Scottish Baptist Lay Preachers Association

I remember vividly the first time I ever preached.  I was a young, hot-headed 22 year-old with lots of ideas but little appreciation of what exactly preaching is.  Now at the age of 28 I look back with a degree of embarrassment and appreciation for the grace that people extended to me as they endured [...]

Jim Ewing (Bearsden) For this Advent, GRF Christian Radio has produced a series of 24 brief spots in which people talk about their own special Christmas traditions, or those of people whom they know.  These are available for downloading from the website Audiopot and can be used by radio stations or churches – or even [...]

Please take a moment to have look at the evaulation of Connect four workshop which took place at the beginning of October. We would like to thank those who attended for giving their feedback on the day. For more information about the December Connect Four please see the post below or the following Link. Again this promises [...]

One of the advective used to describe our association is ‘Baptist’ but it not only that it is describes the beliefs that we profess. Came accross the following two articles from Jim Gordon, Principal of the Scottish Baptist College which we trust you will find helpful: What Baptist Stands for: Christ-Centred Faithfulness Baptist Shaped Community [...]

Connect Four is an exciting and interactive study and training event for people who wish to develop their knowledge and skills through connecting more deeply with God, the Bible, Care, and the wider Community, through exploring the four areas of Spirituality, Preaching & Teaching, Pastoral Care and Mission & Evangelism. The next one takes place [...]

Please note both the date and theme has been changed. It is now taking place on Thursday, December 3rd, at 7.30pm, in Central Baptist Church, Paisley. The subject is ‘Preaching as Holy and Rough Performance’ by Rev Dr Stuart Blythe, Lecturer at the Scottish Baptist Theological College.

Stuart Blythe will be giving the Mair Lectures on Preaching at Glasgow University, Mon, Wed and Fri (Nov. 16th, 18th, 20th at lunchtimes). More details from the Scottish Baptist College on Tel. 0141 848 3988, Fax. 0141 848 3989, scottishbaptistcollege@uws.ac.uk

  Saturday 31st October (Day 3) – Phil Magee Assembly was time to reflect and look forward. As a family of Scottish Baptists, we sensed God’s spirit despite it being a time of transition for the Union with the search taking place for a new General Director to replace Bill Slack who had moved to [...]

Friday 3oth October Day 2 (Eric MacArthur) Andy Scarcliffe singing Christmas carols while people are arriving, then leading us in a rousing “When the saints go marching in” at the start of the evening session. A little later, introducing “The Lord’s my Shepherd”, he commented that sometimes we’ve got to be in the darkness before [...]

Thursday 29th October Day 1 – Part 1 (Florence MacKenzie) This was our first visit to the Assembly. James and I were only able to attend the afternoon session on Thursday, having travelled down from Aberdeen in the morning. As we listened to the ministry adviser’s address, and heard various reports on ministry activities from [...]