Scottish Baptist Lay Preachers Association

Preaching.com website has a library of book reviews which are useful for lay preachers, pastors and church leaders. Have a look here.

Antony Billington of the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity reviews John Carrick, The Imperative of Preaching: A Theology of Sacred Rhetoric (Edinburgh: Banner of Truth Trust, 2002), 202pp., ISBN 0851518265 looking at the subject of preaching the imperative as well as the indicative and exclamatory. He reviews it here.

Frank Morrison, Who moved the stone?
 Reviewed by Andrew Young Fraserburgh
This is a book which has been packed full of details concerning the events surrounding the trial, crucifixion and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.  Frank Morrison draws on the Gospel narratives and several other sources and examines testimonies of different characters, who were affected by [...]

Peter Jeffery: The Cross (Evangelical Press)
Reviewed by Andrew Young (Fraserburgh)
 This is a relatively brief, and yet comprehensive work by Peter Jeffrey from South Wales.  This book looks at the atonement in the light of Scripture, and concludes by showing the relevance of the cross for people today. 
The book contains sixteen chapters.  The first section of [...]

Over the past week we have featured news of events and some reviews and an opportunity to meet two of our new members Martyn Link (Dundee Central) and John Bingham (Newton Mearns).
 
Updated Directory :
2010 Profile Directory
 
Events:
The AGM is now under a week away but here is some other events which are due to happen in [...]

LICC is an organisations based in London that is geared to help christians engage with their culture.  One of the important things is that being that we are able to engage with that culture in a Biblical way. To be able to do this we need to read God’s Word. But one thing that helps us engage with [...]

The Shack which is written by William Young has brought much debate as people have read this fictional. John Brand was our speaker at last year’s conference and has a helpful review on this book with his key comment being:

“The God depicted in The Shack is a very different God from the one revealed to [...]

 A Review of Reading in Communion
Dr Marion L. S. Carson, Active Member, Queens Park Baptist & New Testament Lecturer, International Christian College, Glasgow
When prospective students come for interview, we ask them why they want to come to College. Most say they want to know more about the Bible. When we ask why, the frequent reply [...]