Scottish Baptist Lay Preachers Association

Scottish Baptist Theological Society are aiming to host a special day on Saturday August 14th, 10am-4pm at Bristo Baptist Church , Edinburgh looking at Baptist identity and practice in the light of ‘building missional relationships’ (the key phrase used by our new General Director at the Residential Council.)  It will be a day that prepares us for [...]

The new General director, Alan Donaldson has been in post for a month now and has introduced an experimental blog in order to keep in regular direct contact with members and friends of our Baptist family in Scotland.  It is an opportunity to find out about the General Director’s recents visits which includes scottish church leaders [...]

Florence MacKenzie (Aberdeen Christian Fellowship)

Florence MacKenzie (Aberdeen Christian Fellowship & commitee member) has been invited to speak at the Scottish Baptist Women’s Fellowship rally which takes place on Saturday 8 May from 2-4 pm at Allan Park South Church of Scotland, Stirling. Her topic is “Defeating Discouragement”. There will also be an opportunity to purchase [...]

On a monthly basis the Baptist Union of Scotland of which we are a part of produces a monthly newsletter giving a flavour of what’s happening around the Baptist union churches in Scotland.
In the March Connect is an interview with Alan Donaldson as he prepares to head up the Baptist Union of Scotland, [...]

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 what it [...]

 
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 be the [...]

The Assembly took place this year at Queens Park Baptist Church in Glasgow from Thursday 29th October to Saturday 31st October 2009. Here Florence Mackenize speaks about the first day and also the SBLPA presentation she took part in with Glen Cartwright, General Secretary.
Thursday 29th October 2009 – (Day 1)
This was our first visit to [...]

Joy Weightman, member, Cambuslang Baptist Church
Two statements at the beginning of Dr. Steven Holmes’ lecture made me sit up and take notice 1) that there is less scripture read in most Baptist churches than in almost any other denomination 2) that there are children who for years and years do not hear the scripture readings [...]