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
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
Don’t Forget Those Who Support Our Front Line Ministries!
In 2012, 20schemes was founded on a hope and a prayer. A hope that God would use the vision of two local church pastors to create, facilitate and resource 20 church plants or revitalisations among the deprived communities of Scotland, many of which had been without a gospel ministry for a long,
Church Planting; What Happens When It Doesn’t Go Our Way?
It’s been a Proverbs 19:21 start to the year in Barlanark: Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will stand. (Proverbs 19:21) In fact, our whole experience here is summed up in that one verse. 18 months ago we left our roles as youth workers and set out
How Should We Handle It If Somebody Under Discipline From Another Church Starts Attending Ours?
I have done a four part series on the topic of church discipline in earlier posts so I won’t be visiting old ground here (if you want to read it click here). To summarise: As a church we follow the Matthew 18:15-17 principles for church discipline at our church. When we talk of church
Announcing 20schemes Weekender February 2017
[bctt tweet="Info about @20schemes #Weekender here! 24-26 February 2017 @NiddrieChurch. Places limited. #20we17"]We’re excited to announce that 20schemes will be running another Weekender mini-conference in February 2017 at Niddrie Community Church. Friday 24th – Sunday 26th February 2017 This
An Update From Our Church Planters In Barlanark, Glasgow
Exactly a year ago we had just come back from our 20schemes staff week away which was our first week of full time church planting. Now, a year later, we are just back from our second staff week away where we spent time marvelling at what God has done in the past year. [bctt tweet="'Pray for unity
Announcing 20schemes Weekender – end of September 2016
[bctt tweet="Info about @20schemes #Weekender here! 30 Sep - 2 Oct 2016 @NiddrieChurch. Places limited. #20we16"]We're excited to announce that 20schemes will be running another Weekender mini-conference this September/October at Niddrie Community Church. 30th September – 2nd October 2016 (Fri –