CWW The National Gathering On 3 and 4 May 2008 I'm praying that at least 10,000 people will come and share in the CWW National Gathering at Ingleston. If not my head's for the chop. The General Assembly has backed the idea, now all we need is for all our parishes to climb on board. I hope you will have received the details in the mail and put the dates in your diary. Let's make history in 2008. Someone asked me recently, "What is the point of all this Church...
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The advertising promoting the CWW National Gathering will hit the streets next Monday. The web page might not be up to date until Monday. We hope to post out over the weekend around 3000 envelopes promoting the work of CWW. The theme is " All you can't leave behind" Those of you who are keen U2 fans will I 'm sure think the title is familiar. In a sense it is and the other its not. You work out what is missing from this title. But please don't send your comments on...
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Here is a picture of one of our local heros in Bo'ness Craig Hannah. When he's not putting out fires he's firing up young people to make music. I've known Craig since he was a teenager. In fact he played the drums in the first Bogle Band line up way back in '87. Well thanks to Craig the young rock musicians in Bo'ness have a rehearsal room. It opened on Friday evening 21st September. Four bands all based in Bo'ness were headlining the night. Johnny Lapsley's...
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CWW as a 'brand' The term 'Church without Walls' is not peculiar to the Church of Scotland. Indeed if you google the phrase you will find it is a title that has been used by many writers to describe churches and movements that desire to move the church from behind closed doors to engage with the community. Jim Petersen is one of a number of authors who have used the title to challenge Christians today to make church more relational, relevant and responsive to an ever...
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Here I am back at my desk again after the India trip. Sitting in my comfortable study. But I feel very uncomfortable. I'm constantly thinking about our friends and colleagues in Peru. Willie and I have been in constant touch thinking about how we in the Vine Trust can make a small difference in the life of some forgotten street kid on the edge of an abyss. By God's grace our partners in Union Bublica are up for one of the biggest challenges ever. To try and get...
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