Scottish Baptist Lay Preachers Association

Jim McFarlane (Kirkintilloch) & President of SBLPA

As members of the SBLPA I trust that in the past year, as you were about your Father’s business, God used you mightily as you proclaimed His Word.
As we look back on the year we may well be asking ourselves what went well, what didn’t go quite so well? [...]

The anniversary of Darwin has brought a lot of thought on the subject matter of Science. I am delighted that Andrew Wright (Dedridge has agreed to write about the subject matter of ‘The interface of Science and Theology’.
As one of the ‘newest boys on the block’ I was surprised to be asked to contribute something [...]

The anniversary of Darwin has brought a lot of thought on the subject matter of Science over this past year.  In September Jim Brooks wrote on the theme: Darwin Celebrations

Make sure  Now  that you’ve got Saturday 13th March ring-fenced in your diary for our 2010 conference, an  inspirational day together and a day not to be missed at Stenhouse-Gorgie Baptist Church, Edinburgh! We kept the costs the same as the last two years, just £12.00 which includes a sit-down, three course steak-pie lunch. Our guest [...]

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 [...]

Want to get a know a wee bit more about a lay preacher, where they are from and how they felt led to become a part of the lay preachers and what book has been helpful in developing as a preacher and their most memorable preaching trip then why not have a look at our [...]

We have been blessed over the past couple of weeks with various members of the association and we would like to express our thanks for unearthing the treasure of the christmas story.  If you have a spare moment over the course of today, why not take a moment to look back on previous entries

It’s Christmas Eve!
Christmas Day is almost here.
The candles are lit. The tree is decorated. The presents are bought. The turkey is being prepared. The joy of Christmas morning is now only a few hours away.
Christmas Day is an exciting day. Up early to open the presents round the tree, enjoying the family celebration service at [...]

Nimal Wijesinghe (Airdrie)
Christians have become so absorbed in the rituals and celebrations of Christmastime that as they approach 25th December their thoughts invariably turn to one or more, or indeed, all of the following:
Christmas decorations, the Christmas Tree, Santa Claus, gifts, greeting cards, the turkey lunch or dinner, mince pies and activities of a winter [...]

Advent at Christmas What are we looking for at Christmas? What were the shepherds looking for? A quiet night no doubt, they were going about their business, looking after sheep in the fields. Chatting about what kind of day they had, while wrapping themselves up to keep warm. Only to be disturbed by a heavenly [...]