Church of Scotland Emerging Ministries Conference 2010

I spent 2 days in Glasgow last week at the Church of Scotland Emerging Ministries Conference 2010. The conference draws together individuals and groups committed to experimenting with forms of ministry and church which are aimed at connecting with people and communities in a post Christendom world. In Scotland today, the Church as we have known it is in rapid decline. At this years General Assembly, a ministry report spoke of the Church of Scotland running out of money by 2017! Personally, I am very optimistic about the future, but it will be a very different future.The keynote speaker at the conference was Alan Roxburgh from Vancouver, whose book The Missional Leader, I have previously recommended on this blog. We used the book for a kirk session retreat earlier this year. He is an outstanding speaker, and if you want to get a flavour of his teaching, take a look here. It was also great to catch up with Rob & Gwen Barlow who are enjoying life in Islay.