Scottish Baptist Lay Preachers Association

Nimal Wijesinghe (Airdrie) As His disciples we must all surely want to know what the Lord wants from us? The surest way to know what our Lord wants from us is to diligently and prayerfully study the Holy Bible. In the Holy Bible we find all that the Lord has to tell us about Him, [...]

I have just completed a filming assignment. Not in a Holywood blockbuster, or for the BBC or Sky but for the Department of Legal Practice at Glasgow University. The staff there want to teach budding lawyers how to appear in court. They arranged to film several more experienced practising lawyers – of whom I was [...]

This year David Bebbington (Stirling)  has released a new book Baptists Through the Centuries: A History of a Global People “Bebbington demonstrates how Baptists constantly adapted to the cultures and societies in which they lived, generating even more diversity within an already multifaceted identity. He examines the challenging social, political and intellectual issues in Baptist [...]

I was attracted to this topic because it jumped out as being different from the others on the list of topics suggested. While the idea has its attractions it strikes me as having a potential that can be dangerous, unhelpful even destructive if taken out of the context from other ‘Baptist Principles’ (which must be [...]

Trevor May (Denny) It is often interesting to know the views of some of our brothers and sisters in other denominations of how they see us! I am reminded of a number of conversations with members of other churches where the subject of the level of commitment of our respective congregations has arisen. The other [...]

The theme that we have been blogging on over the month of October is the theme of this years asssembly and that is Communities of Conviction. This is due to take place this Thursday (28th) and run til Saturday (30th) at the Vine Conference Centre in Dunfermline. This pdf will give you an idea of [...]

by John Bingham (Newton Mearns) One of the challenges of evangelical church life to maintain the balance between extending a welcome to everyone, yet holding to convictions which are not negotiable. Only as we seek to be true followers of Jesus can we achieve this balance without diluting our faith on the one hand or [...]

What are the features of a Baptist Church?  The following paper is a paper that written for other denominational churches considering being a Baptist Church. But this paper from the Baptist Union of Scotland will also introduce you to features of a baptist Church.

Yesterday James MacKenzie spoke about the importance of knowing what we believe. The assembly as we reflect on communities of Conviction will remind us of who we are and if we are still finding out it will help us find who we are. Have you for instance heard about the declaration of principle? Stuart Blythe [...]

We live in strange times.  Many people appear indifferent to much of what goes on around them and certainly don’t want to think about anything serious. I meet lots of people who seem to be very concerned about the outcome of the X-Factor, but are not in the slightest bit interested in life, death, God, [...]