This February the congregation of Kilmallie and Ardnamurchan were delighted to welcome for a week three students from the Cornhill Scotland training course in Glasgow. The Cornhill course aims to equip Bible teachers and preachers and has been running since 2006. This team was the fourth we have partnered with in as many years. It consisted of Tim Groves, Glen Glover and Michelle Tlhabologang – this being Michelle’s first visit to the Highlands.
The trio showed real enthusiasm and servant-heartedness throughout the placement. Sunday saw them involved in services in Kilmallie and then Acharacle (an hour’s drive away) before returning to share with the Youth Fellowship in the evening. Each morning began with a short ‘thought for the day’ on the local FM station, Nevis FM, which broadcasts throughout Lochaber. The students then attended community events, visited other churches – including Fort William Free Church – and ministries such as the local Blythswood Care shop. Numerous meals were enjoyed with congregational members.
The three were a real encouragement during our midweek ministries where they spoke during both our ‘Road to Recovery’ group and our Tuesday study. Tim and Michelle gave a fascinating presentation about the work of the Kerusso trust with its vision of resourcing pastors in Malawi. The week ended with a sunny day trip to Camusdarach beach and a Gaelic ceilidh in the evening! We were richly blessed by their zeal and friendship. We hope the week gave them something of an taste of rural ministry and of hearing the unchanging gospel being taught in a different context to their own urban one.
In an exciting new venture Cornhill Scotland, Lord willing, hope to open a Cornhill Hub in Inverness and are looking for like-minded fellowships to partner in this pioneering work. The exciting opportunity to start a new base for Bible Training in The Highlands will see more people trained, more churches strengthened, and new frontiers of gospel ministry opened. If you would like to hear more about this project then please get in touch via their website at www.cornhill.scot.
If you, or someone you know, would like to enrol as a student at Cornhill in Inverness then they would love to hear from you to explore opportunities.