tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702498547782657636.post7944733522116674094..comments2023-02-15T00:15:50.873-08:00Comments on Soul Search: Musselburgh Congregational ChurchSoul Searcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01484611864233206491noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702498547782657636.post-82203499485468936342013-10-12T12:08:02.988-07:002013-10-12T12:08:02.988-07:00The East of Scotland Gospel Partnership (see my po...The East of Scotland Gospel Partnership (see my post on <a href="http://soulsearch2013.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/niddrie-community-church.html" rel="nofollow">Niddrie Community Church</a>) is a case in point, having its postal address c/o the Free Church College and supported by Charlotte Chapel, St Columba's Free and various Church of Scotland parishes. Maybe that's the way forward. Soul Searcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01484611864233206491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702498547782657636.post-30973264111490546062013-10-09T14:30:18.553-07:002013-10-09T14:30:18.553-07:00I suppose what's interesting is that some with...I suppose what's interesting is that some within the long-standing denominations have taken on this modern missional approach that you'd possibly have expected from some of the 'relevant' churches you mention. Modern interface with a trendy website, social media to the fore, a hall - not a church, coffee and films, a creative partnership with America - and a church plant, not a parish. Alannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702498547782657636.post-88687656010118547672013-10-09T12:49:56.241-07:002013-10-09T12:49:56.241-07:00Wow! A denomination I'd never heard about - AR...Wow! A denomination I'd never heard about - ARP - if it counts as a denomination in its own right. I'll have to check out Grace Church. Thanks. Soul Searcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01484611864233206491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702498547782657636.post-4258451491844973022013-10-09T00:40:58.158-07:002013-10-09T00:40:58.158-07:00Have a look at http://www.gracechurchleith.org/ - ...Have a look at http://www.gracechurchleith.org/ - and a wee look at how it began might surprise - http://www.reformissionscotland.com/about/how-we-began/Alannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702498547782657636.post-25703597381654846342013-08-27T12:58:18.297-07:002013-08-27T12:58:18.297-07:00It's a bleak prospect. As soon as those kids h...It's a bleak prospect. As soon as those kids hit tertiary education I bet they'll be courted by slicker and apparently more "relevant" churches - Life, Destiny, Central or Hope! - whose very names evidence brand awareness and seductive marketing. I wonder if the dwindling denominations ever attempt to draw up an exit strategy, or are they just soldiering on and taking no thought for the morrow?Soul Searcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01484611864233206491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-702498547782657636.post-68929257480584100552013-08-27T06:33:59.720-07:002013-08-27T06:33:59.720-07:00As most church attendees are older than you or I t...As most church attendees are older than you or I then in 20 years most of those churches will no longer exist. I suspect that there will be quite a number of new churches of new types to fill the gap, but the other denominations will have to go all ecumenical to cover the gaps in their coverage.Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09396016590610037737noreply@blogger.com