Edinburgh 2010 to Glasgow Praise Gathering 2010
posted: 7 Jun 2010 comments: 0category:
Looking through the photograohs on my iphone this weekend just reminded me of all the excellent experiences that I was able to enjoy over the past few days. It was a real privelege to be able to attend the 2010 Edinburgh Missionary Conference and begin to write about some of the important issues that still face the World Church today one hundred years after the first memorable Conference in 1910. I certainly have a lot of material that could fill up a few posts on the...
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The Edinburgh 2010 Missionary Conference is now underway. I had the opportunity to drop into the conference for a little while yesterday morning. Its actually quite an impressive sight to see so many different nationalities taking part.
In comparion with the Lausanne Conference which will meet in Cape Town later in the year, where there will be an estimated 4,000 delegates this is a much smaller grouping of people, but I believe it can have a great influence on...
Re-imagining Preaching as a Process Part 2
This article forms part of the Lausanne Global Conversation check it out
All of us are living through what can only be described as the greatest communication revolution in the history of the human race. Technology allows us to communicate in ways that were only before dreamt of or written about in science fiction novels. This revolution has changed the way we understand communication and has influenced the style and...
This has been a pretty busy week for all of us in and around St Andrew's. A lot of busy people trying to catch up with themselves. I noticed the staff of Sanctus Media have been working really hard to get the DVD ready for the 25th Anniversary Dinner of the Vine Trust which was held in Holyrood Palace last Thursday evening.
It was a great honour to have the company of our Patron The Princess Royal and also to have been given the use of the Palace by Her Majesty the...
I spent an interesting time yesterday in Glasgow at an Alpha Training Day along with a number of Church leaders from throughout Scotland. It took place a the Renfield Street Church Centre.
The purpose of the day was to introduce a new constituency to Alpha and also to show that there was a sound theological ethos surrounding the whole course. The framework of Hospitality, Encounter, Catechesis and Community were all duly explored as key elements to the...