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Steep rise in applications for Church of Scotland ministry
Applications from people interested in becoming ministers in the Church of Scotland have increased by more than 50% compared to 5 years ago with the Church having to put on an extra Vocations...
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Book row priest ‘booby-trapped home’ amid row about eviction
A bishop has claimed a priest at the centre of a row with the Catholic Church booby-trapped his parish house. Father Matthew Despard refused to leave his home at St John Ogilvie in High Blantyre, South...
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One in 50 Anglican clergy don’t believe in God: Scottish Episcopalians are...
One in 50 Anglican clergy in the UK believes God is merely a human construct, according to a new survey today. Just eight in ten believe there is a personal God and a further three in 100 believe there...
View ArticleOne in three church leaders have low morale – what would cheer them up?
A clear vision is the most important factor in ministers’ morale, according to the author of a new book on clergy leadership. Vision trumps all kinds of external circumstances including heavy...
View ArticleCatholic Church in Scotland received 15 allegations of abuse last year
The Catholic Church in Scotland received 15 allegations of abuse last year. Claims of sexual, physical, verbal or emotional abuse were made against seven members of the clergy and six others people...
View ArticleGo-ahead for major church credit union
↑ Interview with Canon Antony MacRow-Wood. Fair returns to savers, fair interest rates on loans and the aspiration to be a flagship credit union are among the aims of the Churches’ Mutual Credit Union...
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Kirk says ‘Tomorrow’s Calling’ in recruitment drive for new ministers
The Church of Scotland is launching a recruitment campaign for new ministers with a video championing their work in communities across the country. The Kirk’s ‘Tomorrow’s Calling’ campaign is reaching...
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Church of Scotland votes in favour of allowing ministers in same sex civil...
The Church of Scotland has voted in favour of allowing people in same sex civil partnerships to be called as ministers and deacons. The historic decision was made by the General Assembly on the Mound...
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Highland Theological College to offer alternative theology degree option for...
Highland Theological College UHI is opening a new base in Glasgow from September to fulfil a growing demand from existing and potential students for its BA (Hons) theological studies degree. The...
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Cambuslang priest set to return after being cleared by church probe into sex...
Parishioners at St Bride’s in Cambuslang have expressed their delight at the possible return to the parish of Father Paul Morton. The Catholic Church confirmed last week it had completed its...
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