Recommended Resources (Page 7)

Recommended Resources (Page 7)

Making Disciples By Church Planting

I found this extremely helpful article in The Briefing written by Richard Coekin. He makes some great points about smaller churches reaching a wider geographical spread and this is certainly some of the thinking behind our 20Schemes project. We are not going to grow mega churches through this initiative (although God in His grace may intervene) but we do want to see small…

Introducing Niddrie’s New Assistant Pastor

We had a great service at Niddrie last week with the induction of four elders, including Andy Constable, as our Assistant Pastor. Our elders each have different responsibilities. Derek Laidlaw is the elder responsible for members care. Craig Beattie is the elder responsible for member care. Marc…

Think Before Hitting “Post”

Facebook is a great way for you to build and maintain relationships with people both inside your church and in your community. But Facebook is not without its risks. Every time you post something, you risk hurting, offending or distancing yourself from people. So here are 18 things you want to avoid doing on Facebook … I have been thinking about this topic recently and…

Gavin Peacock Comes To Niddrie

Football is the language of the schemes. Almost everybody here has a team. In Edinburgh it is Hibs or Hearts. In Glasgow it is Rangers or Celtic. Of course, here teams are divided down religious lines: Catholic or Protestant. Regardless, people love their football here in Niddrie and it has been a good medium for me over the years to share the gospel. In about 2 weeks…

How Our Leaders Are Losing Their Grip & Why We’re Happy About It

I recently spent a couple of days away with our Ministry Team in order to discuss polices, have some concentrated teaching and enjoy a bit of fun and fellowship. We try to do it every year in order to welcome any new faces into the fold. This year there were 13 people and their families present.…

20 Schemes: ‘Gospel Churches For Scotland’s Poorest’ (1)

This week saw the launch of a new website: www.20schemes.com to go alongside our Facebook page and our twitter feed: @20schemes. So, what is 20schemes and how did it come about? 20schemes is the brainchild of myself and Matthew Spandler-Davison, a Scotsman (despite the mangled accent on our video)…

Will We Be Spirit Filled As We Preach Or Hear God’s Word Today?

Joe Lechner, from Sovereign Grace Ministries has written a couple of articles recently on the role of the Holy spirit in the life of the preacher and in the life of the congregational listener. The former can be found here and the latter here. In it he reminds us of the following, powerful quote…

You Were Predestined To Read This (Or You May Choose Not To)!

Today is a bit of a Reformed doctrine day. I do this from time to time if I find some interesting articles. Church planting requires some theological thought and reflection, as well as an appreciation for church history (even if we don’t agree with some of it). I felt like it was predestined…