Scottish Baptist College

Ethics Daily profile of Assistant Principal, Rev. Dr. Lina Toth

Earlier this week (Nov 1st), Ethics Daily (a division of the Baptist Center for Ethics) ran a “Profiles in Goodwill” […]

Reflecting Theologically on Global Mission: Graeme McMeekin (Audio)

On Wednesday 23rd October we had the privilege of hosting Graeme McMeekin to share on the topic of Act Justly, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly: Theological Reflections on Global Missions.

David Gushee – What is Truth? (Video)

On October 3rd 2019, Professor David Gushee gave the Scottish Baptist College’s 125th Anniversary Lecture on campus at the University of the West of Scotland in front of a packed lecture theatre.

The Story of Creation: A reflection on the Climate Strike

In the summer of 2018 I remember listening to a Radio 1 Newsbeat report on my drive home from SBC about climate change. A question and a quote has haunted me ever since.

Skinny Jeans and Upbeat Tunes: The problem with church growth marketing

I’m not really that interested in debating church growth, I think it’s a bit of a red herring (hopefully by the end of this piece it will be clear what I mean by this!) Instead, I want to think through what “effective engagement with those not already in church” looks like

What makes us happy?

What makes us happy? And perhaps more significantly, what does living the Christian life have to do with happiness?

School’s Chaplaincy – Interview with Rev. Steve Younger

Starting in September, we are launching a new stand-alone module in School’s Chaplaincy.

The “evolution” of Church

It seems to promote newness over tried and tested thinking; innovation over reliability; and flexibility over foundations. Maybe in business this is beneficial but is the same true of the Church? Where deepening relationships is key often stability is valued and when it comes to longer term social transformation longevity is often better than a flash-in-the-pan hit and run approach.

Step Into Christmas, Let’s join together…

In the past couple of weeks, on my commute to work, I’ve heard Elton John’s Step Into Christmas on a […]

Celebrating the season!

As we head into December most people will start to turn their thoughts towards Christmas (though some have already been […]