Weekly Update #189 – 4 February

St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #189 – 4th February 2024 From the Minister       Cheers? I was drinking in a pub in North Shields last week, and I was in good company. In fact, the majority of drinkers in the pub that night were […]

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Sermon: Present, Proclaiming and Persuading

A sermon preached by the Revd Dr Trevor Jamison at Saint Columba’s United Reformed Church, North Shields, January 28th 2024 Jonah 3: 1-5, 10; Mark 1: 14-20 “Forty more days and North Shields shall be overthrown!” How well do you think that would work as the slogan, or as the opening line for an evangelistic […]

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Weekly Update #188 – 28 January

St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #188 – 28th January 2024 From the Minister       You Can’t Grow a Church Without Distributing Eggs Late last year, along with someone else from Saint Columba’s, I participated in a conference called ‘Leading Your Church Into Growth.’ We […]

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Sermon: Why it’s Good to be All Things to All People

A sermon preached by the Reverend Trevor Jamison for Saint Columba’s United Reformed Church, North Shields, February 7th 2021. 1 Corinthians9:16-23 These days, if you describe someone as trying to be all things to all people, you are not paying them a compliment. At best, you are describing them as indecisive; not wanting to upset […]

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