Archive | June, 2010
Summer is almost a foretaste of heaven!

Summer is almost a foretaste of heaven!

The Summer seems to have really arrived here in Bo’ness. everything is looking absolutely spectacular. The Bo’ness Fair has a great influenece on the way the town looks at this time of the year. Most people have put extra work into their gardens and it means that the whole town looks well cared for and [...]

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A Sunday Church or An Everyday Church?

A Sunday Church or An Everyday Church?

I was speaking to a parent of one of our youth leader today. He told me he didn’t go to church however he was perfectly comfortable coming into St Andrew’s to work with his son on a joint radio programme. As we spoke he said to me. “Yeah this place is different its not a [...]

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iTalker’s Has His Own Show On ValleyFM 87.7

iTalker’s Has His Own Show On ValleyFM 87.7

Hey can you believe it? Its that time of the year. Yes today ValleyFM goes live on air right up to the the Saturday of Bo’ness Fair. iIf you live in the Bo’ness area you’ll find them on the radio at 87.7FM otherwise you can click here and find the radio station. We’re go on [...]

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Can an ipad or an iphone mediate Communion?

Can an ipad or an iphone mediate Communion?

It continues to be interesting to see how the press has picked up on the streaming of the service to iphones. We’ve had a number of inquires from churches and from individuals about what we are attempting to do here in Bo’ness with technology. I guess one of the things we want to be is [...]

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BBC Report St Andrew’s Bo’ness Streaming to iPads

BBC Report St Andrew’s Bo’ness Streaming to iPads

It was encouraging to everyone involved with the streaming out of the worship service today to have the appoval of one of Apple’s Senior Directors. In an email to me last week he wrote about our plan to stream out the weekly service to iphones ipads and ipods Mark Rogers writes “A nice project, yet [...]

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iworship  streamed live on an iphone and the U2Charist – What Next?

iworship streamed live on an iphone and the U2Charist – What Next?

My colleague Neil MacLennan who heads up Sanctus Media the production company that has grown out of the ministry here in St Andrew’s Bo’ness has worked his magic yet again and has figured out a way to allow our weekly streamed service to now be streamed on an iphone or an ipad. How cool is [...]

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Edinburgh 2010 to Glasgow Praise Gathering 2010

Edinburgh 2010 to Glasgow Praise Gathering 2010

Looking through the photograohs on my iphone this weekend just reminded me of all the excellent experiences that I was able to enjoy over the past few days. It was a real privelege to be able to attend the 2010 Edinburgh Missionary Conference and begin to write about some of the important issues that still [...]

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The Best Flyers or Fryers in Town ?

The Best Flyers or Fryers in Town ?

This is a post highlighting the courage and tenasity of the congregation of St Andrew’s Bo’ness. Moving on to discuss the merrits of the Sanctuary First Alternative Service being pioneered out of Bo’ness.

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Wisdom and Magic

Wisdom and Magic

Recently I had the opportunity to listen to Norman Drummond give an inspiring lecture on leadership at Edinburgh University entitled,” Wisdom and Magic” its well worth a listen. It turned out to be a great evening all round. I had the chance to catch up with a few friends followed by an excellent meal in [...]

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Can Edinburgh 2010 Inspire the Church in Scotland?

Can Edinburgh 2010 Inspire the Church in Scotland?

The Edinburgh 2010 Missionary Conference is now underway. I had the opportunity to drop into the conference for a little while yesterday morning. Its actually quite an impressive sight to see so many different nationalities taking part. In comparion with the Lausanne Conference which will meet in Cape Town later in the year, where there [...]

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