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At the end of every year Kellie and I host our staff Christmas party.  This year more than 20 of us gathered to celebrate the year and a bit of Christmas together.  As you can see from the pictures our team has many hands. Many people are working hard to advance this work in Glasgow.

In the pictures you see that we really do like each other and enjoy being together.  It is so special to co-labour for Jesus with people I love and respect -it is so right and yet so rare.  I am thankful.

May God continue to bless us with a spirit of unity and love as we enter a new year running after Jesus Christ together.

Just over a week ago I found myself sitting in an old church building in Scotland listening to young men honing their teaching skills.  The weekend was called “Simply Holy Spirit.”  A weekend of teaching our people some of the doctrine of the Holy Spirit, some about spiritual gifts, and some about the fruit of the Spirit.

Todd Weller put together the vast majority of the content and coordinated the teaching effort.  There were two focuses for the weekend.  First, to teach our people about the Holy Spirit.  Second, to train and give opportunities for young people to explore teaching or worship leading gifts.

Our church is both a church and a mission.  Although we are clearly a local church, which gathers weekly to worship and learn and spur one another on towards love and good deeds, we are not just a local church.  We are also a mission to Glasgow and to Scotland.   What I saw in these young teachers made me smile, knowing God is rising up a new generation of preachers who have the potential of seeing thousands return to believing in Jesus Christ, convinced that God is who the bible says he is, and certain that God will do everything he says he will do.

The future is looking a bit brighter.