Flourish SBC

28/08/2024

Come join us, 10 days to go, still time to register and bring a friend. A day of encouragement, learning and I promise you, the best cakes ever 💕

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17/08/2024

Still time to register 💕

17/08/2024

Still time to register.

Flourish Conference is just around the corner, let me introduce you to another of our Speakers for the day

LINK TO REGISTER WILL BE IN THE COMMENTS

The theme is Cultivate

I wonder what you are growing in the garden of your mind.

What kind of thoughts are you allowing to inform your day?

What type of person are you becoming?

If we don't cultivate who we want to become, the World will do it for us,

Let me introduce Elaine Duncan who will look at Cultivating Scripture

Elaine is the Chief Executive of the Scottish Bible Society. The work of the Society is to share the Bible in Scotland and around the world as our conviction is that the Bible will lead people to Jesus. Elaine is not only enthusiastic about people having a Bible in their own language but also about helping people understand it and grow in their relationship with Jesus
Christ through it. The focus of Elaine’s work has always been to encourage people to know God better as they interact with his Word.
Elaine’s previous employment has been with Scripture Union Scotland and the Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship. She has a degree in Behavioural Sciences (psychology) and worked for 18 months in a psychiatric unit.
Elaine says fresh air, exercise, good coffee, stimulating friends and food go into making a great day! Elaine is originally from Cumbria. She now lives in Glasgow, works in Edinburgh and supports the Scottish rugby team!

Cultivating Worship Sam and Erin Hibbard

Cultivating Creativity and Culture Fiona Stewart

Cultivating what you see Athena Carnaghan

Thoughts on the word cultivate
Vicky Evans
Isobel Strang

Bring your friends, bring yourself, come and be encouraged

If you are coming on your own, let us know and we will make sure you have someone to sit with.

If you have any questions, please email us

[email protected]

or

[email protected]

With love

Athena and The Flourish Team

25/07/2024

Flourish Conference is just around the corner, let me introduce you to another of our Speakers for the day

LINK TO REGISTER WILL BE IN THE COMMENTS

The theme is Cultivate

I wonder what you are growing in the garden of your mind.

What kind of thoughts are you allowing to inform your day?

What type of person are you becoming?

If we don't cultivate who we want to become, the World will do it for us,

Let me introduce Elaine Duncan who will look at Cultivating Scripture

Elaine is the Chief Executive of the Scottish Bible Society. The work of the Society is to share the Bible in Scotland and around the world as our conviction is that the Bible will lead people to Jesus. Elaine is not only enthusiastic about people having a Bible in their own language but also about helping people understand it and grow in their relationship with Jesus
Christ through it. The focus of Elaine’s work has always been to encourage people to know God better as they interact with his Word.
Elaine’s previous employment has been with Scripture Union Scotland and the Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship. She has a degree in Behavioural Sciences (psychology) and worked for 18 months in a psychiatric unit.
Elaine says fresh air, exercise, good coffee, stimulating friends and food go into making a great day! Elaine is originally from Cumbria. She now lives in Glasgow, works in Edinburgh and supports the Scottish rugby team!

Cultivating Worship Sam and Erin Hibbard

Cultivating Creativity and Culture Fiona Stewart

Cultivating what you see Athena Carnaghan

Thoughts on the word cultivate
Vicky Evans
Isobel Strang

Bring your friends, bring yourself, come and be encouraged

If you are coming on your own, let us know and we will make sure you have someone to sit with.

If you have any questions, please email us

[email protected]

or

[email protected]

With love

Athena and The Flourish Team

17/06/2024

Registration for our Flourish Conference is now open, we would love you to join us as we look at the theme of Cultivate.

It promises to be a great day with loads of fun and an opportunity to worship and grow together.

I will share the link which can also be found on our church website http://www.stranraerbaptist.co.uk/ on the Flourish Page

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdJF8PucjZW0d9vCyOnW7cDQcv2EOyUpEN6bmJF7ng8RIOKiw/viewform

We are delighted to welcome

Fiona Stewart

Fiona Stewart is a writer, performer and broadcaster based in Glasgow. She trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts and is the Creative Director of Foolproof Creative Arts, an arts charity she founded in 2010. Fiona is a regular radio and television contributor, and hosts a number of podcasts including Hollow and Substantial, an inter-generational podcast about life and faith, and The Outspoken Bible, a podcast for the Scottish Bible Society. For SBS she has produced a series of audio dramas on books of the Bible including Where You Go, An End To The Darkness and The Advent, and is currently working on one on the Book of Acts called To The Ends of the Earth. Fiona writes and performs spoken word poetry, usually posted on social media under the hashtag , and often as commissioned pieces. Fiona is a member of Adelaide Place Baptist Church where she previously served on the Core Leadership Team, and led a community based in the east end of the city. In her spare time she loves swimming (pretty much anywhere), theatre and attempting to cultivate her scrubby patch of north-east facing garden.

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13/12/2023

Stranraer Baptist Church has a busy couple of weeks coming up. Be sure to come along to their Christmas Services. And remember your Christmas Jumper on Christmas Eve

Our full Christmas Schedule.
Please note the time of our Christmas Day service, which will be at 10am this year.
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03/10/2023

Our friends over at Dumfries Baptist Church are hosting an amazing event
Check out their page for more information

Compassion are hosting a ladies night on the 11th November at DBCC, with singer songwriter Philippa Hanna and Christian comedian Jo Enright. This is the only date in Scotland so please come along and support the event and invite your friends. The link for booking tickets is https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ladies-night-a-night-of-music-comedy-for-ladies-of-all-ages-16-tickets-692302594697?aff=ebdsoporgprofile and the early bird price is £5. Tickets can also be purchased from the DBCC office ( the early bird price only lasts until mid-October!

09/09/2023

15/08/2023

As Flourish 2023 approaches, below is an opportunity to dip in to Flourish 2022

To register and book for Flourish 2023, please follow this link
stranraerbaptist.co.uk/Flourish

11/08/2023

If you haven't registered for our Flourish Conference why don't you check this out?
10 am - 3.30 pm on Saturday, September 9th 2023.
Our theme is Devoted

We have Emma Jackson from Christians Against Poverty joining us.

https://capuk.org/about-us/our-work-across-the-uk/our-work-in-scotland

Bio - Emma Jackson, National Director Scotland
Emma is the Scotland Director for Christian’s Against Poverty (CAP) leading the work in Scotland of this UK wide debt and anti-poverty charity. This includes a network of community based debt centres providing holistic advice and support for households on some of the lowest incomes in Scotland. Emma has worked for CAP in this role for 5 years, previously working in senior leadership in disability and Higher Education. Emma speaks widely on the subject of debt, poverty, the local church and the inclusion of those with lived experience. Emma is also a contributor for BBC Radio Scotland’s Thought for the Day and a board member for the Poverty Alliance. She lives with her family in the rural Borders where they all enjoy being outdoors as much as possible. They all worship in their local Church of Scotland church. You can hear from Emma via her Twitter account

We also have Odele Harding from Kyria Network

https://kyrianetwork.com/

There is a short video from Odele in the comments.

Should you wish to know more message us here or email us at

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