A quick reminder that this coming Monday sees the first of our short series of Pastoral Theology webinars, looking at different aspects of the spiritual leader’s life. In the first one, recently retired Pastor David Greenaway will be talking about The Spiritual Leader and their leisure.
More info at Pastoral Theology Webinars | Edinburgh Bible College
We are delighted to welcome Rev Dr John Toller as a new Trustee and member of our Board of Directors.
John is from Dundee and came to faith while at school. He went on to study History at Dundee University, where he did a PhD and lectured for three years. He was called to the pastorate of Carnoustie Baptist Church, at that time a recent plant from Dundee Central Baptist, initially studying concurrently at the Scottish Baptist College in Paisley. He has served in Carnoustie since 2012, and is also involved as chaplain to the local football club. John is married to Jemma and they have three children.
We are indebted to all of our Trustees who freely and generously give of their wisdom, experience and time to provide governance for the College and support for the team.
Our most popular module this term has proved to be Pastoral Theology in which we seek to prepare and equip spiritual leaders for local churches. We’re opening up the next section of the course by offering a series of webinars on subjects related to various aspects of the life of spiritual leaders – their walk with the Lord, their trials, their leisure time, their reading and study, and their families; all led by men with considerable experience. These zoom based webinars are open to all, though registration is required (here), and there is a cost of £20 for each. Why not register for one or more and also make them known to others. Contact us for more information.
Our warmest congratulations to Ramone who yesterday was awarded his well earned MRes (Master of Research by Highland Theological College. Ramone’s research was on the subject of Robert Bruce of Kinnaird and the Resilience of Presbyterianism in Scotland 1610 – 1637.
Steve Auld of N Ireland is Principal John Brand’s latest guest Preacher on Preaching
It’s just 8 days until the launch of the new EBC Podcast and we’re really encouraged by the interest that is already being shown in this new venture. Starting on Friday 24th October, the podcast will be live from 7.30 – 8.00pm and the plan is to do this on a fortnightly basis. It will be LIVE on EBC’s Facebook page and you will be able to interact with Ramone and myself and any guests we have on by texting in questions and messages. The audio will then be posted on three podcast channels – Podbean, Apple and Spotify – details of which will be available next Friday.
We would love you to make this as widely known as you can and if you have any suggestions as to things we could be talking about on the podcast, do let us know.
We are ordering another batch of exclusive EBC fleeces and are happy to make them available to anyone.
The fleeces come in the following colours: Black, Charcoal, Maroon, Red, Green, Royal Blue or Navy Blue and size options are:
| Size | XS | S | M | L | XL | 2XL | 3XL | 4XL |
| Chest to fit (inches) | 36-38 | 38-40 | 40-42 | 42-44 | 44-46 | 46-48 | 50-52 | 52-54 |
The price is £25 plus postage per fleece and if you would like to order one or more, please let us have your order by lunchtime on Friday 24th October, and remember Christmas is coming so why not buy one or more as a present for someone! Payment is not necessary until we get the fleeces.
Please email your request to info@edinburghbiblecollege.co.uk and detail your choice of colour and size for each fleece ordered.
How prescient and wise Martin Luther was; though it is, of course, logical common sense.
One of the greatest reasons why the church of Christ in the west, at least, is in the woeful condition we see all around us is that men have been – and to this day are being – trained for ministry in institutions and by professors who are not themselves steeped in or committed to the authority of Scripture, not to mention unregenerate. Luther was right when he warned against sending men to secular training establishments – and yet churches still send them and individuals still go to them today, perpetuating the problem.
