We met in Perth on Saturday 24 June to pray and catch up. During the event we heard short and very encouraging presentations from Lynsey Brennan, Martin Fair, Alan McWilliam and Fiona Morrison. We’ve shared Martin’s presentation above. We chose not to share the others in order to maintain the privacy of the individual stories…

Older institutional churches in Scotland are generally declining. We find ourselves increasingly irrelevant and marginalised in society. The Kirk herself is going through a significant crisis of resources. We can no longer afford or staff our historic structures or practices. In this context, ministers and other church leaders are often stressed and demoralised. Many congregations…