Quest Corner

Quest Corner is a discussion forum within West Glasgow New Church to help us think Christianly about contemporary and ‘hot potato’ issues.

There are often no easy solutions or “answers” to the puzzles and complexities of life and faith. This Forum will look at what the Bible has to say and also consider how the church today is approaching these subjects and applying Christian principles to contemporary issues.

Our sincere hope is that the Forum will create a ‘safe place’ in which we can look at issues in an atmosphere of mutual respect, listening and discernment as to what the Spirit of God is saying to us.

Quest Corner has been held on Sunday evenings in the small lounge at St John’s Renfield. The presentation approach is as follows:

  • The invited presenter will make available his or her paper on the chosen subject about a week before the evening and this will be e-mailed to those who have registered.
  • On the evening, the presenter will present his or her paper
  • We break for coffee
  • This will be followed with a time of questions and discussion.

Quest Corner is held in the Spring and has been going for two years. The presenters and topics for 2006 and 2007 have been:

  • February 2006
    “Bread of Life. Breath of God?? The Inspiration of Scripture – What this embraces and implies”
    Stuart Mitchell
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  • March 2006
    “How do we respond to local and global needs? Evangelise? Take social action? Neither?”
    Frances Downie
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  • April 2006
    “Is there really no hope for those who die without Christ?”
    Brett Nicholls
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  • May 2006
    “The Dawkins Challenge: Can Religion and Science sit at the same table?”
    Linda de Caestecker
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  • February 2007
    “Keepers of the Vineyard – the church in 21st century Britain”
    Rose Dowsett
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  • March 2007
    “Why, O Lord? – is there a Christian answer to inexplicable tragedy?”
    Stuart Mitchell
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  • April 2007
    “Growing in Faith – Reflections on the Maturing Christian Life”
    Gwen Henderson
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  • May 2007
    “Lion tamers or lotus eaters? Are Christians meant to be happy?"
    Peter Cawston
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Copies of papers on all the above topics are available for download. Simply click on the above links and download on to your computer.