Two, one- day, practical conferences on Fri. 12th & Sat. 13th February 2010:
Cross House, - St Michael’s Church, Linlithgow from 10.00am to 4.00pm (lunch incl.)
Keynote speakers:- Very Rev David and Maggie Lunan on ‘These praying people’
Workshop choices: (two from)
- Extending that worship event.
- Music matters.
- Using a new worship audit tool.
- Creating & using sacred space.
- Children and worship Programme for event
Worship resources and time for your choice of informal conversations Cost £20.00.
Details from gcoupar@cofscotland.org.uk & www.madstuff.biz.uk or tel 07966 286 517
What is the connection between childhood faith and adult religious commitment?
A recent study conducted by the Barna Group provides new insights into this age-old question. The survey asked adults to think back on their upbringing and to describe the frequency of their involvement in Sunday school or religious training. The Barna researchers then compared those reported early-life behaviors with the respondents’ current levels of faith activity and faith durability.
How do childhood and teen engagement connect to adult spirituality? The research examined four elements of adult religious commitment: attending church, having an active faith (defined as reading the Bible, praying, and attending church in the last week), being unchurched, and switching from childhood faith.
When it comes to church engagement, those who attended Sunday school or other religious programs as children or as teens were much more likely than those without such experiences to attend church and to have an active faith as adults. For instance, among those who frequently attended such programs as a child, 50% said they attended a worship service in the last week, which is slightly higher than the national average and well ahead of those who rarely or never attended children’s programs. Among those who frequently attended religious programs as teenagers, 58% said they had attended a worship service in the last week. In comparison, less frequent participation as a teenager correlated with less frequent adult participation.
for more details visit
http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/15-familykids/321-new-research-explores-the-long-term-effect-of-spiritual-activity-among-children-and-teens
I have been to a couple of events to see this choir and band and could recommend the event.
It is a mixture of traditional and contemporary worship to suit all ages
Website or facebook give more details
http://www.originscotland.org
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=161921306096&ref=mf
David McIlroy (Kelty)
Hello to you all, especially if you havent heard in a while. There’s a lot to do here. I’ve attached a couple of pics from the recent school outing for Grade 7 & 8 (S1 and 2 in Scotland) to En Gedi on the shore of the Dead Sea (national nature reserve). You may remember En Gedie as the place where David cut off the corner of Saul’s cloak (1st Samuel).
I also managed to fulfil an ambition of bathing in the Dead Sea. Love to all
Jimmy
A number of Guild events have been added to the presbytery calendar. Check out details at http://www.dunfermlinepresbytery.org.uk/calender.htm
Would you like to talk to other Parents about:
· Being a confident parent.
· Behaviour and why it always makes sense
· Creating confident children.
· Family relationships and why they matter.
· How to enjoy being a parent.
Starting on Monday 26th October 2009 at 10am in Cowdenbeath Trinity Church hall, Sinclair Drive (for map see congregations on www.dunfermlinepresbytery.org.uk), for five weeks get together with other parents and discuss these topics. A Crèche will be available. Free of charge.
For more details or to book a place contact: Pamela Scott on : 01383 410530 or 01383 512079.
A Growing Leaders Training the Trainers day provides practical insights into how to grow leaders in the local church as well as equip you to use the Growing Leaders resource pack.
Venue: Riverside Church, 265 Bute Drive, Perth, PH1 3DJ
Time: 10am – 4pm
We know from previous experience that attending a Growing Leaders Training the Trainers day makes a big difference to the way people run the course. We consider both the principles underlying GL as well as the practicalities of how to set up a course.
Growing Leaders Training the Trainers
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Discounts apply to group bookings - £15.00 for the first person and £10.00 for each additional person. (Discounts will be applied on the final payment screen) |
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Riverside Church, Perth
Church of Scotland Perth PH1 3DJ |
If you would like to talk further with me I can be contacted at the above telephone number and address during normal office hours. I look forward to hearing from you.
Although CPAS is an Anglican evangelical mission agency, we work in partnership across the denominations and with other agencies in enabling churches to be mission focused by developing leaders – we believe effective leadership is the key to healthy, growing churches.
CPAS offers a range of training opportunities, mentoring support and courses to support the development of leadership at all levels in the church. Obviously, a lot of our work may focus or revolve around clergy, but we also work with lay leaders and leadership teams in parishes across the UK. You may be aware of some of our most recently developed resources including Growing Leaders, a practical course designed to develop lay leaders; Growing Leaders – Youth Edition; Leading Edge – a forum to allow lay and ordained leaders to upack a key issue in local church leadership; and Church Leadership, a subscription-based magazine and website featuring exclusive access to resources. If you haven’t already, then a look at our website will give you a fuller picture of all that we do.
www.cpas.org.uk
Chris Kellock
Kelty Kirk Outreach Worker Part-time
Salary £9036 (17.5 hours per week, flexible working pattern, on a three year fixed-term contract)
This is an exciting new post for a committed Christian with a heart for mission and outreach into the local community. The Outreach Worker will operate within the community seeking to build contact between the Church and the local community. There will be opportunities to work alongside young people exploring Christianity with the help and support of the local congregation. Emphasis will be on developing new outreach initiatives and projects.
The candidate will have good experience in working with a wide range of age groups, have good communication skills and be able to explain biblical teaching in a relevant manner.
Starting Date January 2010
Full details and application forms are available from our website: www.keltykirk.org.uk
And also from:Lee Messeder 15, Arlick Road Kelty KY4 0BHClosing date for applications is the 30th October 2009Kelty Kirk is a registered charity SC011004
Coming out of the 2008 church attendance census we discovered that around 1/3 of those who came to church are men and 2/3 are women. The question posed by our discusison in Presbytery and also to kirk sessions is ‘Why are there more women and than men in church.’ To aid your discussions and your thinking why not have a look at the online video discussion from premier christian tv.
http://player.premier.tv/premiertv.aspx?AssetId=e42f58ed-b9f6-4634-9244-95e837fdcf9d&ChannelId=
Do you agree or disagree?
