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Today the RBS will anounce that it is to pay £1.3b in bonus mony to its investment bankers.While the company registers £14b in bad debt.It head man Stephen Hester has said it will pay its bankers “the minimum we can get away with. I think any workng…
yesterday
since Ive left normal church traditions and doctrines.. for me the concept of community is very simple.... we are human and all that that entails.. lets not quote authors or other humans.. lets do the work without academia and just be.. weird christ…
February 1
Aoradh wilderness weekend... at Probably Lunga, Treshnish Isles
May 1, 2010 at 7am to May 3, 2010 at 7pm
We are planning another wilderness trip over the bank holiday at the beginning of May (1st-3rd of May.) This has become something of a tradition every year- a few of us take some tents to a wild place, and spend time on a kind of retreat… We hav…
January 30
Crawford Bell is now a member of Emerging Scotland
January 29
Richard Watters and Ian Andrew White joined Emerging Scotland
January 28
Ian Andrew White might attend Chris Goan's event
Aoradh wilderness weekend... at Probably Lunga, Treshnish Isles
May 1, 2010 at 7am to May 3, 2010 at 7pm
We are planning another wilderness trip over the bank holiday at the beginning of May (1st-3rd of May.) This has become something of a tradition every year- a few of us take some tents to a wild place, and spend time on a kind of retreat… We hav…
January 27
chris white is attending Chris Goan's event
Aoradh wilderness weekend... at Probably Lunga, Treshnish Isles
May 1, 2010 at 7am to May 3, 2010 at 7pm
We are planning another wilderness trip over the bank holiday at the beginning of May (1st-3rd of May.) This has become something of a tradition every year- a few of us take some tents to a wild place, and spend time on a kind of retreat… We hav…
January 27
Oh Doug I'm sorry have been mean here. If anyone knows the complexity of the scene its you. I don't mean to reduce or oversimplify it. Chris' comments do seem to suggest that the tension is valid though and that there is a debate here around soulful…
January 6

Members

  • scottp
  • alistair mackinnon
  • Richard Watters
  • Crawford Bell
  • Ian Andrew White
  • chris white
  • Chris Goan
  • Spider
  • Malcom
  • Maggy
  • Elvis
  • Bob
  • Malcom
  • Billy Queen
  • Gavin McLellan
  • Alex
 

Forum

neal

Blah|Blether - Jonny Baker in Glasgow 5 Replies

Started by neal. Last reply by alistair mackinnon Feb 1.

Stewart

Emerging Church is just Youth Work for grown ups! 5 Replies

Started by Stewart. Last reply by Malcolm MacGregor Dec. 28, 2009.

Matt Grady

Centrelight Lite 2 Replies

Started by Matt Grady. Last reply by Vicki Allen Dec. 4, 2009.

Billy Queen

Movies and music 20 Replies

Started by Billy Queen. Last reply by Billy Queen Nov. 10, 2009.

Billy Queen

What would you say? 8 Replies

Started by Billy Queen. Last reply by Billy Queen Nov. 10, 2009.

Chris Goan

Leadership, mentoring and support... 8 Replies

Started by Chris Goan. Last reply by Chris Goan Nov. 9, 2009.

George Wilson

How long for 'traditions' to fade the reality of Christ 9 Replies

Started by George Wilson. Last reply by Vicki Allen Nov. 6, 2009.

Billy Queen

Politics as posted on Mardibum 4 Replies

Started by Billy Queen. Last reply by Billy Queen Sep. 17, 2009.

Billy Queen

http://thenines.leadnet.org/

Started by Billy Queen Sep. 8, 2009.

alistair mackinnon

Forgiveness 7 Replies

Started by alistair mackinnon. Last reply by alistair mackinnon Aug. 21, 2009.

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Billy Queen

Tony Campolo's challenge

On wednesday I went along to Findlay memorial church Glasgow to hear Tony Campolo speak on behalf of Singpost International http://www.signpost-international.org/main.php ,but truth be told he was speaking on behalf of the poor.His passion for what God is doing around the world touched me and challenged me.I always feel my spirit disturbed when I hear the kind of stories Tony shared.

And while I agree that the poor of the third world need all the help we can give my passion remains here in Glas… Continue

Posted by Billy Queen on June 19, 2009 at 9:00am

Stewart

Graham Cray on Fresh Expressions at General Assembly

Graham Cray's excellent presentation on Fresh Expressions is online at the Church of Scotland webite. It's well worth a look.

Posted by Stewart on May 27, 2009 at 9:45pm

Billy Queen

MP's and Bankers

So now its the turn of those honourable members of parliament.

Voted for by us paid for by us the tax payers.Watching them and reading about them this week has made me think about whether or not God might be involved in this whole thing behind the scenes.
Is it him who is now revealing to us the results of our culture of greed.Has he decided that enough is enough and opened the door so we can all see what our country has become.I don't stand in judgement of any MP or banker who have reached out… Continue

Posted by Billy Queen on May 15, 2009 at 9:23am — 5 Comments

Daniel Rous

cafechurch UK Network

I attended an information afternoon hosted by the great people over at www.cafechurch.net and held in Costa Coffee in Pollockshaw, Glasgow. The cafechurch team describe themselves as "coffee with a conscience. It’s the fresh expression of community on the high street. It brings communities into the relaxed café atmosphere of Costa Coffee, Gloria Jean's Coffees (and other coffee shops) to deal with issues from a faith perspective." I went with others from m… Continue

Posted by Daniel Rous on April 30, 2009 at 11:00pm — 7 Comments

Chris Goan

Protestant reforming and emerging church...

The history of Protestantism is littered with division and conflict.

Reformation of what has already been reformed.

Schisms of schisms.

Battles over whose truth is truer and whose understanding of scripture is most enlightened.

The legacy of these truth wars can be seen in the countless Protestant descriptive labels/denominations. Here are but a few as they occur to me;

Lutherans, Wesleyans, Reformed Weslyans, Methodists, Free Methodists, Primative Methodists, Baptists, Southern Baptists, R… Continue

Posted by Chris Goan on April 30, 2009 at 9:12pm — 1 Comment

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