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Annual Kirk Session
Report 2020
Little did I realise when writing the 2019 Set against the givens or fundamentals of (a)
annual report from Session, in the middle of the faithful and Spirit-inspired teaching from
the first Covid lockdown of 2020, that some and preaching of the word of God, (b) Spirit-led
eight months later we would still be contending worship and (c) an effective and vibrant prayer
with the impact of the Covid pandemic and that life, what are the priorities that we have set
the normality of church life is still some ourselves?
distance away.
1. Digital/online presence – embracing this
The last time that Session met face to face was ‘not so new’ technology effectively, introducing
on 19th March 2020 as the impacts of the Covid a new website. We have now created a specific
lockdown were starting to be understood. department within our church structure to
From that date we have continued to meet address this key part of our future ministry;
every month and are becoming proficient users
of zoom although like so many we have been 2. HK Kids – re-branding of Sunday School;
looking forward to the time when we can
discuss, pray and enjoy fellowship in one 3. Movement – build on current and ever
another’s actual company. developing format;
The purpose in meeting together has taken on 4. Pastorates – adopt a new care model with
a different dynamic in these months and while special consideration for those more senior
our priority remains ‘to be a church creating members of the fellowship;
fully devoted followers of the Lord Jesus
Christ who are Loving, Learning, Serving and 5. Life Groups – to refresh with a link to what
Reaching in His name’, our conversations had we hear on a Sunday and a focus on how to
initially focused on ensuring we created an deliver on our outreach agenda;
environment and way of working that adhered
to the guidelines passed down from Church 6. Sunday evenings – with an emphasis on
House/PCI as they in turn liaised with the practical application and going deeper;
Assembly’s medical and scientific advisors.
Often leadership brings its challenges and 7. Seeking a renewed emphasis on outreach to
while the desire for fellowship was strong, this generation through all we do and that will
we had a sense of unity and peace that the underpin the Love, Learn, Serve, Reach vision;
decisions being made were, and remain, with
the best interests and health of the members 8. All that we do must have a template
at the forefront of our minds. But meeting placed over it in how it delivers against
for the sake of it has never been our modus worship/fellowship/outreach and if it doesn’t
operandi and through the summer months how can it be equipped to do so?
we started to look at the time ‘post Covid’
when High Kirk would have the opportunity
to live out its vision once again.
