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25/10/2026

be praying for our brothers and sisters in Kilwinning!

22/10/2026

Congratulations to Caroline Casement, recipient of an Advanced Diploma in Christian Ministry. She is serving at Hope Church Bingham in Edinburgh.

20/10/2026

🚨NEW POD EPISODE JUST DROPPED🚨

Can a posh Southerner cut it in Scotland’s schemes?

Mez and Ian welcome Andy Constable to The Ragged Podcast to talk South African townships, life in Niddrie, and putting down roots for long-term gospel ministry.

Honest, off the wall, and full of grace. Tune in!

https://audioboom.com/posts/8966755-can-a-posh-southerner-cut-it

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/can-a-posh-southerner-cut-it/id6813111907?i=1000797156605

https://open.spotify.com/show/0tM7wpn1KJ81tlpopeOPBJ?si=RIH90NGmQyqR28lxZP8LKg

Can a Posh Southerner Cut It in Scotland’s Schemes?

18/10/2026

Our prayer is to see a thriving, gospel-preaching church in Gorgie, in southwest Edinburgh.

After years of prayer, months of outreach, and much hard work renovating the building, the Gorgie Plant team hosted their first Sunday evening gathering as they prepare to relaunch Gorgie Mission Church in January.

Please pray for the team as they build relationships in the community, share the gospel, and prepare for the relaunch.

15/10/2026

Congratulations to Benny Anderson, recipient of a Masters in Christian Ministry. He is helping to plant a church in Gorgie, Edinburgh.

13/10/2026

From a life of crime and violence to preaching Christ and pastoring a church plant—Sam Wilkins joins us on The Ragged Podcast to share his remarkable story.

Check out this latest episode:

https://youtu.be/Qbkh-JuFOsQ?si=S8WnDeKJsPDPh4eV

https://audioboom.com/channels/5176460.rss

06/10/2026

"What encourages me most about what God's doing in our community is he's bringing together a team of believers from all around the world to minister to people who are also around the world."

05/10/2026

What does it take to be a church where people on the margins find welcome, care and belonging? In this episode of the Ragged Podcast, Ian and Mez talk with Jonathan Parkinson, CEO of Caring for Life and pastor of Grace Community Church Leeds North, about how churches can better reach and care for those society often overlooks.

Together, they explore what it means to share the hope of the gospel through practical compassion, faithful friendship and a commitment to walking alongside people for the long haul.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ragged-podcast/id6813111907?uo=4

https://open.spotify.com/show/RaggedPodcast

https://audioboom.com/posts/8960626-lowering-the-tone-being-a-church-for-those-on-the-margins

03/10/2026

"Sometimes our unwillingness to submit is most obvious in the smallest things.
When we’re interrupted…
When we’re exhausted…
When our plans are spoiled…

Why?

Because serving is easier when it happens on our own terms.
But submission means serving when it’s uncomfortable and inconvenient… When something we want, has to take a back seat…

When it comes to our preferences, our privileges & our priorities – are we willing to surrender, and serve and submit for the sake of others?

Paul says this is the attitude that should characterise redeemed people in their relationships with one another – patterned after Jesus who stooped to serve for the sake of lifting others up…
At great cost to himself… all the way to the cross…

The person who has submitted to Christ should increasingly become someone who doesn't always need to get their own way – and whose greater desire is the good and growth of other believers… even at your own cost."

What an encouraging way to end our October Weekender. Thanks to all who made it a success, and to all who attended. All glory to be Christ!

03/10/2026

"Authority that has been redeemed relies on its redeemer" - Sam Wilkins