus is a roadmap to reconciliation. We know that God ‘was reconciling the world to himself in Christ’ (2 Cor 5.19). And those who are reconciled by the cross become part of a ‘new humanity’ (Eph 2.15) where old hostilities are put to death.Last Sunday’s National Prayer Livestream** was a…
In conversation with Elie Haddad
Ali Laing spoke with Elie Haddad, president of the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary, as part of our prayer live stream a few weeks ago. Listen back to their conversation.
Experiencing Faith
Experiencing Faith, a newly published book by Jim Purves, is now available on our website. Jim takes a fresh look at the life of discipleship through the lens of three guiding principles: Recall, Renounce and Refuel. Listen in to Jim talking with Martin Hodson about...
Together under the Canopy
Together under the Canopy As we look forward to Canopy on 23-25 October, we hope that everyone who can will link up with friends to watch and share in the programme together – subject to whatever lockdown restrictions remain then. We won’t all be in the same room for...
No Assembly in 2020 – but something new
No Assembly in 2020 – but something new Due to the uncertainties around lockdown arrangements, it has not been possible to plan for our usual Assembly this year. Instead we are holding an innovative online event called Canopy. The Trustee Board have agreed that the...
Why Canopy?
Why Canopy? Our new online national gathering for Scottish Baptist churches is taking place on 23-25 October. People have been asking, Where does the name Canopy come from? At its simplest, a canopy creates a welcoming space where people can meet together. But there...
Scottish Baptist College – Adjusting and Adapting
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...
Yearning for Hope – Stories of Transformation
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...
Mental Health and Covid-19
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...