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ANNUAL REVIEW 2010
Introduction
Anticipation. Excitement. Enthusiasm. Change.
Four words which may well have described the atmosphere John Knox brought on his return to Scotland from Geneva. A powerful communicator, his preaching helped to change Scottish Christianity forever. Indeed many would argue that the Reformation, as it was to be called, had a profound influence on all strands of Scottish society.
It is worth remembering, in this 450th year since the Reformation,
that it was not a once and for all event. A reformed church is 'ecclesia
reformata, semper reformanda' (a church reformed, always being
reformed) - a persistent reminder that the Church of Scotland is
dynamic, not static, its character underpinned by Word and
Sacrament and energised by the Holy Spirit.
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not the Church of 1560. Over the intervening years many traditions
have been established and while good ones remain others are, quite
rightly, set aside and replaced with new ways of being the Church
of Scotland in the increasingly complex world of the 21st century. |
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The Annual Review reflects this evolving process. It describes vividly
the way in which the Church seeks to be the Body of Christ, its rich
diversity reflected in the stories told: from Paul's shipwreck on Malta
to 1500 years of worship in Luss; from John Calvin to Edinburgh
2010; from Society, Religion and Technology to the Forget-Me-Not
project. The Review allows its readers to take some pride in the
achievements of congregations all over Scotland and beyond.
It also allows readers the opportunity to reflect on a changing
church in a changing society.
I like the story in Luke 9:1-10:
'When Jesus had called the Twelve together...he sent them out
to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick...When the
apostles returned, they reported to Jesus what they had done.'
Might this be the first Review in the Christian story?
There is little time to pause for the work of Christ's Kingdom must
go on - in anticipation with excitement and enthusiasm as we
face the challenge of change.
The Right Reverend John Christie
Moderator of the General Assembly
of the Church of Scotland,
May 2010
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