Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Jul 16, 2026 | QPUpdate

Recently I was out with my sister, and she asked me the question: “So what is it that you actually do?” I get this a lot. When I tell people what I do, it’s usually followed by: “why does a church need social media?” “What do you even do in a day?” I explained some of...
A Day in the Life – Mairi Greenshields

A Day in the Life – Mairi Greenshields

Jul 16, 2026 | QPUpdate

I was kneeling on the floor chatting and playing with a group of children one Sunday. A child was standing beside me patting my head. “Mairi, why can I ask you a question?” said the young child. “Of course!” “Why is your hair so grey?” Being around kids is a joy, but...
A Day in the Life

A Day in the Life

Jul 8, 2026 | QPUpdate

“Fi! There’s a bird flying in the sanctuary! Oh no, it’s now stuck above the kitchen ceiling!” Let me give you a little insight into what a “day in the life” as the QP Operations Manager can look like. It is hard to capture it all, as no two days are ever the same,...
Unsung Heroes

Unsung Heroes

Jul 1, 2026 | QPUpdate, Unsung Heroes

Summer is here. The schools have broken up for the of term, uni students are desperately looking for summer jobs, and many people will be heading off on holiday. The Living is easy? Gershwin in his famous song Summertime tells us that in this season the “living is...
Accidental Baptist?

Accidental Baptist?

Jun 25, 2026 | QPUpdate, Unsung Heroes, Who do you think you are?

So how did you get here? I am not asking about the birds and bees but about Queen’s Park Baptist Church. My journey started off in a parking bay near Glasgow High Street. I was a first-year bible college student with a desperate need for cheap accommodation. As...
Accidental Baptist?

Listen Up!

Jun 18, 2026 | QPUpdate, Who do you think you are?

The sermon. Boredom or bliss? Answers on a postcard… In the infamous words of a former principal of the Scottish Baptist College, the sermon can become “A monstrous monologue by a moron to mutes” (R.E.O White). Now I wonder what Glasgow preachers he was listening to?...
This Sunday…

This Sunday…

Jun 11, 2026 | News, QPUpdate

A couple of Christmases ago there was a viral trend of people (usually women) posting comments along the lines of “Just going to lie under the Christmas Tree to remind my family what a gift I am”. Often it was a pointed, if funny, cry for help with all the Christmas...
Accidental Baptist?

Blinded by Grace

Jun 4, 2026 | QPUpdate, Who do you think you are?

June 2019, the rapper Stormzy walked onto the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury and with the words “let’s take this to church … we’re giving God all the glory right now” He sang: “Lord I’ve been broken Although I’m not worthy You fixed me I’m Blinded By...
Accidental Baptist?

All together in one place

May 21, 2026 | News, QPUpdate, Who do you think you are?

“They were all together in one place”. So begins the story of Pentecost and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit that birthed the church. (Acts 2:1) “They” were 120 women and men, disciples of Jesus, waiting and praying in an upstairs room. In focussing on the work of...