'Niddrie Pastor' Tagged Posts (Page 7)
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…
Church Planting/Revitalisation In Northern Ireland
Tell us a little about yourself I am a 42 year old, son of a farmer from the NW Ulster/Donegal border. I Moved to the South of England when I was 10 and came back to the University of Ulster when 23. I played lots of sport, and despite frequently attending church, I was out drinking, DJing and…
Seeing Our Work As Worship
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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…
The Heavens Declare The Glory Of God
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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…
20 Schemes – Gospel Churches For Scotland’s Poorest
We are launching our Niddrie’s new church planting initiative in the next few weeks. We currently have a Facebook page which you can like here. This weekend we will be launching our new website. Last week, as many of you know, we launched in America at the SEBTs 2012, 9Marks Conference and we…