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WELCOME Hello and thanks for picking up this copy of Broadcast, Scotland’s biggest free Christian magazine. We hope you like the fresh new look and feel - some great design work and a big thank you due to Ciara and David of David Henderson Design. Thank you once again to Eilidh Sutherland of ES Photography & Social Media who provides our stunning cover image and others within the magazine. Popularity of Broadcast goes from strength to strength and with this edition we increase the print run from 17,000 to 18,000. We also have additional distribution centres, visit our website - www. scottishchristianbroadcast.com - to find where you can collect the magazine. Our theme for this edition is Children and the Family and we have many thrilling stories of God at work that you are sure to encourage you. Fred Drummond asks what it means to be childlike and unpacks what it means in our daily lives. Dr Bex Lewis in her piece, Raising Children in a Digital Age, steers us on a safe course on how to use the internet and help make the digital environment a positive space. Rev David Robertson discusses what’s gone wrong and what's gone right, and what we can learn from and be encouraged by in Children, Family and the Church. We also take a look at Christianity in schools and ask a key question - should we keep quiet? This edition is truly packed with news to cheer, encourage, help you grow and inspire. I hope you enjoy the read. My hope and prayer is that the stories, testimonies and reports in this edition of Broadcast will point you to God and bring Him Glory, and I pray they will act as touch paper igniting a passion for Jesus across Scotland.

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I recently received an email from someone who had just read a book I wrote over ten years ago entitled I Spy the Rainbow. It was based around the question, "What does it mean to be childlike?" I had been struck by the words of Jesus in both Mark 10 and Matthew 18 indicating that unless we receive it like a little child, we cannot enter the Kingdom of God. Part of the prerequisite of being Kingdom people is to be childlike people.

In my heart I was frustrated by the amount of strategies and statistics, programmes and management styles. I was tired of know-how books, leadership courses and business-speak professionalising mission and vision statements. I started to wonder if we, the church, had fallen into a subtle trap. We had begun to believe that to be spiritual was to be in control, that to be a disciple was to grow up and be serious, to work harder. We had begun to believe that activism was more important than identity, and professionalism more necessary than presence. We must always be serious to be spiritual. Would childlikeness be something to strive for? What does it look like? When I was researching I Spy the Rainbow I spent a lot of time asking parents and those who work with children what they thought were childlike qualities. Some of the answers were frequently repeated - creativity, joy, laughter, love, imagination, trust and perseverance. I want to flag up two of these.

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trust Have you ever been to a swimming pool and seen a child standing at the side of the pool. The wee boy has floats and a big inflatable ring round him. In the pool is his father who puts his arms out. A huge grin spreads across the child's face. He takes a few steps back, then jumps. He heads straight into the water and into his dad's arms. There is trust between the child and parent. It is through that trust the child finds courage and grows in confidence. Looking at the father you could tell the pleasure he had at seeing the wee boy take a few unconvincing strokes in the water. It was about closeness, confidence and identity. Mostly it was about the bond of trust. The child is confident enough to jump because he believes the father will catch him. Taking the leap can only happen when there is an atmosphere of trust. The boy leaps because he believes he will be caught. To be childlike is to develop the trusting bond with our heavenly parent. It is in the atmosphere of closeness that we grow and find motivation. It is remembering that we have been caught many times before that allows us to leap into unknown places. It is to hear a call and go because we trust the one who is calling. I love the story of Abram in Genesis 12. God tells him to leave his country, his people, his father’s household and “go to the land I will show you”. He isn't told where, how long or what’s going to happen. The call is just to get up and go. I think many of us would have been asking a lot of questions at this point. I would have a lot of ifs and buts. Part of me would have wanted much more clarity and a bit more strategy. I would have wanted to minimise the risk and maximise the benefits. Abram just goes. He just gets up does what he has been called to do and leaves. He doesn't weigh up all the options, he just jumps into the pool because he trusts the one who has called him. You don't need a roadmap if you trust the one you are following. The motivation to exchange the security of where we are for the unknown of where we are going is dependent upon the relationship we have with the one who calls us. As individual followers of Jesus and as the gathered church we can always find justifiable reasons for not stepping out. We can point to what we are doing to maintain where and what we are, however, I wonder if many of us have missed huge possibilities of growth through lack of trust in the one who is calling us. When we fail to heed the call to jump, leave or change we fail to discover the joy of moving forward with “Go”.

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Perserverance I have thought about Michael Angelo painting the Sistine Chapel. It took four years from 1508 to 1512 and he did most of it alone, lying on scaffolding high above the chapel floor. He had to work incredibly quickly, painting thousands of small strokes on wet plaster. The ceiling was 5000 yards all around him. What astonishes me is that in all the physical pain and the frustration and worry about getting it right, he just kept going. Each day he would have to stand at the bottom of all the ladders, looking at the scaffolding and just put one foot in front of the other and climb again. How many times did he feel like giving up, too tired or disillusioned to take another step? Yet he just kept going - he persevered until he completed the job. Without perseverance the genius would never have been revealed. In the lives of Abraham, Moses and Noah and many others there is “stickability” and determination. They continued to believe in the promise of God even when nothing seemed to be changing. They lived in the place of hope and just kept going. It is not easy to keep moving forward when there are no visible signs that what we are doing is making any difference. Our heads can drop and we can give up, thinking that nothing will ever change. We start to believe that how things are is how things will ever be. We make the mistake of setting the bar of our expectation based on our experience rather than on the promises that God has made.

Back to the email I mentioned at the start. The main question was, "Did I think that the church in Scotland was learning to be childlike again?" On reflection I would have to say probably not. We are still obsessed by looking for easy answers. Still convinced there will be an of-the-shelf panacea for all the church’s ills. I believe that God is calling His church in Scotland to rediscover the trust and perseverance that marks it as childlike, believing in the promises of God and delighting in the relationship that is ours in Jesus Christ.

Prayer Lord, there are times when I feel breathless, I seem to be running up a hill all the time. The easiest thing to do would be to give up. Lord make me more aware of your presence. As a loving parent holds an anxious child, help me to know your strength around me. Help me to listen to your promptings. Let me delight in trusting you and help me to keep going, celebrating your promises, and despite the bumps and bruises help me to grow, knowing that the finishing line is ever before me. Keep me childlike that I may receive your kingdom. In Jesus’ name Amen

Think of small children taking first faltering steps. They fall, push themselves back up again and walk, over and over again, just keeping at it. Or learning to ride a bike; maybe unsteady, not getting it right straight away, but just keeping going until things all fit into place. Perseverance is part of growing. It involves bumps and bruises but there is no other way to grow. Some of us have given up on the dreams we had or on our vision as a church. Perhaps we need to remember the promises of God and just keep going. Sure we may fail, make mistakes and get things wrong but we will keep going, believing that God has not forgotten His promises and he is not finished with us yet.

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Parenting in a digital age seems confusing, overwhelming, and out of control, right? Well, that was why I wrote Raising Children in a Digital Age. I may not be a parent, but I am very familiar with the digital environment, and am an advocate for the idea that we can all contribute to ensure that online world is a positive one for all, including children. The newspapers are full of fears and scares, but one of the truths we can hold onto is that whilst something is still making the news, it is still something that is unusual, rather than the norm. If we only looked at the news,

online environment, and the more that we talk to our children about what goes on online, and involve ourselves in their lives, the easier that it is to pick up if something is becoming problematic. One of my favourite quotes is from Professor Sonia Livingstone, who has done extensive work on children’s rights online: “Even though in practice, face-to-face communication can, of course, be angry, negligent, resistant, deceitful and inflexible, somehow it remains the ideal against which mediated communication is judged as flawed.” We often look for the

it’s possible to see the digital environment as one in which children are addicted to screens, being abducted via Facebook, giving away all their information, sexting, running up bills, becoming couch potatoes, watching porn, meeting strangers and bullying and trolling at every opportunity. If, however, we look at what children are actually doing online, they are doing many of the things that we do offline – socialising, collaborating, learning, re-inventing themselves. As with the rest of life, life online is not risk free, but the more that we understand the

negatives online, but there are also many many opportunities, including a wide range of information, increased connectivity and collaboration including globally, educational benefits, new creative opportunities, learning to be critical of the information available, and increased accessibility for those with disabilities

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Parenting can oftenresponsible feel like quite anldren individual Parents and others for chi need game, but take the opportuni t y to talk toonline other to understand at least the basics of the parents aboutincluding what they that be environment, thedo, keywhether platforms such at the school gate, via Mumsnet, or through as Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram, special events schools youth clubs. It’s Whatsapp andatKik. Don’torbe afraid to ask incredibly difficult to set rules for your own child your children what they are, show that you’re ifenthusiastic other parents are doing things differently, so about understanding them. It’s the more that you can agree peer rules about never too early to engage your child with digital. who has access to what, it becomes This doesn’t mean usingthe theeasier technology as a to say no i f requi r ed. At the end of the day, you digital babysitter all the time, but sitting down are still in the parenting role, and the word no with them, playing together, and then looking comes i n to play wi t h digi t al technology as much at how that engagement and learning can as else –With my Mum waschildren alwaysensure telling beanything taken offline. younger me to ‘put that book down before coming to the dinner table’! The more that you can show that you understand the joys and frustrations, the better. This includes understanding that, particularly amongst teenagers, the speed of reply can be a measure of the depth of friendship!

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that you offer them a ‘walled garden’ in the form of a whitelist (only sites that have been pre-approved are accessible) or supervised time, and as they get older, sit with them as they do it, gradually releasing more and more responsibility to them, confident that they will be able to do it on their own. Parenting can often feel like quite an individual game, but take the opportunity to talk to other parents about what they do, whether that be at the school gate, via Mumsnet, or through special events at schools or youth

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clubs. It’s incredibly difficult to set rules for your own child if other parents are doing things differently, so the more that you can agree peer rules about who has access to what, the easier it becomes to say no if required. At the end of the day, you are still in the parenting role, and the word no comes into play with digital technology as much as anything else – my Mum was always telling me to ‘put that book down before coming to the dinner table’! The more that you can show that you understand the joys and frustrations, the better. This includes understanding that, particularly amongst teenagers, the speed of reply can be a measure of the depth of friendship!

One of my favourite reviews for the book came from someone who said her 14-year-old daughter disdainfully said ‘why are you reading that?’, then picked the book up and said ‘oh, she actually knows what she’s talking about’! Other parents have told me that the book has enabled them to open the communication lines with their child, and truly engage, which is something I believe is key – to misuse Tony Blair’s words – communication, communication, communication is at the heart of engaging in digital with your child. Engage them in developing a ‘digital agreement’ for the family – what’s acceptable, what’s not, and help them understand why some things are not acceptable. Tied into positive family values, the online environment can offer a truly positive experience.

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keep quiet? Andy Bathgate and Richard Coton from Christian Values in Education Scotland answer a key question about the role of Christians in Scottish schools today. Somehow, from a couple of oneoff incidents, the impression has

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been formed that Christians now can’t say anything about their faith in schools. Yes, there have been one or two cases where Christians have been heavily criticised for their work in schools – and let’s be honest that sadly, on at least a couple of occasions, the criticism was fully justified. But should we just keep quiet? Nothing could be further from the truth!

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As a Government we recognise the substantial and enduring influence of the Christian faith in transforming and i n s p i r i n g S c o t l a n d ’s people and culture. Faith-based education and religious observance have an important part to play in the development of our young people as successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors.

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That’s an extract of a letter from the Scottish Government Education Department written to Christian Values in Education Scotland a few months ago. You really can’t imagine a more positive endorsement, can you? Government guidelines are clear: schools should be inviting Christians (and other people of faith) to contribute to young people’s learning. Not to evangelise, or even persuade, but to help them understand so they can decide for themselves. Let’s be clear, it’s all about pupils’ learning – and we all learn best from relationships and role models. So the question that any individual Christian or church should ask is: “How can I serve my local school?” What do they need? Best place to start is generally with offering practical help. Some churches provide reading partners for pupils with additional Needs in their local school. Others have volunteers who help with careers conferences. Examples are endless: everything from providing grants for the school library to an extra helper on a school trip to serving sandwiches to staff before a parents’ evening. Looking for inspiration? There’s actually a website with examples from right across Scotland, called Serve Your Local School www.syls.org.uk

And there’s no shortage of organised programmes which you can volunteer for, ways which help children and young people to learn explicitly about our faith. Scripture Union’s Bible Alive programme is a real asset for Religious Education in many primary schools. What pupil (or teacher) wouldn’t like its mix of story-telling, music, drama, signing, puppets, quizzes, activities? It’s delivered by teams of local Christians over a 5–8 week period, invited in by schools throughout Scotland. Would you volunteer for a local team? SU Scotland provide the training. Prayer Spaces in Schools is a superbly resourced programme (originated by Prayer 24/7) to introduce both primary and secondary pupils to the experience of prayer, fully integrated into a school’s Health & Wellbeing curriculum. Outdoor learning is now a key entitlement for all pupils. The Abernethy Trust, the Compass Centre, Teen Ranch and Scripture Union Scotland all have centres for residential and one-day outdoor programmes. And the Vine Trust’s Floating Classroom in Leith, the Centre for Global Citizenship, is a unique resource if you’re in the East or Central Scotland.

So there’s no shortage of opportunity - the problem is discovering everything that’s out there. That’s why Christian Values in Education Scotland has been set up. Go to www.cve-scotland.org. uk and you’ll find advice, case studies, resources and links to just about every way that Christians are serving schools across Scotland today. There’s help for school chaplains, classroom resources for teachers, suggestions for schools workers, advice for parents. It’s a one-stop-shop, the largest of its type anywhere in the UK. But CVE Scotland is more than a website. We also provide training and networking across

the country. Over the last couple of years, Christians involved with schools (teachers, chaplains, parents etc.) have appreciated getting together to hear how we can really make a difference. It’s a joy to see links being made and practical help being offered every time committed people get together. They may have been doing similar things within 20 miles of each other, yet didn’t know what the other was doing – and how help could be at hand. Do you want to find out more, see maybe a breakfast meeting or a training event in your area? Then email Beatrice Roy, our new National Worker: cve@cve-scotland.org.uk

What can you do? Please visit www.cve-scotland.org.uk then forward the link to everyone you know who is a teacher, school chaplain, Christian schools worker or a school volunteer Like us on Facebook (there’s a connecting tab from our website). It's a great way to spread the news Above all, pray for us (if you'd like us to send you a prayer e-mail every six weeks, we'd love you to register on the website)

Andy Bathgate (CEO of SU Scotland) chairs CVE Scotland and Richard Coton (formerly Head Teacher of Monifeith High School) is Secretary

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AL GORDON Gavin Matthews talks to Al Gordon, Co-Global Vice President of Alpha about exciting new changes taking place. Gavin Matthews www.alpha.org GJM: So, where are you from, when did you become a Christian? AG; I wasn’t raised with a faith background. My parents were nominal church-goers, but when I was 18 years old, my faith came alive; I was filled with the Holy Spirit – and everything changed. GJM: How did you get involved with Alpha? AG: I did Alpha aged 18, when I’d only been a Christian for a few weeks. I knew I had experienced Jesus, and I had encountered his love; but I didn’t really know much more than that. Alpha brought alive for me things that I had heard, it was like pouring petrol on a bonfire! GJM: And what drives Alpha today? AG: Our vision is to see the re-evangelisation of the nations, the revitalisation of the church, and the transformation of society. We look for ways to equip and support local churches, with practical tools which will help them serve their local community.

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GJM: And in your personal experience with Alpha, you must have overcome challenges? AG: For me, many of the challenges have been personal. We all struggle with doubt, unanswered prayer, personal illness, with watching those who we love go through cancer. For me the biggest challenge has been living in the gap between the certainty I see in the risen Jesus, and experiences of everyday life. Some things become really clear, like the wonderful, personal, saving work of Jesus. At the same time, there’s mystery. GJM: And encouragements? AG: Seeing what is happening in Alpha at the moment in the UK is extraordinary. There are now more people doing Alpha, than have done Alpha in any previous year, in 2015, we’ve seen over 250,000 people doing it.

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launching two very significant things. One is a new Alpha film series. We took Alpha completely apart and we’ve rebuilt it for the next generation. We’re taking Alpha and presenting it in sixteen, 30-minute sessions. It’s filmed all around the world in a contemporary style, so it’s going to be a documentary for the soul. It offers more than you would get if you were just watching somebody deliver a talk. On prayer, we spoke to Jose Henriquez, the Chilean miner, who led many of his trapped colleagues to faith. The world watched as the note came up from the mine shaft saying, “We are well in the shelter - the 33”

GJM: What do you believe God will do with this? AG: Well our hope and prayer is that young people, and churches in Scotland, the UK and all across the world will use this to be able to invite their communities to come and to explore the meaning of life. As part of this we are launching the first ever global invitation to Alpha and it’s fronted by Bear Grylls. He has a huge global audience, reputation, and credibility. His largest audience is in China, he’s one of the best-known TV stars in the US, and he says, “My greatest adventure has been exploring the meaning of life – finding a simple faith in Jesus”. This will be an amazing opportunity to invite people to try Alpha.

Then, we walk around Galilee – seeing where Jesus walked! We also witness the church in China. We’ve never done anything like it.

GJM: What’s your view about where the church in the UK is?

These films give churches the most up-todate and contemporary way of engaging this generation with the good news about Jesus Christ. So we’re giving it away for free, on Alpha.org.

AG: It’s always tempting to listen to what the newspapers or statisticians say; but the reality is that Jesus is alive, He’s on the move – and everywhere I see signs of extraordinary hope. Churches are coming alive, growing,

and young people are making decisions to follow Jesus. There are definitely challenges, but at the same time there is a hunger in our generation for something real. The Holy Spirit is at work, and Jesus hasn’t changed; He’s the same, yesterday, today and forever! GJM: If you had one message for readers in Scotland, what would it be? AG: Scotland is an exciting place to be a Christian! I want to encourage every person to plug-in, and serve in their local church. That is always the way that God has brought renewal.

And I would like to ask that people continue to pray. Right now we need all the prayer we can get, because with all the good initiatives, and planning and ideas, at the end of the day the only way we’re going to see the nation won for Jesus is through the church on its knees. Please, please pray, because if the new Alpha Film initiative and Global Alpha Invitation is soaked in prayer, we could really see an impact made on the lives of hundreds of thousands of young people. Children & the familY- #9 -

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Christian or religious background, all of whom want to share the story of Easter. Andrew Sykes, explains the background behind staging this and previous Passion Plays in Aberdeen, “We deliberately seek to produce plays that are both ambitious and challenging because we strongly believe that telling the story of Jesus Christ’s sacrifice and the hope and salvation that it brings to everyone deserves to receive our very best efforts. We passionately believe in the power of theatre to reach into people’s lives in a manner that will be as interesting and engaging as possible to everyone. Charitable fundraising has played an important part in the Aberdeen Passion project from the very beginning. The project has chosen this year to support the northeast Scotland branch of Teen Challenge as they seek to raise money towards the purchase of Benaiah, the building currently housing their female addiction recovery centre.

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days of Jesus’ life using popular music. For example, the Manchester Passion Play, a live broadcast event on BBC3, saw Jesus singing songs from Joy Division, New Order, the Smiths, Oasis, Robbie Williams and M People. For the Aberdeen Passion Play in 2012 and 2014 we used existing songs - some of them well known - but for 2016 we wanted to do something different so we asked people to write songs specifically for the play. Choir and band members - Jamie Allan, Peter Leslie and George Norvall - wrote some of the songs for previous productions and we also asked for songs from Scottish singer-songwriters David Lyon and Children & the familY- #9 -

The songs help tell the story of the Passion from the opening song How Long when the people of Jerusalem ask how long must they wait for God to free them from their Roman occupiers, to the uplifting finale I Will Hope written by David Lyon.

Against a backdrop of 100 years of occupation, Jerusalem will be witness to a week that will change the world forever. The action will unfold as the audiences witness Jesusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; triumphal entry into Jerusalem, his last supper with the disciples, his arrest and crucifixion and the glorious resurrection of Jesus Christ, this is the greatest story of all.

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Scottish Christian Broadcast’s Ian Black recently visited the Compass Christian Centre, - the country’s longest established Christian outdoor centre situated in the magnificent surrounds of the Cairngorm mountains to chat with manager Nigel Johnston. The centre was on the brink of closure in 2011 when new management team of Nigel and wife Robyn from Northern Ireland took over and under their management they have been steering a remarkable turnaround in fortunes for the centre. A remarkable 1600 young people came through the centre’s doors in 2015 and the centre is looking in great shape once again Ian: Wonderful to be here in the sunny Highlands of Scotland in the most beautiful of settings at the Compass Christian centre. Perhaps the surroundings bring to mind a news story I just heard that the film Braveheart is today 20 years old (can it be true?!) I understand Compass is the oldest outdoor Christian activity centre in Scotland; the highest in altitude; the most remote (?) and who could argue on a day like today not one of the most beautiful in the world! The

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setting is spectacular and I am joined today by Nigel Johnston who arrived here with wife Robyn 5 years ago is that correct? Nigel: Hi Ian. Welcome to Compass! Yes that’s is right hard to believe but 5 years already now! Ian: In recent interviews around the Scottish church I have been finding many encouraging signs as regards an increase in youth engaged with the local church. Here at Compass you

have seen a real transformation over the last five years in the number of young people coming to this outdoor centre? Tell us a little about that Nigel. Nigel: Yes, welcome to Compass, we are really so excited because every year we have well over 1600 kids coming to Compass to spend time in the outdoors, doing various activities with us, but every night we have the immense privilege of planting seeds in their lives and telling them about Jesus Christ and these are kids coming from some bad backgrounds, certainly a lot of un-churched backgrounds and we just think it’s like the wow factor that these kids are still coming to us, over 1600 a year as I say, and we are planting seeds of Christ and the gospel in their lives and we just send them back to God and say God bring the harvest.

Ian: That’s remarkable and just touching on the transformation you arrived here in 2011, I believe it was? Nigel: 2011. Yes, that’s right. Ian: And this was a centre that was in danger of closing? Nigel: Yes, it really was struggling. When I got here it was, I suppose I didn’t know the full story which I learnt over the few months I came here, it was in a bad way, it wasn’t good. It just needed a bit of TLC, it needed God’s blessing and in the last four years we have just seen God’s hand touch us and provide for us, even the exteriors of the building to the interiors of the building and even the lives of staff coming here. We’ve just seen a real transformation, certainly since 2011 up to now. Children & the familY- #9 -

Ian: And who is using the centre, Nigel? Nigel: Everyone from schools, from all over the eastern part of Scotland, the central part of Scotland, SU summer camps, Easter camps, churches and youth organisations and right throughout the year and even ski groups now in the winter time. Ian: Yes, so I am looking right over my right shoulder and there is the Compass Ski and Board hire – is this a new project that you are really getting into the ski hire because we are literally a mile or two miles away from some of most wonderful slopes in the UK? Nigel: Yes, a couple of years ago I went out on a limb and bought a lot of skis and boots and poles and what have you, with the vision of starting ski hire and what we have done over

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the last few years has been really good for us and we have a really good influx of people coming up the glen, getting their skis from us, having a day on the snow on the slopes.

Ian: That’s fantastic and in any work, especially in church, partnership is crucial and you do a lot of weekends here yourself but you also have a crucial partnership with Scripture Union as well throughout summer, is that right? Nigel: Yes, we have a fantastic partnership with them. We would have six camps in summer time and two at Easter time. We have a brilliant relationship. It’s like, I suppose we are like a brother to them in some ways. They’ve been faithful to us and we love looking after them in the summer time and Easter and that’s a really good, healthy partnership we have.

Ian: How can the local church bless and help you at Compass? Nigel: I would love the church to grasp a hold of the vision of what we are doing. Just the very fact that there are so many kids coming from un-churched backgrounds, from hard backgrounds - kids that churches would never, ever see. I would love churches to get behind us, to pray for us, to support us, send personnel to help us out; it’s a big job, it’s a big task we have ahead of us and God has told us to be faithful. I would just love the church to get behind us and be part of the vision that we are planting seeds and spreading them throughout Scotland, and that the Holy Spirit will bring a harvest through these kids’ lives.

Ian: That’s wonderful, may God bless you in the work you are doing and I look forward to seeing Compass grow and go from strength to strength in the next year. Nigel: Ian, thank you very much, God bless.

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Ian: I’m joined by Sanmarie of Creation Fest this morning; lovely to meet you Sanmarie. Sanmarie: Good morning! Ian: I’ve arrived at the Saturday morning session of Deep Impact, Scotland’s National Youthwork conference in Aviemore, and on walking into the auditorium I meet at a huge colourful, and very orange Creation Fest stand! Sanmarie: Yes the bright orange Creation Fest stand! Ian: Creation Fest will be known to many in England but perhaps less so in Scotland. Where is the festival held each year and tell us a little more what’s it is all about and what to expect? Sanmarie: Creation Fest is held every August in Wadebridge at the Royal Cornwall Showground - all that is at the heart of farm and machinery! For the week of the festival, we have to put the sheep out of the way and the cows out of the shed!

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Creation Fest is a FREE music, Bible, skate and family outreach day coming to George Square in Glasgow on Saturday 27 August.

Ian Black spoke with Sanmarie Moore, Media Co-ordinator of Creation Fest, about this week-long festival held each year in Cornwall and now coming to Scotland for the first time.

Ian: So from where we are here in Aviemore, you are a long way south, right in the south west of

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England. You’ve had a long drive to Aviemore this weekend! And 2016 will be Creation Fest’s first foray across the border into Scotland?

building big skate ramps and there will be lots of skates and scooters. Just yesterday Christian Skaters International contacted us and said they want to send teams to come to Scotland, and as well as doing and teaching tricks, they also tell about this love that they’ve found that’s better than anything they’ve had in their lives. There will also be a sports programme, hopefully a football pitch, activities for kids, the new Message Eden Bus and a prayer space. And we are still planning for even more!

Sanmarie: Yes! We prayed about how God wanted to use us - reaching out and being sent. For many years people prayed about Scotland and at the beginning of January we got the go ahead and now we’re going to have our first Creation Fest one-day outreach at George Square in Glasgow on 27 August. Ian: That’s a Saturday?

Ian: So there’s music, preaching, testimony and skaters!

Sanmarie: Saturday, yes, from 12 o’clock until around 8pm.

Sanmarie: Yes, testimony is a big part of it, with the Bible being the focus and the foundation, so we will be having people sharing about life in general and life in Christ.

Ian: To get George Square at the heart of Glasgow city centre is quite a scoop, a bit like booking Trafalgar Square in London. Exceptional, well done! Sanmarie: We see it as a blessing from God doors being flung open for us. I know so many Scottish people have been praying to reach out into Glasgow and I believe this is the answer. We are moving ahead and it’s very exciting. I’m brand new to Scotland and so walking in Glasgow and on the square and seeing all these people coming out of the station and thinking they are all going to hear the gospel, I’m expectant of great things that God will do on that day. Ian: Tremendous. Sanmarie: We will proclaim it from the stage through beautiful and exciting different genres of music, skating, sport, kids, and youth activities. Ian: A Saturday in summer, it will be busy. We will just need to pray for no rain!

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Sanmarie: No rain yes! We can’t wait. We are working with the local churches and preparing people. It will be so exciting - seeing Jesus glorified and His name being proclaimed boldly in the heart of Glasgow. Ian: So when I think of Creation Fest I think music, which is very much a pillar of Creation Fest, but what else can people expect on the day? Sanmarie: We want to proclaim Jesus through different ways and so music is one of the main things - just singing God’s praises but also just living a life of freedom, living a life in Christ and we showcase that through all these different bands. We’ve already got four confirmed Scottish bands but we are working towards about 8 to 10 bands throughout the day on the stage in the square. We will be

programme but it will be packed from morning to evening and it’s free. With Creation Fest our main thing is to keep it free because we know the Gospel is free, salvation is free and we don’t want one pound to keep a person from hearing this truth about Jesus and just the simplicity of knowing Christ and the freedom that brings. The event is free so anyone can come and just enjoy, come and see what it is all about and see what it is living this life. Ian: Wonderful, Creation Fest is coming to Scotland - it’s going to be a massive success and so very exciting! Thank you very much for speaking to us. Find out more at: www.creationfest.org.uk/scotland

Ian: I can see people travelling from all over Scotland and the north of England to this day, how do they buy tickets? Sanmarie: The event is free - people can just turn up and enjoy! Ian: And if people want to find out more where do they go? Sanmarie: They can go to the Creation Fest website or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram. We’ve been very excited, so in January our social media was a bit over populated with beautiful Scotland pics; forgive us for that. There’s lots of information on our website where people can find out more. The volunteer application forms will also be live from 1 April for those who want to do more than just attend. As it is brand new we’re still rolling out the

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Today, the Guild welcomes both men and women as members, thanks to a change of constitution and name in 1997. But the purpose of the Church of Scotland Guild is the same as ever: to bring together those who have committed their lives to Jesus and helping each person to express that faith in worship, prayer and action. The motto of the Guild is taken from Acts 27:23, “Whose we are and whom we serve” – uniting each member under the banner of Christ in all things.

Have you met the Church of Scotland Guild? Any fans of mid-noughties indie music (I’m sure I will tell any future children of mine that this was ‘my era’) might know that the Arctic Monkeys’ very first album had an interesting title - “Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not”. Sometimes when I hear about what people imagine the Church of Scotland Guild to be, I reckon if the Guild ever released an album then that could be a very apt title. Mention the Guild to anyone outside of the Church of Scotland and the likelihood is they won’t have heard of it at all. Inside the Church of Scotland the stereotyped image of the Guild runs deep: nice ladies who serve tea and do hospitality in the Kirk. I haven’t been a part of the Guild team for very long but already feel so strongly just how wrong this image is – not that Guild members aren’t nice, or can’t serve a mean cup of tea, but that image simply doesn’t describe the movement at all. It’s like describing a hospital as a place with beds; it IS that, but that isn’t its purpose.

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I first joined the Guild staff team in May 2015, coming on-board in its 127th year of existence – an incredible feat for any group. The Guild was started in 1887 by a forward-thinking man called Archibald Charteris. Two years prior to the Guild’s inception, Dr Charteris made an appeal to women of the Church of Scotland through the Church’s Life and Work magazine to find out more about women’s work. Following this action, Charteris appealed to the General Assembly for permission to investigate and report back on work being done by women and the possibility of organising an official working unit. Charteris’ hard work was rewarded when his proposals for a formal women’s group were passed by the church in 1887: “The General Assembly approve of the suggestions for the better organisation of women’s work in the Church, direct the committee to proceed in carrying them into effect, and commend the object of training women workers for service in the home and foreign fields to the liberality of the members and friends of the Church.” And so, the Church of Scotland Woman’s Guild was formed.

In a bid to get to know everything I could about the Guild when I first joined the staff team, I asked lots of Guild members why they are a part of the movement and, of course, there are many reasons. But almost universally, Guild members will cite ‘fellowship’ as something they most appreciate about the Guild. The current convener, Linda Young,

described the Guild as “the essence of church” and I agree. The Guild helps to facilitate the essential functions of any healthy congregation, giving space for folks to build relationships alongside a sense of accountability and faith in action. But the Guild goes much further than just individual groups meeting across the country to pray, worship and impact their local communities. As a united movement with 23,000 members, the Guild has the power to take a stand on important issues – and does! The Guild has never shied away from addressing taboo issues, originally bringing the issues of human-trafficking, post-natal depression and domestic abuse to the attention of the wider Church and currently supporting a project tackling Female Genital Mutilation in Kenya. The Guild has literally raised millions for worthy causes and continues to astound me daily with its fundraising ability.

I’m now the Associate Secretary of the Guild and I am responsible for helping to move the Guild forward according to the Action Plan which was approved by 2015’s General Assembly. In recent days, the Guild has taken huge strides to show people just how relevant and forward-thinking it is. You can find the Guild (and please do!) on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube, and you can sign up for the Guild’s e-newsletter or find information on the Guild’s website. None of this changes what the Guild is, but certainly helps to tell others what’s going on in this incredible movement.

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As a final thought, one of my jobs is to compile the Guild’s printed newsletter which is now issued twice a year. My favourite part of putting the publication together is the section called “News from Guilds” where folk submit what has been happening in their own group. It always makes me emotional to see the commitment, camaraderie and sheer determination to make a difference displayed by Guilds everywhere. Caring is cool, and the Guild cares immeasurably. And I think that makes the Guild cool. Possibly even cooler than the Arctic Monkeys.

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Interview with Eilidh Marks, Associate Secretary, Church ofI Scotland Guild Interviewer: Alexander Jones

What led you to work for the Guild? I worked with a charity called Mary’s Meals for a couple of years. The charity was one of the Guild’s projects at the time, and I looked after this link. I guess this was my first relationship with the Guild. I then joined the Guild’s staff as a development assistant, before becoming Associate Secretary in November last year. It’s been so unexpected - all very exciting.

What’s at the heart of the Guild appeals to everybody because it’s about community, and a sense of purpose - it’s about who you are in Christ. I think the Guild represents what Church should be about. Our focus on caring about each other, caring about our churches in the community and caring about the wider world is important for everyone.

Does your faith impact your role?

Do you have hope for the future of the Guild?

God loves his national church and calls us all in different areas to serve. Working within my faith certainly makes it more meaningful.

How do you spend your free time? I do love anything artistic or creative. I love drawing and designing things and at the moment I’m interested in up-cycling. I used to be a really keen runner but can’t say that now - the weather’s been so rubbish!

So, you’re not a typical Guild member? I think it’s very brave of the Guild to put their trust in me! The General Secretary is a man, so both of us are quite different from the ‘normal’ Guild demographic.

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There’s a lot of work that has been done recently to forecast the areas the Guild needs to work in. That in itself is enough to believe that the Guild has a future. I hope it’s not just down to us though, but is something God will want to continue. Our challenge is to energise the existing members as that is how people will want to join. They are incredible people - Guild members are radical world changers!

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SONGS OF HOPE New Scottish Arts Now that’s what I call good music!! Some of Scotland’s foremost musicians have been brought together under the banner of “New Scottish Arts” to produce an album which draws on the strengths of the contemporary scene in Scotland today. As soon as you hear the “New Scottish Arts” connection there is confidence that what you are about to hear will combine creativity and real attention to detail. This album released towards the end of 2015 is something special. The soloists recognisable by their first names, Steph, Yvonne, Lins and Ellyn are given a platform which shows their gifting to perfection. They are well supported by a range of unnamed instrumentalists, backing vocalists, producers and mixing specialists who as a powerful team provide a balanced accompaniment which enhances each track admirably. The songs have been carefully chosen to fit into the theme “Songs of Hope”. The result is a 10 track album which draws on a number of traditions as well as breaking new ground musically. The album is reflective in style which points the listener to hope in the darkest of times. Many tracks’ inspiration can be traced back to verses of scripture and it does no harm to follow that through to the source. It is a moving selection, modern yet holding tight to the best of the past. The collection contains variety track to track which I think brings a freshness to the project. Each person in this unique collaboration is a passionate musical ambassador, producing material of the highest quality. Your time would be well rewarded by listening to the tracks and then investigating the individual musicians as they develop their own artistry in live events. The purchase of this album or download will assist Open Doors UK in their mission to serve persecuted Christians and churches worldwide, at the same time giving the listener a feast of excellent music.v David Aird [Producer for Heart of the Matter Black Diam ond 107.8 FM//Crystal 107.4FM/ Caleb radio] Available from www.eatacd.com /newscottisharts

One of the exciting things about the Christian music scene in the UK at present (as far as I'm concerned anyway) is that we have some amazingly talented people writing and recording some great music. Often when you buy some of this music you get an album with praise and worship, or an album with a singer songwriter feel, Fiona Crow, who is based at Elim in Edinburgh, has given us an album which has all of the above and a wee bit more. The album is a combination of songs that have been written over a ten year period, but this is not obvious in terms of any of the songs sounding older than the others. Throughout the album the listener is challenged, inspired, encouraged and motivated to get closer to Jesus. I have found it difficult to choose one song that stands out because they all qualify as great songs. Fiona has been inspired musically by artists like Sheryl Crow and Alanis Morissette. It will not surprise me in years to come to see some people attributing their desire to write and record to Fiona. ain Craig Do yourself a favour this spring and add this album to your collection, I guarantee you won't be disappointed. Available from www.eatacd.com/fionacrow

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THREE HORIZONS Clive Parnell Edinburgh-based singer/songwriter Clive Parnell sees the experienced artist team up with the Foundry Music Lab production dream team of Sandy Jones and Wet Wet Wet guitarist Graeme Duffin to offer up an accomplished piece of work that has been released to help raise awareness for the Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) aid charity. Together with additional help from renowned songwriter David Lyon on keys and in-demand Scottish drummer Brian MacLeod, Parnell’s trademark rich vocals and his unfussy guitar playing helps make some already great songs shine that bit brighter whilst making sure that the subtly-communicated message of hope through Christ seeps through at every turn. Proceedings start at a fair lick with the upbeat title track leading into the equally driving “Help” and “I Will Reach You” which all echo the work of MAF in bringing practical hope to vulnerable communities in hard-to-reach third world areas before settling down to a slower and more contemplative set that showcases both Parnell’s knack of writing deep songs without ever being maudlin and an innate ability to perform such pieces with a genuine and heartfelt conviction that makes for a poignant listen. Cases in point include the tender “Always Be There” and the on-theme “Fly Away” which, together with the rest of the release, sees Parnell delicately and simultaneously reflect the work of his chosen charity, a call for justice in the world and hope through Christ – all wrapped up in what is an enjoyable and thought-provoking release from a man whose output goes from strength to strength. Lins Honeyman

HELD Yvonne Lyon As themes for so-called concept albums go, the subject of death is perhaps an unpromising one but not so in the hands of renowned Scottish singer/songwriter Yvonne Lyon. Primarily written as part of a Masters Degree in song writing and spurred on by personal loss suffered by both herself and her writing partners on this album, Lyon has once again employed the services of her songwriter husband David and Foundry Music Lab production duo Graeme Duffin and Sandy Jones to offer up a release that is both heartbreakingly candid and eternally hopeful. Lyon is arguably more experimental than she’s ever been with the likes of the stark and abstract opener “Significance” offering up fleeting recollections to the backdrop of some skilfully fractured instrumentation (including a stellar turn from violinist Seonaid Aitken) before giving way occasionally to more upbeat fare such as the optimistic title track. Elsewhere, Lyon teams up with her Kilmarnock Edition colleague Fiona J MacKenzie for a rootsy English/Gaelic hybrid in “The Warp And The Weft” – a song that centres around the famous “there is a time” passage from Ecclesiastes - whilst some beautiful Spanish guitar from Wet Wet Wet’s Graeme Duffin in the minimalistic “See It Through” gives ample space for contemplation. In short, each track showcases Lyon’s masterful ability of translating the savage rawness of loss into tangible songs that echo the listener’s own experience of the grief, hope, regret and strength found in death – not least in the breath-taking “Learning To Live Again” and “Till We Meet Again” – to make an album that gets alongside the bereaved, weeps with them and helps them look upward and onward. Ending with the wistful “Speke Road Gardens” – an extended improvised meditation around a repeated phrase – this is a simply unmissable album from one of the country’s finest songwriters. Lins Honeyman for Cross Rhythms

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JUST AS I AM & BE STILL Graeme Hewitson On hearing both albums produced by the gifted Graeme Hewitson the word that comes to mind is “delightful”. As you listen to these instrumental albums you will be transported back many years by one (Just as I am) and with the other (Be Still) brought right up to date. Graeme’s competency on the piano is shown to good effect in both albums. There is a certain irony that the album with more tracks is shorter in length than the one with the fewer tracks! For some the piano will polarise opinion. Many will enjoy the clear cut production across both albums while others may feel there is a degree of sameness. Just Am I Am with its more traditional tracks will take some back in time to church life many years ago, possibly an emotional experience. Be Still brings together a good number of present day Christian classics. Why would I buy one of these? There are many possibilities. As an aid to personal worship and reflection, to sing along to, possibly in the car or maybe for those who used to gather round the piano on a Sunday evening and sing hymns. A CD player or a computer will do the same for those whose musical ability has waned over the years. David Aird [Producer for Heart of the Matter Black Diamond 107.8 FM//Crystal 107.4FM/Caleb radio] If you like your hymns ancient and modern without the distraction of a voice then these two albums have been created just for you. Available from www.eatacd.com/graemehewitson Children & the family- #9 -

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The finale of Perth’s Southern Fried Festival – a celebration of American roots music now in its eighth year – saw legendary gospel vocal groups the Fairfield Four and the McCrary Sisters take to the city’s Concert Hall stage last August in the ‘Rock My Soul’ event that closed the weekend in rip-roaring fashion.

spotlight. Most moving was the Deborah-penned “Hello Jesus” which was written during her recovery from a double stroke which showcased the sisters’ gratitude to God for his part in Deborah’s healing. However, the night belonged to Regina thanks to an array of sublime powerhouse vocal performances.

The evening kicked off with both the Fairfield Four and McCrary Sisters – inextricably linked through the siblings’ late father and Fairfield stalwart Sam McCrary - walking on stage to rapturous applause to perform an a cappella version of “Come In This House” before the McCrarys exited stage left to leave their father’s old group to declare that “this is church”.

After a standing ovation, both acts returned for a crowd-pleasing sing-a-long of the veteran group’s “Rock My Soul” to close an incredible evening of stellar vocal quartet gospel that succeeded in living up to its title by rocking the soul as well as the very foundations of Perth Concert Hall.

Continuing in that vein, the Four launched into an up tempo set of spirituals that left the audience in no doubt that this was an evening of praise as much as entertainment. The group were joined by Old Crow Medicine Show’s Willie Watson for “Children, Go Where I Send Thee” before finishing a set that proved that the current incarnation has what it takes to ensure the group extends to beyond its centenary in 2021. After the interval, the McCrary Sisters and their band took the audience on a whirlwind tour of gospel standards and originals and, whilst Ann was the obvious leader on the night, she was keen to let her sisters Freda, Deborah and Regina take the

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“To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war.” So goes the famous quotation attributed to Winston Churchill. In Inventing the Universe Alister stop McGrath sets out to winscience, friends withfaith a Why we can't talking about warm approach that invites us to move beyond the conflict narrative within which much of the science and faith debates with the New Atheists have been framed. Of that narrative he writes, “Its spell has been broken. It is time to move on and embrace a better approach.” (p203)

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To do this he offers a personal narrative that weaves through Hodder & Stoughton theth book in which he explains his own personal journey from 2015 8 October atheism to the enriching personal faith as a Christian he now £20 Of necessity he has to deal with some of the issues enjoys. Hardback that block dialogue and so he gently debunks some New Atheist myths regarding Galileo and Copernicus, and deftly expresses the limits of science when wrestling with issues of morality and ethics commenting, An accessible, scholarly and engaging account of the big questions about science and “To criticise science for failing to deliver moral principles is like blaming a microscope for not making good coffee.” (p179) Also addressed is Hawking and Mlodinow’s, The Grand Design in which theytroubled proposerelationship that the lawsbetween of physicsscience can account for the universe. McGrathdamaged responds, further b The often and religion was seemingly “Laws themselves cause nothing … Agency is one thing: explanation is another” (p84) New Atheism, which insisted that science had essentially disproved not just God but also the value there is increasing scepticism towards its often glib and superficial answers; and the big questi God and science haven't gone away - in fact, we seem to talk about them more than ever. The main purpose of the book however, is agnosticism of Charles Darwin allowed for a not so much to win arguments, but to win deeper and more respectful engagement. In this book leading scientist and theologian Professor Alister McGrath engages with all the big partnersand into what calls a ‘narrative Dawkins othersMcGrath have raised, includingoforigins, the burden of proof, meaning, the existence Outand of latest his own personal INVENTING journey andTHE UNIV enrichment’. (p203) To Informed do this McGrath place in the universe. by thedraws very best scholarship, experience in both science and in theology, on the history richnessfor of aChristian thought accessible andand engaging lay audience. McGrath calls for an intellectual humi lity that that has encouraged scientific enquiry, like that will allow those involved in debates around of Augustine’s idea and of a highly developing creation Positive, compelling readable, this is the thinking person's introduction to the comple science and faith to attempt to see things relationship between science and faith and how they enrich each other. under God’s providence. But he also reminds the reader of gentler times when the respectful differently and to engage more coherently salutary shock to anyone has simply for granted – ataken worthy aim. the received unwisdom on this subject. humanism of‘AErasmus and even the who cautious Another splendid contribution from Alister McGrath to the intellectual and imaginative treasury of belief.’ Rowan Williams ‘McGrath is ingenious and persuasive.’ The Times Literary Supplement Children & the familY- #9 (on C. S. Lewis: A Life)

CHILDREN WHO WAIT

There is a need in our own communities to serve our own children. In the Church of Scotland alone in 2013 there were 398, 389 pledged members. While it is simplistic to say that even if a portion of these members made a commitment the problem would be solved, it is clear that the church has a biblical commitment to orphaned children and that there remains a need.

You don’t have to do this alone, you wil receive support, training, guidance and allowances and fees. I ask you to refuse to do nothing. Volunteer, fundraise, explore fostering and adoption for your family, support others that are doing it. I truly believe there are no unwanted children just unfound families.

Kim McPherson Barnardo’s Operational Manager Fostering Scotland North I sat with her in my lap after taking her from her parents, watching intently the only item she had brought with her to her foster carer’s, her teddy, being slowly heated in the oven to disinfect it. You see this little girl had been neglected and had septic sores due to an un-treated lice infestation and her new carer had the insight to know she needed her teddy to feel safe. As a social worker I have seen many feats of love and compassion from foster carers and adopters over the years but they began just like you with a passion to help and a desire to be part of the solution. You don’t have to be

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perfect to be a foster carer, children will take you just as you are. Dr. Barnardo in the 1800’s decided to become a medical Christian missionary in China and began to train in London. He soon realised that there were thousands of children sleeping on the streets and saw there was a need to help the most vulnerable in his own community. Barnardo’s was begun. In Scotland there were 15,000 children in foster care in 2014. That is more than the population of Skye. In September of 2015 there were 206 children in Scotland that needed to be adopted, 197 of them were boys. Children & the familY- #9 -

Encouraging and equipping children’s ministry Conference in Edinburgh on Saturday 24 September 2016 Details on Facebook: search ‘Seen and Heard’

Seen and Heard is all about encouraging and equipping children’s ministry. On Saturday 24th September the first Seen and Heard conference will be held in Edinburgh. Through main sessions and workshops it aims to support this vital ministry area. The conference organiser Gemma Stoddart (Children’s Director in St Paul’s and St George’s, Edinburgh) says ‘Being involved in children’s ministry is a privilege, fun, challenging, life-giving and exhausting. I believe that the hundreds of people serving in this ministry each week should be celebrated and thanked; for every child they listen to and show the love of Jesus. My hope is that Seen and Heard does this by giving lots of inspiration and heaps of take home ideas. ’

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