Five ministers have been licensed by the Free Church of Scotland.
In Presbyterian practice, licensing is when a student graduates to become a probationer minister. At this point, he is eligible to be called to a congregation when he is ordained. Both licensing and ordination are the responsibility of a group of local churches known as a Presbytery.
Stephen Strong was licensed by the Glasgow and Argyll Presbytery on Tuesday evening. He is pictured here with his wife Hannah, children Noah and Eva and his parents Gordon and Anne.
Will Sanders, Simon Attwood and Simon Rehberg were licensed by the Edinburgh & Perth presbytery last month.
Scott MacLeod was licensed by the Western Isles Presbytery last month.
