The Free Church of Scotland has officially launched its new rural initiative, the Centre for Rural Ministry.
The Centre was initiated by Skye and Wester Ross presbytery but with a Scotland-wide remit to resource remote and rural Free Church congregations.
The aim is threefold: firstly, to contribute to the foundations of rural ministry through serious reflection on the theology and practice of rural ministry. Secondly, it will help to match up under-resourced churches with resource-rich congregations and parachurch agencies. It will also provide specialist help to assist congregations develop their full potential. Thirdly, it will also contribute to ministry recruitment in innovative ways such as summer ‘Gatherings’ on a Skye croft where the call to rural ministry will be discussed.
