Mission and Discipleship Council
DOWNLOADS AND RESOURCES
A range of information and resources specifically written
for staff, office bearers and those in the ministries. Resources
on this page are available to download in Word [.doc], rich
text [.rtf], text only [.txt] and PDF [.pdf]* formats.
On this page you can download resources about:
Art and architecture information pamphlets
Art 4 God Project
Communion vessels
Copyright law and the Church
Office of Session Clerk booklet
Royal School of Church Music (RSCM)
Relations With Other Faiths
Highland Newsletter - Lengthen and Strengthen
Salary scales for organists
Scottish Churches Organist Training Scheme
Scottish Stained Glass Symposium
Worship resources CD
2009 Year of Homecoming
Art and architecture: information
pamphlets
A series of information pamphlets available to download below
from the Mission and Discipleship Council's Committee on Art
and Architecture. These can also be ordered in hard copy. Visit
our contact details page for
more information about how to get in touch.
Briefing the artist:
Commissioning a new stained glass window
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Working with an architect:
Getting the most from a partnership
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Church windows:
Maintenance, protection, repair and replacement and commissioning |
[.pdf]
(221KB) |
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Church organs:
Leading the music of the local church |
[.pdf]
(191KB) |
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Gifts and memorials:
20 commemorative ideas
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[.pdf]
(181KB) |
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Open church:
Making access better
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[.pdf]
(144KB) |
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Re-ordering church interiors:
Space for a living church |
[.pdf]
(341KB) |
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Sacramental vessels:
Heritage, value, care and disposal |
[.pdf]
(241KB) |
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Art 4 God Project
| Art 4 God is a partnership project
between the Mission and Discipleship Council and artist
Fiona Campbell, which looks at the use of images in the
worship and mission of the Church. |
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Visit our dedicated Art 4 God pages in our community ideas and
information exchange section online
here to download a range of resources and take part in our
questionnaire to help shape worship resources for the future.
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Communion vessels
A project is underway to record the sacramental vessels held
by local churches.You can download the introduction to this
project below.
Download the introduction to the project:
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Copyright law and the Church
The following download gives information for congregations seeking
advice on copyright and answers some frequently asked questions
about how the law might affect them. This information does not
exhaust the law, or the possibilities.
Download
the guide to copyright law:
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Office of
Session Clerk booklet
This is not available at present but is being updated and will
be online as soon as possible.
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The Royal School of Church Music (RSCM)
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The RSCM is an ecumenical Christian charity
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both the good use of music in worship and the development of
our church musicians. You can download the introduction guide
to the RSCM here or click
here to visit their website. Please note that this link
will take you out of the Church of Scotland extranet and open
a new browser window.
Download the introduction to the RSCM:
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Relations With Other Faiths
Monthly newsletters are available in PDF format to download,
produced by Iain Stewart, the Mission and Discipleship Council's
Inter-faith Support Worker.
2009
Highland Newsletter - Lengthen and
Strengthen
Quarterly newsletters are available in PDF format to download,
produced by Steve Aisthorpe, the Mission and Discipleship
Council's Regional Development Officer, based in Inverness.
2009
Salary scales for organist
The revised form of contract for the employment of an organist
now available from the Law Department leaves the figures for
the salary scale blank. To download a copy of the contract please
visit the Law Department resources page
here. From time to time, the Scottish Federation of Organists
offers a recommended salary scale which the committee is pleased
to endorse.
Download the salary
scales for organists:
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The Scottish Churches Organist
Training Scheme (SCOTS)
This successful scheme aims to help develop the skills to accompany
and lead worship in church with confidence.
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For more information about SCOTS visit
www.scotsorgan.org.
Please note this link will take you out of the Church
of Scotland extranet and open a new browser window. |
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Scottish Stained Glass Symposium
A Scottish Stained Glass Symposium
has been set up attracting membership from stained glass
artists, conservators and historians from all over Scotland.
Information about their work and useful contact details
area available below.
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Download the introduction to the Scottish Stained Glass Symposium:
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Worship resources CD
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A CD of worship resources is also available containing
Common Order and seven
other service books published by the Panel on Worship
and its predecessors between 1935 and 2005.
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Available from the Office for Worship priced £25, or
as a companion to your copy of Common
Order for £5. To order a copy please email wordoc@cofscotland.org.uk
Other books of hymns, services and resources for public
worship published by the Mission and Discipleship Council
are on our books for worship page. Click
here to go to our dedicated books for worship page on
the main Church of Scotland website.
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2009 Year of Homecoming
The Year of Homecoming is an opportunity for congregations to affirm the vision of the Church of Scotland to visitors from near and far "to be a church which inspires the people of Scotland and beyond with the Good News of Jesus Christ through enthusiastic, worshipping, witnessing, nurturing and serving communities." Click here to find out more about the Year of Homecoming on the main Church of Scotland website.
Invitation card and artwork
The theme for the Church's participation in Year of Homecoming is taken from Galatians 4:14 "You welcomed me as if I were an angel." To obtain artwork to illustrate this theme email eelder@cofscotland.org.uk. To order an invitation card in a postcard format, download the order form below. |
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Order form for postcards
Introduction to the Church of Scotland leaflet
A new leaflet was produced in 2008 that briefly outlines the history and work of the Church of
Scotland. Copies are available (free) from the Communications Adviser, Jennie Rutte on 0131 225 5722 or jrutte@cofscotland.org.uk.
Annual Review
The 2009 annual review will have a homecoming theme and will be distributed in May. Congregations and presbyteries are invited to submit stories about projects and in particular those about initiatives reaching out into communities, to the Communication Adviser, Jennie Rutte, jrutte@cofscotland.org.uk.
Grants scheme
The Mission and Discipleship Council is providing a small grants scheme for help with events during 2009. Full details from Donald Smith, email Donald@scottishstorytellingcentre.com.
Scotland's Churches Scheme
Scotland's Churches Scheme is launching a new website, Sacred Scotland, in time for the Year of Homecoming and featuring nearly 1,200 churches from across Scotland. Churches who join the Scheme can have their own page on the website with their contact details and other information, along with a link to their own website if they have one. Contact Dr Brian Fraser, Scotland's Churches Scheme, email fraser@dunedin.67.freeserve.co.uk.
For more information about themes and stories to explore 2009 and 2010 contact the Scottish Storytelling Centre, email reception@scottishstorytellingcentre.com.
* To view PDF documents we recommend using Adobe Reader software, which is available to download for free from the Adobe website.
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