THE Radical Action Plan for church growth, due to be presented to the General Assembly later this month, must surely include an understanding of the power and significance that technology can play in worship, mission and discipleship, especially when it comes to engaging with today’s generation which has lost contact with the church.
The Church of Scotland requires a new digital strategy that will enable us to reach beyond our present structures and become what we long to be – a Church Without Walls. When it comes to helping our local congregations engage with the digital world of worship and media, Sanctuary First is seeking to lead the way, but a great deal more needs to be done in this area if we are to be effective.
The Re-Imagining Church Conference funded and hosted by Sanctuary First in January 2019 saw around 150 church leaders begin to share and search for a new paradigm to begin to re-construct the way we do church. You can view all the material and seminars free at www.sanctuaryfirst.org.uk It is important that the energy and enthusiasm of that weekend continues to be fed back into the life and structures of our church.