Sermon Series
Get a
Life
Nearly 1000 Presbyterians from all around
Ireland attended a special conference entitled "Get A Life" held
in August 2004 at the University of Ulster campus in Coleraine which explored
how the church can provide meaningful worship, authentic fellowship and
effective witness in the 21st century.
"We need to understand better the
mind-sets and lifestyles of people today that are proving so resistant to the
gospel," explains Rev Harry Robinson, co-convener of the organising
committee. "If we can begin to do that then we hope our conference will
develop new ideas for ministry and witness that will better communicate a God
which we believe is real and relevant to everyone, whatever their
situation."
Presbyterian Moderator Dr Ken Newell
hopes that this special conference will "inspire the Church to believe that
God can put new heart into local congregations. I believe that the Risen Christ
will take this 'sacred space' in our busy lives and fill it with such insight,
affirmation and challenge that none of us will be quite the same again."
This is the third special assembly that
the Presbyterian Church has held in Coleraine in recent years. The first,
'Transformed, not Conformed,' took place in 1990 and the second, '2020Vision,'
in 1997. "Without doubt, these events have contributed to the renewed
vibrancy of faith and witness that many detect throughout our Church,"
added the Moderator.
The following are the Minister's
reflection on that Conference:
Authentic Witness
Towards God and Each Other
