Scottish Baptist Lay Preachers Association

View the recent email from International Christian College includes news of new principal and ICC related events as well as news of their courses.

How would you like to be part of an exciting and inspiring weekend away in the heart of Scotland, surrounded by spectacular scenery, with the chance to get to know other lay preachers? Well you can be, because from 4th – 6th February 2011, we’re going to be holding our first ever residential training event and [...]

We previously posted about the event taking place on August 14th 2010 10am-4pm at Bristo Baptist Church , Edinburgh.  It a special day looking at Baptist identity and practice in the light of ‘building missional relationships’ (the key phrase used by our new General Director at the Residential Council.) It will be a [...]

International Christian College (ICC), Glasgow and the Music and Worship Foundation (MWF) Scotland are gauging interest for one or more workshops aimed at equipping local churches to develop, enrich and renew their corporate worship.
In order to help ICC plan workshops that will be popular and useful, they would be grateful if you could complete a [...]

Florence MacKenzie (Aberdeen Christian Fellowship)

Recommended online studying for lay preachers
“The standard of preaching in the modern world is deplorable.”  So writes Michael Green in his preface to “Between Two Worlds” by John Stott.    I first came across these words, not by reading Stott’s book, but by logging on to the website of the Edinburgh-based Faith [...]

Feed your Faith with the Christian Worker Certificate
For a number of years the Baptist Union, Christian Worker Certificate has provided such a study programme for a wide range of people in Scottish Baptist Churches.. These undertaking the programme have ranged in age from early 20’s to early 70’s. The programme has attracted both fairly new [...]

Marisa Rosie (St Ninians) is the Stirling team leader for Ywam and has been in touch regarding a second School of the Heart, week long seminar from 16th-21st Nov at the YWAM Seamill base that they are running. If you are looking for a week to go deeper into the Father’s love then this week [...]

BAPTIST UNION OF SCOTLAND CHRISTIAN WORKER STUDY PROGRAMME 2010/11.
Have you time on your hands or are you overloaded with all the things you are doing? Either way the Christian Worker Certificate Study programme may can provide you with a FOCUS for prayerful study and reflection based around the Bible. Its an opportunity to help equip [...]

The next 2 Timothy 4 workshop for preachers – “Planning a Preaching Programme” will taking place on the 8th May at charlotte Chapel, 9:30-12:30. We think this workshop will be particularly (but not exclusively) helpful to those starting out in ministry or in training whether you are planning a series or a single sermon. The [...]

International Christian College (Glasgow) Monday classes for Summer begins this coming (19th April).  These classes are open to all and more details can be found on our website
 
19 April – 7 June 2010 (excluding 3 & 31 May)
10:15am – 11:15am The Book of James: Lessons from the Elder Brother  (Tony Sargent and  Ramsay Shields)        
12:00 – 1:00pm       [...]