“You can go into almost any city centre in Scotland and take your pick of evangelical churches. Granted, they are not as numerous as previous decades but there are still, by and large, some healthy ones to be found. Sadly, you cannot do that in many of the poorest communities of our country. If the […]

Scotland is changing. The spiritual landscape has undergone a seismic shift in the last few decades. Obviously, there is nothing new under the sun and society ebbs and changes throughout history. The problem is that many churches have not reacted well, or in some cases even at all, to some of these societal changes and […]

Scotland is changing. The spiritual landscape has undergone a seismic shift in the last few decades. Obviously, there is nothing new under the sun and society ebbs and changes throughout history. The problem is that many churches have not reacted well, or in some cases even at all, to some of these societal changes, and […]

Scotland is changing. The spiritual landscape has undergone a seismic shift in the last few decades. Obviously, there is nothing new under the sun and society ebbs and changes throughout history. The problem is that many churches have not reacted well, or in some cases even at all, to some of these societal changes, and […]

How do we implement a vision for reaching lost people in Scotland? Local congregations need to face up to the facts on the ground. Scotland is less than 2% Christian. Even in the good old days it was never more than 10%, but society felt more Christian. Christians felt like they were the moral majority […]

Scotland is changing. The Scotland of 30 years ago is not the Scotland of today. The death of manufacturing and the coal-mining industry, coupled with the rise in new technologies, have changed our employment landscape forever. We are now, more than ever, a multicultural nation with people flocking to our shores from every continent on […]

Andy & Lauren Mathieson have recently moved to Lochee, a poor community in the city of Dundee. The following film introduces them, the area, and the current opportunities we have within that community. We are praying that God will revitalise this work and we will have a growing gospel-centred church over the coming years. Please […]

How will you grow and disciple your launch team, leaders, and new believers? This may seem like a premature question if all you’ve currently done is move into an area and are still in the information gathering phase. But a good planter is always thinking ahead. As followers of Jesus Christ, we never get to […]

The early stages of forming a launch group for a new church are particularly vulnerable. Once word gets around that something ‘new’ is starting, people will want to become a part of it. This is both good and bad. It is good if you attract the right sort of people. They are very few and […]

There are a number of models for gathering people. For instance, will you develop a small or large group model? Small groups permit a closer, more relational focus, which allows small group leaders to develop more easily. Large groups allow the focus to be on the planter who directs the programs, projects, and systems. It […]