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SCOTLAND VISION
SCOTLAND Part of the
vision is to establish a training base for equipping local leaders
and pastors to reach Scotland for Christ. From this base our 2020
goal is to see solid healthy Bible-teaching churches planted with
local leadership in place. From these churches we will then reach
out to the surrounding towns and villages. STRATEGY The initial step is to move into these locations and focus on relationship building. This enables us to find out where people are struggling, then offer answers from God's Word - demonstrating its relevance to our lives in today's world. This approach always leads to discussions of the Gospel - salvation by grace through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. It is impossible for a person who is rejecting God's Word, or seeing it as irrelevant, to accept the Gospel. Romans
10:17
Acts
2:42 From this base Scottish leaders and pastors will be equipped to reach out into smaller towns and villages. The missionaries will be able to carry on supporting and building up the local leadership in the new church planting efforts.
In a time when it has been said that God has finished working in the United Kingdom, BMW is venturing into a bold new strategy for establishing churches in Scotland:
If you would like more information on how you can be involved in this church planting effort, contact Paul Seger, our Area Director for the United Kingdom and Ireland. Home | About | Mission Fields | Opportunities | Support | Resources BIBLICAL
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Our
vision is to establish two new church planting teams in strategic,
cosmopolitan locations in the central belt of Scotland by 2010.
Each team will be comprised of three couples as well as singles.
The more culturally and vocationally diverse these teams are, the
greater opportunity for building relationships in the community
with the objective of establishing local churches. We are seeing
the Lord provide as three couples and a single girl have already
moved into the Glasgow area with two other couples on the way. Because
of the Lord blessing in this way we are expanding our vision to
recruit a third team for another key location.
We
continue to identify the most strategic, cosmopolitan areas in which
to place church planting teams. By "strategic" we mean
"areas that have a population greater than 35,000" and
"cosmopolitan," meaning "a more international flavor."
Areas where new communities are sprouting up largely play into this
strategy as people moving into these are often more open to building
new relationships. 
The
church planting teams will seek to make contacts, build relationships
and start Bible study groups in numerous communities within the
target areas. We will continue to ask God to direct us to those
individuals the Holy Spirit is drawing. Jesus said, "I will
build My church…"; we are mere tools in His hands
to accomplish this task. From
the outset the concept of the local church is discussed and taught.
Our desire is to see people come to know Christ as Saviour and to
be gathered into a local church body. 
Team
Edinburgh is busy with a church plant in the communities surrounding
Wallyford. A building was donated and after some refurbishing is
now being used for youth activities, a growing “mothers and
others” group and Bible studies. Further work on “The
Living Room” is still required for future expansion of this
exciting new ministry in a fast-developing residential area. 
The
furthest you can get away from the sea is 40-50 miles. 
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