This is the first of a 2 part post on accountability. This is a word that can conjure up different emotions. Some people are scared of it; they think that another person is going to be prying into their lives and might not like what they find. Some people think it’s great; why wouldn't you want
Announcing 20schemes Weekender February 2018
[bctt tweet="Info about @20schemes #Weekender here! 16-18 February 2018 @NiddrieChurch. Places limited. #20we18"]We’re excited to announce that 20schemes will be running another Weekender mini-conference in February 2018 at Niddrie Community Church. The theme for this weekend is Family Issues in
Stop Messing With Sin 3: Great Cloud Of Witnesses
This is the final blog in a 3 part series on the subject of perseverance, written by Andy Mathieson, 20schemes church planter in Lochee, Dundee. Click for Part 1 and Part 2. So let's move on from the what to the how. You might be sat there right now feeling a bit overwhelmed, thinking, ‘You’ve told
New Church Plant Launching In Glasgow This Weekend!
It’s hard to believe it is January again. January has always been a time of reflection for us in Barlanark, a time of looking back to evaluate and of looking forward to plan (whilst promising ourselves that this will be the year the diet will make it past the first two weeks!). There have been a
Loving Jesus, The Church & Your Husband As a Pastor’s Wife
A Review of The Pastor’s Wife by Gloria Furman When Mez gave me this book to read I was in two minds about how helpful it would be. I've read books like this before and sometimes they are only really suitable for those pastoring in the States. Often it is difficult to see the relevance for pastors’
Introducing Hope Barlanark. Our Newest Church Plant In Glasgow
On Sunday 7th January, we (Hope Community Church Barlanark) plan to ‘launch’ as a church. Now, you might not have heard of a church launch before. It sounds strange, doesn’t it? Like, what are we, a rocket?! (Sometimes we get called a bunch of rockets, but that’s a different thing – Scottish for
How Can We Transform Scotland Once Again? Lessons From 5 Years of 20schemes
20schemes is five years old this month (although the idea was birthed over a decade ago while church-planting in Brazil). Personally, I am entering my nineteenth year of pastoral ministry. During that time, I have worked in council estates in the UK, the slums of Brazil and in Scotland with
Dumb Yet Dumber, or Smart Yet Wise 2/2
This is part 2 of a 2 part blog series on the issue of wisdom and counselling written by Sharon Dickens (20schemes director of women's ministry). In the first part of Dumb yet Dumber we were thinking about who is the source of our wisdom. If you missed it,