Scottish Baptist Lay Preachers Association

Here is the evaluation of the AGM/Conference which took place on the 13th March in Stenhouse Gorgie Baptist Church where Edwin Gunn was the speaker. The Leadership of the SBLPA recognise and consider the time ripe for a ‘radical revamp’ of the Conference and to that end will be meeting on 7th May 2010 to [...]

Please note that there is an opportunity for members to submit prayer requests to a password protected page so that members can pray more meaningfully for one another.  If you are a member of the SBLPA and haven’t recieved the details of this page please contact the webmaster.

At the AGM it was mentioned that the SBLPA had been afforded a seat on the Baptist Union council. The council meeting on the 18th and 19th May will be a strategic residential conference with the Baptist Union’s new General  Director, Alan Donaldson at Gartmore House.  Glen Cartwright will be representing us at this conference. Please see the pdf for more [...]

Wednesday 31st March 2010, Today, let’s pray for the Baptist Union of Scotland, the core leaders and staff. Let’s pray too, for Rev Alan Donaldson as he takes up the post of General Secretary, that the Lord would bless him and give him wisdom and insight as he takes us forward. Pray too for the [...]

The Open Bible Trust Conference takes place on Saturday 17th April, 2:30 at Newton Mearns Baptist Church when the speakers will be William Henry and Michael Penny. They will be speaking on the theme of “Understanding Paul and his letters”. Please see the pdf for more details or their website for more information about the organisation.

Tuesday 30th March 2010 – Let’s pray for our Nation, for our government, for the forthcoming general election. Pray particularly for the Christian MPs, giving God thanks for them and their witness. And as we pray for our country, let’s also pray for the unemployed that they might find jobs, despite this time of economic [...]

Webmaster, Philip Magee (Dingwall) and his wife Morven are delighted to announce the birth of Daniel Philip who was born on Friday 26th March.

Join us on this second day in praying this morning and this evening for the work of the SBLPA.
Monday 29th March 2010 – Let’s pray for the churches within our Union that are struggling, for those with dwindling memberships, that somehow the Lord would add to their numbers. Pray for the churches struggling financially, wondering [...]

Our prayer week begins today on Palm sunday. Why not join us this morning in praying for the work of the SBLPA. Here is the prayer request for today. 
Palm Sunday 28th March 2010 – Let’s pray for our Association and in particular those of our members who are preaching today, that the seed would fall on good ground and [...]

We trust over the following week you will join in the praying for the ministry of the SBLPA.  Please pray with us each morning (e.g 8-8:15) and evening (2145-2200). Our President Jim McFarlane has provided some prayer requests to guide us in our prayers which covers the SBLPA and the wider work of the Baptist Union, churches that our [...]