Scottish Church Planting Network

Dave Richards is the Rector of P's & G's Church in Edinburgh and has recently completed his doctorate in Church Planting. In this episode, recorded after the conference, Dave shares the findings from his research. Church Planting in the Secular West (Stefan Paas)Leadership on the Line (Ronald A Heifetz and Marty Linsky)The Making of a Leader (J Robert Clinton)Follow Scottish Ch

Christine and Pam are members of Forres Community Church. They joined Fiona at lunchtime on Saturday to talk about how they got involved in a new worshipping community in Forres, about what they each bring to the initiative, about how to get behind the pioneers and about what's next.Follow Scottish Church Planting Conference on Eventbrite to find out about future events.

Neil, Hannah and David work for the Church of Scotland and are the team behind the Seeds for Growth Fund. In this episode they talk to Fiona about what they fund, what they don't fund, who can apply to the fun and what sort of projects they've already supported. Plus there are top tips on how to complete a good application form, and how to survive a busy conference!Follow Scottish

Rufai and Kemi Adelosa lead a church plant in Craigentinny in Edinburgh as part of the Redeemed Christian Church of God. They've also recently planted into Galashiels.Rufai joined Fiona to tell her all about how they began planting in a community where isolation and depression is widespread during the pandemic, and what he longs to see God do in Craigentinny and Galashiels. He also

Pete Anderson is the Lead Pastor of City on a Hill, a multi-site church in Edinburgh. He joined Fiona to chat about the role of the planter and the importance of prioritising people and prayer over projects. He shares something of his journey from a handful of people meeting in a front room to a church which has now planted globally.Follow Scottish Church Planting Conference on Eve

Moses Adewuyi is a missionary to Scotland from Nigeria. He is planting into the city centre of Edinburgh, and is part of a church that meets just off the Royal Mile. Moses joined Fiona to talk about what he observes about Scottish culture. He also shares a remarkable testimony of a man responding to the gospel on Princes Street as the words of Amazing Grace spoke to him. Follow Sco

Stan Lyth and Keith Short lead the Scottish Network Churches. Keith has been a church planter for over 40 years and now heads up the network. Stan and his wife Gill lead a new intergenerational congregation in Dunfermline called Gather. SNC has a new initiative called Launch which encourages churches to consider planting. In their seminar, Stan and Keith aim to help church leaders

Brian Ingraham is the senior pastor of Re:Hope, a multi-site church of 4 congregations in Glasgow and Paisley. He and his wife, Kelly, came to Glasgow in 2003 from Seattle to plant a church. On the Saturday morning of the conference, he joined Fiona to talk about his heart for planting, about some of his mistakes along the way and about how Re:Hope uses video to enable the whole ch

Fiona is joined by Salvation Army Captain Ian Arthur to talk about how we measure success in church planting, and how we cope when we are experiencing a failure to thrive. He also talks about life as a Salvation Army officer in Port Glasgow, a town known as 'the dirty port'.Follow Scottish Church Planting Conference on Eventbrite to find out about future events.

Professor Gareth Morgan is chair of trustees of the Paristamen Charity, a grant-making charity that offers support to church planting projects. He joins Fiona Stewart to talk about grant-giving charities, reading instructions properly and political engagement. Follow Scottish Church Planting Conference on Eventbrite to find out about future events.