Scottish Baptist Lay Preachers Association

Jim Ewing (Bearsden) I thought I’d have to pass on the topic of “missional relationships”, as I could not think of anything to say on the subject. Then I realised I had a rather rare one of my own. Over the past year I have developed my own relational mission: I have become a performance [...]

             ‘IT SO HAPPENED’…THE  START  OF  AN  EVANGELICAL  WITNESS   A few weeks ago I received, out of the blue, an invitation to speak at a scientific meeting in Prague to help celebrate the retirement from the Czech Academy of Sciences of an old friend.  As I myself retired twelve years ago, and finished research [...]

In Acts 8 we read the story of the Ethiopian Treasurer who initially was looking for that which would bring him satisfaction and fulfilment. Despite being a man of position and authority, a man of wealth and a religious man (we read of him going to the temple) there was still something lacking in his [...]

On his blog, Alan Donaldson, General Director reflects on the samaritan woman and the power of invitation “Over the last month I’ve been thinking a lot about the Samaritan woman and how she invites people to come and meet Jesus. I don’t imagine for one minute that extending that invitation was an easy thing for [...]

Hugh Tannock (Drumchapel) I have been reading and encouraged by some of the articles already written on Missional Relationships, and add a further few thoughts to those already submitted. What Does Mission Mean to:  The Disciple/Christian?                                                     The Church? It has been my experience from visiting and speaking to different churches over a number [...]

Andrew Young (Fraserburgh) Missions today – biblically based, culturally relevant Recently a group of Christians held a ‘Gospel mission’ in village just outside my hometown.  I went along to a couple of the meetings hoping and praying for an effective outreach in a needy area.  What did I find when I got there?  As I [...]

Missional Relationships? What are they? I must admit when I first saw this theme I found myself cringing – yet another new trend, the latest craze, another bit of evangelical jargon? And does it all boil down to what we used to call “friendship evangelism” – which I feel is not real friendship and therefore [...]

Jimmy Edmiston (Kings Park) What does missional mean to the Church? Just lately I have been reading a book by Alan Roxburgh and Scott Boren titled ‘Introducing the Missional Church, What it is, why it matters and How to become one’. In the book there is a chapter entitled ‘Just give me a definition’ in [...]

Glen Cartwright (Newton Mearns) & General Secretary Jesus, during his three years of ministry, used parables, stories about ordinary things relevant to the culture if the day that people could identify with, to engage and connect. He talked about sheep, coins, trees, vineyards and fishing nets, engaging with people at their level. As His witnesses, [...]

Most Christians who set out to do ‘mission’ and ‘evangelism’ don’t start by defining their goals; and if you don’t know what you’re aiming at, it’s hard to succeed. Our churches are mostly using models of evangelism developed in a previous century and need to abandon the premise of ‘old is good – new is [...]