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The Church of Scotland Pension Plan (Defined Contributions Group Personal Pension)

     Please find the latest presentation regarding the Church of Scotland pension plan including where to go for help and guidance HERE   

Sunday 9th March 2025 is an opportunity for the communities across the UK to come together in a Day of Reflection for the COVID-19 pandemic

  The COVID-19 Day of Reflection 2025 will take place on Sunday 9 March.   The UK Commission for Covid Commemoration’s final report was published in 2023. Their first recommendation is that ‘a UK-wide day of reflection should be established and held annually.’ Sunday 9th March 2025 is an opportunity for the communities across the …

Sanctuary First – Beginning to Flourish Lent 2025

Beginning to Flourish We invite you to follow along with us as we explore our Lenten theme for 2025 Beginning To Flourish You can use this Bible study for group discussion or personal reflection.    

Individually Guided Retreat at Whitchester Christian Centre – Monday 24 – Friday 28 February 2025

Individually Guided Retreat ​Monday 24 – Friday 28 February 2025 Taking the above as our text for the retreat, we invite you to come, stay, receive and find over these few days. ​£395 to include individual accompaniment each full day, in addition to full board. ​For further information, please see our Retreats & Quiet Days page.  …

Theology in Scotland journal: Call for contributions for Autumn 2025 issue on suffering and the problem of evil

The journal Theology in Scotland seeks contributions (articles, academic interviews, theological reflections, creative compositions) that explore the intersections of suffering, human and non-human experience, and divine presence in the world. This issue will seek to examine theological perspectives on suffering and its relationship to evil, and consider how Christian communities can respond to both in …

Seeds For Growth – next application deadline for larger grants 5pm 19 March 2025

  This is a reminder that the current round for applications for our larger grants will be closing at 5pm on 19 March. This is for Level 3 (£40,000/year max. for up to 3 years initially) and Level 4 (£100,000/year max. for up to 3 years initially) Grants. Lower level grants can be applied for …

How chaplains engage with diverse communities – first instalment

By Rev Michael Mair In October 2023, I was appointed as the Chaplain to the UK Oil and Gas Industry and made the transition from the parish into full-time chaplaincy. I had spent ten years as a local minister, and had enjoyed the regular pattern of leading worship, conducting funerals, weddings and sacraments as well …

Church of Scotland Learning and Stewardship

Over the past year, the Church of Scotland Learning and Stewardship teams have been collaborating to bring the stewardship resource ‘A Narrative of Generosity’ to a wider audience through the Church of Scotland Learning platform. Stewardship has been using ‘A Narrative of Generosity’ with congregations over a number of years and with a new home …

Rev Jane Barron reflects on the powerful Compline prayer from the Book of Common Prayer 1662

The Book of Common Prayer 1662 Lighten our darkness we beseech thee, O Lord; and by your great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night; For the love of your only Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen   Reflection The shortest and darkest day of the year is approaching as I …

Ian Morrison – Working as an Ordained Local Minister (OLM) alongside his work in the NHS

By Ian Morrison Jeremiah 29:11 If my younger self had a crystal ball and saw me today, working as an Ordained Local Minister (OLM) alongside my work in the NHS, I’m sure he’d think the crystal ball was faulty and would take it back for a refund! About 15 years ago, I had a very …

Church of Scotland – National Ministers’ Conference

National Ministers’ Conference Thursday, 27th February 2025 2pm – 9pm Murrayfield Stadium, Conference Centre, Roseburn Street, Edinburgh, EH12 5PJ The Church is asking for Ministers to be courageous leaders grounded in good theology and guided by the Holy Spirit. This is who we are and who God has called us to be. However, the last …

Church of Scotland Learning Live Module Launch – A Narrative of Generosity

Join us live on Church of Scotland Learning on Thursday 30th January from 7.00-7.45pm as we launch one of our brand new modules, ‘A Narrative of Generosity’; an exciting collaboration with the Church of Scotland Stewardship Team. In this live event you will have the opportunity to hear about these brilliant resources from the Stewardship …

Place for Hope training courses for 2025

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Last Call: Apply Now for the Doctor of Ministry Programme

The deadline for applying for the Doctor of Ministry programme run by New College in collaboration with Pittsburgh Theological Seminary is approaching. Further details are available here: https://divinity.ed.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-study/programmes/doctor-ministry   Rev Dr MaryAnn Rennie shares something of her experience on the programme here:  https://youtu.be/VEkUcn9PEKE?si=OxKnAvKXvHLEPVh4 Contact Alison Jack (a.jack@ed.ac.uk) for further information and to register interest.

New issue of Theology in Scotland: Reimagining Church and Society

The latest issue of the journal Theology in Scotland, titled “When Theological Landscapes Shift: Reimagining Church and Society”, is available to read online now. It features papers from two “A Future with Hope” events held at New College, Edinburgh in 2023 and 2024: Keynote article: – sociologist Prof David McCrone’s insightful analysis of a changing Scottish …

All Who Are Weary – Book Review

  Book Review – By Clare Milrine “All Who Are Weary: Finding True Rest by Letting Go of the Burdens You Were Never Meant to Carry” by Sarah Hauser thoughtfully explores the profound need for rest in our fast-paced, burden-laden lives, a message that is particularly relevant in today’s society where stress and burnout are …

A time of Fallowness

By Rev Chris Blackshaw One thing that has always struck me about those involved in ministry is how some set unrealistic objectives. Working long and excessive hours, cancelling days off, and sometimes not taking days off at all. I’ve been there and got the T-shirt, and it’s not a good place to be in. But …

The Denis Duncan Lecture 2025 with Prof John Swinton

Restorative Presence: Presence, Belonging, and the Journey of Healing  Book here

Short Courses for Winter-Spring 2025 at Trinity College Glasgow

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Scripture Union Scotland Christmas Resource

Scripture Union share their brand new RME resource, Explore Christmas for 8-11 years olds. The content is extremely transferrable within a church context in the lead up to Christmas. Over three video episodes, featuring young hosts, animation, and interviews with school children, we unpack ‘the promise’, ‘the surprise’ and ‘the light’ of Christmas. This free resource is accompanied …