The Cairngorms Convention, is one of the Keswick family of Christian conferences which take place around the world. Solas was invited to lead the Confident Christianity track at this years convention from which Andy Bannister and Gavin Matthews reported back.
The Cairngorms Convention itself is run by Mike Causey and a small team of volunteers (not all of whom are in his family!) Mike described the weekend in these words:
“What a weekend! For the first time we hosted it at Lagganlia, Feshiebridge, and notwithstanding the very changeable (and mostly wet) weather, it had the feel of a large church house party.
Over 25 different churches were represented across the conventioners, with about 120 people across the weekend. The convention’s intention is to serve, equip and encourage the local church, and with many families present it was joyful to do that across all ages.
With the theme of PURPOSE, with Psalm 117 as the text, Charles Price preached three times over the weekend, using that is the shortest Psalm to extend our understanding of divine purpose, means, and mission. He drew us with passion and wisdom to the law and the promises of God, through a Psalm whose hearers are the ‘gentiles’, not Israel, and to whom he cries out “Praise the LORD”!
Alongside Charles, Solas came to equip us for evangelism, an apt partnership for the Charles’ messages. Over 4 sessions they exhorted us with a reminder of the gospel, and cast a light on the very accessible ways in which we can ask questions, enquire curiously, and be confident about the good news. Solas provide a key act of service to the local church, and our hope is that many of the churches represented further pursue what they offer.
We finished with the young children reciting Psalm 117 from memory, an activity they’d been undertaking both mornings. Try it! It’s two verses packed full of truth, and providing words to bring to mind when given an opportunity to speak truth about our LORD.”
