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Reaching the Unchurch Network (RUN) Conference on Cafe Church - Tue 18 Nov @ Queens Park Baptist Church. For details go to www.run.org.uk click on ENVISION and then go to CONFERENCES

Brian McLaren speaking in Glasgow on Sun 7 Dec and Mon 8 Dec. For details go to http://www.brianmclaren.2getherscotland.org/

Mission – our no 1 priority
It’s official…the primary aim of this Presbytery is mission!

Mission is essential to the identity of each of one of our congregations. It is ‘not in any sense an “add-on”’.

Saturday 14 March 2009

2-5 pm

Presbytery of Dumbarton Mission Fair

More details to follow -  BUT GET IN IT YOUR DIARY!

Convener:
Rev Alan J Hamilton LLB BD

email: 
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Tel:
0141 942 0021

The Mission Committee
 The Committee exists to encourage mission and training for mission throughout the Presbytery. We also keep abreast of ideas and resources in the field of mission and try to pass these on to congregations.

What’s out there to help us?
I guess that, for many of us, mission is a daunting idea. We are struggling to keep going with what and who we have without adding even more to our burden. However, worry not! I doubt that there has been any time in the church’s history when mission has been better resourced. Right at the forefront of understanding and promoting mission is the church’s own Mission and Discipleship Council. They provide regular updates on conferences, web-sites, book and other ideas. The web-link is listed below along with a number of other organisations which offer help with doing mission in all its forms. However, if you have any sources that you would like to see added to this list, please do let me know.

Does Mission have to be high-tech?
No! Mission is for everyone: ‘God uses ordinary people as “angels” – messengers of good news’. A book – You’re an Angel – has been written specifically ‘to make any Christian say, “I could do that!”’.

…and finally
Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with ideas, advice or information.

May you know the grace of God, the power of the Spirit and the presence of the Son who has sent you out into the world with Good News.

Alan Hamilton
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Useful web addresses:

NB: you can get the excellent Mission and Discipleship E-News by emailing Sheila Reeves ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) and asking to be added to the distribution list. THIS IS A MUST FOR MISSION!

Nexus Scotland
www.nexusscotland.org

Reaching the Unchurched Network (RUN)
www.run.org.co.uk

See also:
www.emergingchurch.info

www.freshexpressions.org.uk

Reaching the Unchurched Network (RUN)
www.run.org.co.uk

See also:
www.emergingchurch.info

www.freshexpressions.org.uk

“The primary aim of Presbytery is to plan and support the missionary strategy of the Church in its area.” (Presbytery Handbook, p.22)