Contributers
Sam Rae
Worship Leader
Sam Rae is a local lad all in for following Jesus. Recently graduated studying music at university, released his first album and loves to come alongside other creatives producing/songwriting with them!
His heart is to see all those he comes into contact with find their hope and delight in Jesus and loves to host spaces of worship where our gathered attention is on the one who truly gives life.
Ben Thomas
Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics
Welcoming LGBTQ+ People to Our Churches
Ben qualified as a doctor in 2003, and worked full-time in the medical field outside of the one year he took to pursue training in Theology and Apologetics at the University of Oxford and OCCA. In 2016, he became a consultant in Neurosciences Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia unit, but now works as a consultant part-time alongside his role as a speaker at the OCCA.
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Ben has interests in the intersection of faith and sexuality, gender, medical ethics, and psychology. He has spoken numerous times to the younger generations and adults in churches, conferences, and mission events across the UK and Australia. In his attempts to work out what it looks like to follow Jesus well, he is also a keen runner (Forrest Gump style!), musician, chef, and loves spending time with his family, friends, and Godchildren.
Tommy & Donna MacNeil
Speakers & Seminar Leaders
Issues facing the Local Church Today
Tommy and Donna have been in ministry together since the year 2000. Firstly, serving in Barvas where the Hebrides Revival (1949-52) took place. During this time
they sat at the feet of those who came to faith during that move of God and gleaned
from them.
In 2006 God called them to Martin’s Memorial where their ministry continues. Tommy as Senior Pastor and Donna as Ministry Support Worker. A key part of their
work has been the development of The Shed Project which opened in 2014. The Shed is the base for their alcohol and drug support work, youth and schools work,
and family support work.
They have two adult children who are married, and two adorable grandchildren who rock their world on a daily basis. Tommy and Donna’s passion is to see revived believers, so we see revived churches, so we see revived communities, so we will see a revived nation. They take
great encouragement from the fact that this is God’s desire more than theirs.
Stuart Weir
CARE for Scotland
A Christian Response to Assisted Dying
Stuart Weir is the National Director in Scotland for CARE. He's been working for CARE since 2013 and in his role, he builds relationships with churches and church leaders especially. He's an experienced speaker, and writer, appearing in the Scotsman on a regular basis and speaking in churches across the country inspiring God's people to get involved in politics in a meaningful way.
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Away from work he enjoys spy novels and making fires (not an arsonist).
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Lynne Paterson
Evangelical Alliance
Imaginative Prayer as the Gateway to Encounter
Lynne is the Head of the Evangelical Alliance in Scotland. She has lived and worked across the UK but describes Glasgow as home where she attends Hope Church. Prior to joining the Evangelical Alliance, Lynne worked at Tearfund for 15 years, firstly as the Head of Scotland and latterly as the Head of Prayer. The first part of her career was spent at Royal Mail where she held various management positions. Lynne currently is on the board of 24 – 7 Prayer in Scotland and serves on the Transforming Scotland committee, part of the Maclellan Foundation Scotland.