We’re working out one of those odd tensions at the moment. We have a corps building, a faily new one (only 17 years old) and its a good facility, in a decent state of repair, and is reasonably accessible for many in the community, geography wise. It also has our quarters on the second floor. … More Buildings of stone…
The lack of blogs on this front are simply due to my internet providers inability to complete a simple task such as switching my broadband to a different number and my Scottish reluctance to spend loads of money on dial-up connection. Occassionaly I can bag some free wifi…anyway… Pretty much had the whole corps in … More The nuts and bolts
I have a growing conviction about the shape of the future Salvation Army. This conviction is one that began several months back and posted here (16th Jan 07)and is expressed in picture terms as I ‘saw’ it. It has since been fuelled by reading books such as ‘You See Bones I See an Army’ by … More Army Shape
I’ve been getting into Alan Hirsch’s weighty book ‘The Forgotten Ways.’ Fantastic book, but meaty. There he is talking about the similarity between the missional environment that the early church grew up in (before Constantine came along and invented Christendom) and the current day world which many are calling post-Christendom. Hirsch is maintaining (and I … More Back to the future
So that CT Studd quote really sticks in your brain… “Some want to live within the sound of church or chapel bell; I want to run a rescue shop within a yard of hell.” It struck me today when I came across it again and its just been on my mind all day. Being a … More Rescue shop…
So yeah….Aberdeen Torry is our new appointment which we will take up in August. It is a distinct community just south of the city centre of Aberdeen. Torry contains a couple of the poorest 5% neighbourhoods in the whole of Scotland. In fact, the vast majority of Torry is within the 15% bracket of the … More More on Torry and the road there
Check out this contribution to the clerical discussion by Captain Chris Hinton, Glenrothes. Here
Greetings friends. So, some have taken offence at my post on clericalism. Its too important too delete, but as usual these things can always be communicated clearer. Let me just communicate again in a very short sentences what I was saying: – It was a post in favour of soldiers of The Salvation Army throught … More Clerical Clarification
One of the things I’ve been struggling with personally recently is to do with my complete angst against clerical and priestly officership. One of the things which has become really apparent in recent years is the heightened sense that people see officers as priests, professional clergy. In Scotland in particular, which has a strong Presbyterian … More Clericalism
My Mother and I at my sister’s wedding Couple of weeks ago I was talking with my divisional commander about ‘church.’ It all started with a conversation about my mother. Now, my mother does not go to church. The reason for that is simply because she isn’t a Christian. More than that, my mum is … More The church my mother goes to…
Andrew S M Clark 