Not a criticism! Just a few ideas to put into the pot in these troubled times. Wholeheartedly agreeing with you that it is great to see many congregations ri...

WARNING: This blog post is NOT for those who like to wear rose-tinted spectacles and/or DO NOT have a sense of humour and/or HAVE a sensitive ecclesiastical ...

It is official: each decade is getting warmer; the last decade was the hottest on record; we now have the highest carbon dioxide recordings; ocean temperatur...

In Church speak, M&Ms stands for our Ministries and Mission contributions, something every Church pays annually over the course of the year, the sum required...

Fact, fiction, fear, hope, and more, all rolled into one is part of the political story as it has emerged over recent times. Everyone, it seems, has some pol...

The late, great, Sandy McDonald, minister at my Church in Paisley asked me one day, “Have you ever thought about going on summer mission, Robert?” And from t...

Comic Relief is “heading in the direction of not using celebrities” to promote its campaigns. MP David Lammy in response to pictures posted by Stacey Dooley ...

The Special Commission on structural reform finally reports and leading the way are 12 new disciples! Dubious about the way this Commission was established, ...

The Radical Action Plan is not about plotting a survival route but how we can share Good News more effectively. Radical change is essential. So says the prop...

It’s difficult to be objective when you are an ardent Remainer or Brexiteer because you will always argue the case to remain or leave because that is what yo...

That is the heading on day one of my little Lent reflection book which I’ve had for years – I don’t use it every year but it is good to re-visit the reflecti...

Introduction What follows is the result of two weeks study leave, during which I attended a “Re-imagining Church” conference, so my offering of a radical pla...

So you probably have some slightly different recipes for coming up with cheesecake, but at the end of the day you will be eating cheesecake!!! You know what ...

Dear Santa, I know I can’t have everything but some of the following would be lovely to find under my Christmas tree this year… 1) Tippex, because I go throu...

CHEXIT The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland voted for a radical action plan to be drawn up for the next three years. It seems that like cousin BREX...

Dear Council of Assembly, The Council of Assembly Presbytery Conference 2018 has come and gone. At the top of the Hotel notepaper it stated “Inspiring Events...

1. Answer all e-mails swiftly. 2. Lead all spiritual discussion evenings at Church because you are the expert. 3. Open and close up the Church for worship an...

Dear Andrew, Having sat in your seat for five years before you took up office as my successor as Presbytery Clerk, I know some of the pressures you are under...

I was reading/glancing through the 72-page report (yes, that’s 7 and 2) entitled Review of Training and Support of Ministers – if you would like to read it i...

They say it’s not all about bums on seats; the Church is so much more than that. It’s about showing God’s love in action, it’s about reaching out to the comm...