Prayer Room (available throughout the conference)

Want to pray more?
Take time out to come apart from the busy-ness, to pray through issues in more detail, in a room dedicated to prayer. The Prayer Room will be open for you throughout the conference for prayer, contemplation, space to think or just as an escape to a more tranquil space. Use it as and when you wish.

The Love of Strangers (Steve Aisthorpe)

The Apostle Paul commands us to “pursue hospitality” - literally “the love of strangers”. How are we, in rural Scotland, to respond… and what special opportunities does the Year of Homecoming offer? Steve is a Regional Development Officer within the Mission and Discipleship Council.

Coming Home with the Poor (Martin Johnstone)

Jesus calls us to share the Gospel with the poor. This workshop explores some stories of churches striving to do just that - and how we can do the same. Martin is Associate Secretary for Priority Areas within the Ministries Council.

Going Home (and Away) to Play (Neil Young)

Young people in many parishes are now given a few pounds and told to go away and amuse themselves. St. Paul’s Church in the east end of Glasgow has been working with families, taking on board experiences shared with our Zambian friends, to relearn how to play together. This has helped bond a community and a church in a time of change. Neil is a Church of Scotland Youth Worker.

Code 21 of God (Carole McQueen)

Carole works as an Intelligence Analyst for the Scottish Crime and Drugs Enforcement Agency. She & some work colleagues are planting a “Police Church”; a mission-focused church in the workplace; a church that recognises the lie of the sacred/secular divide. This seminar looks at what God has done so far and the challenges facing the Church as a whole in equipping and releasing people to minister in the workplace.

Freedom to Reform, Freedom to Devolve (David Cameron and friends)

Presbytery: for meeting or for worship? David is Convener of the Panel on Review and Reform, who will lead the seminar along with some others from the Panel.

"Parish Mission" or "Mission to the Parish"? (Jim Stewart)

Becoming a mission oriented congregation. Jim is minister of Perth: Letham St Mark’s.

Where now for Post-Christian Scotland? (Elvis Elahie)

What has the world church got to say to a pluralist, relativist, post-Christian Scotland?