Scottish Baptist Lay Preachers Association

1)    In a paragraph, tell us a bit about yourself I’m a native of Inverness where, in quick succession in the mid-70s, I met Florence, became a Christian, and married Florence.  I’m a graduate of the University of Edinburgh’s Medical School and I’ve practiced medicine as a neuropathologist for over 25 years.  I’ve been a [...]

In a paragraph, tell us a bit about yourself My name is Martyn Link and I live with my wife Gladys and three children, Megan (6), Aimee (4) and Alex (1) just outside Alyth in Angus. I work full time in the life science team of Scottish Enterprise in Dundee. I am a member of [...]

In a paragraph, tell us a bit about yourself My name is Florence MacKenzie and I work part-time as a Teaching Fellow in the School of Psychology at Aberdeen University. My “spare” time is largely taken up with writing and recording for our internet-based ministry, Equipped for Living (http://www.equippedforliving.org). Another area of interest for me [...]

Ken Laing,  member, Tillicoultry Baptist Church For me, involvement in lay-preaching has been a gradual process. Back in 2005, I completed the BUS Christian Worker’s Certificate. I found this course enjoyable and challenging although I wasn’t sure at the time how I would be used by God. The following year, we moved from the frozen [...]

Riaz Mohammed, Newton Mearns Baptist Church In a paragraph, tell us a bit about yourself. I became a Christian at the age of 16 after being witnessed to by a “born again” Christian. I come from a religious Muslim back ground and was in Scotland for over 10 years before anyone told me about the [...]

  I doubt if any of us will ever become a Martin Lloyd Jones, or a Billy Graham. Yet each of us as lay preachers play a vital part in the ongoing life of many churches. On Sundays we are often found travelling to take services in various churches, where people welcome us, and are [...]

When I took over from Matthew McKinnon as the manager for Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) in Scotland I knew I would be visiting churches to talk about the work of MAF. Public speaking had formed part of my previous employment roles so addressing a congregation or fellowship was not an issue for me. However, I [...]

 In a paragraph, tell us a bit about yourself I’m 39, getting married at the end of March I teach fitness, paint peoples houses and write fitness books!! I do modules at Baptist College and with God’s guidance study full time in the autumn for the ministry. How long have you been a member of [...]