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The equipping of the saints is a key part of the work of the pastor. Paul says so explicitly in Ephesians chapter 4. However, for many years in Scotland this has not been happening. The work of training people for ministry has been divorced from the work of the church. This has not only led to many pastors entering into ministry feeling ill-equipped for the task, but also many churches feeling like the work of training has nothing to do with them.

September 2026 marks 20 years since the first year of the Cornhill Training Course in Scotland. In marking this occasion, Josh sits down here with Willie Philip and Andy Gemmill to talk through some of the underlying convictions behind what Cornhill Scotland do as well as laying bare the real need that there is for church-centred, biblically-robust Gospel training in Scotland, and beyond.

This episode is the first of two parts. In the second, the guys will talk through some of the practical considerations in how churches - of all kinds and sizes - can be effective in training gospel workers.

To find out more about the work of Cornhill Scotland, visit https://cornhill.scot.

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Whole Service

Colossians 1

Cornhill Scotland 20th Anniversary Thanksgiving Service

Craig Dyer

Matthew 6:1-15

Addressing God Personally

William Philip

Our Talking Points podcast is back after a summer break andin this week’s episode, Katie, Phil, and Willie discuss the sermons we heard together on Sunday. If you haven’t yet heard the sermons, you may find it helpful to listen first before returning to listen to this conversation. You can find the recordings on our podcast feed or on our website at sermons.tron.church.

2 Peter 1:1-8; 2:1-3a; 3:1-3

The Scriptures and the Last Days

William Philip

2 Kings 8:1-15

The Kindness and Severity of God

Phil Copeland

Proverbs 1:20-33; 19:25-29

The Spotters' Guide to the... Scoffers

Paul Brennan

2 Kings 6:24-7:20

Whose Word, and Whose Word Alone, Saves Starving Souls?

Phil Copeland

Proverbs 1:20-33

The Spotters' Guide to the... Simple

Paul Brennan

Judges 9:1-57

The Anti-Judge: Destroyer, Not Saviour

Josh Johnston

Jude 24-25

He will hold you fast. 

Alastair Begg

Judges 8:1-35

Things That Destroy the Church

Josh Johnston

Exodus 2:23-25

Reach for God’s Promise

William Philip

Judges 6:36-7:25

The Lord's Art of War

Josh Johnston

Exodus 2:11-22

Recognise God’s Pattern 

William Philip

Judges 6:1-35

The First and Greatest Battle 

Josh Johnston

Exodus 2:1-12

Rejoice in God's Providence

William Philip

Joshua 24:1-33

Whom Will You Serve?

Paul Brennan

Exodus 1:1-22

Remember God’s Purpose

William Philip

Joshua 23:1-16

Living Faithfully in an Unfaithful World

Paul Brennan

Hebrews 4:1-16

God's Rest is the Church's Goal

Edward Lobb

Joshua 21:43-22:34

Faithfulness to God Means Unity and Purity

Paul Brennan

Hebrews 3:1-19

What It Means to Be Faithful

Edward Lobb

2 Peter 1:16-21

Pay Attention - Christ Is Surely Coming!

Joel Tay

Hebrews 2:1-18

Why Jesus Became a Human Being

Edward Lobb

2 Peter 1:12-15

Keep Running the Race of Remembrance

Fraser Nicholson

Hebrews 1:1-2:4

The Greatness of Jesus Christ

Edward Lobb

2 Peter 1:1-21

Grow as We Go

Kerr Sewell

Psalm 100

Praise to God: Why we should do it

Peter Adam

Psalm 100

Praise to God: What we should do 

Peter Adam

In this special episode of Talking Points, Willie is joined by Edward Lobb and Peter Adam. Peter reflects on what changes he has noticed in UK church and society since his last visit almost 10 years ago and encourages us to cultivate a life of thankful prayerfulness.

Matthew 5:11-17

The Church’s Corporate Practice

William Philip

Judges 5:1-31

The Song of God's Cosmic Victory

Josh Johnston

Titus 2:1-10; 1 Peter 2:12; 3:1-2

The Church's Corporate Piety

William Philip

Judges 4:1-24

The Story of God's Crushing Victory

Josh Johnston

In our summer term, our Growth Groups have been hearing about different figures from church history in our 'Life and Ministry' biography series. In this talk, Bruce Ritchie shares the story of the life and ministry of Robert Moffat and draws out some of the key lessons we can learn from him.

On Talking Points this week Katie, Josh, and Phil discuss together the sermons from Sunday on Judges 3 and 2 Kings 6

2 Kings 6:1-23

A Floating Axehead and Chariots of Fire

Phil Copeland

Judges 3:7-31

Unpredictable Deliverance

Josh Johnston

On Talking Points this week, Fraser, Josh, and Paul discuss how it's actually encouraging to know that God isn't guided by his feelings as we are; the ways in which we can see, and arrest, the dangers of complacency as a church family; and how we can take encouragement from the exmaple of the little girl in 2 Kings 5 with our evangelistic efforts.

2 Kings 5:1-27

There Is No Other God In All The Earth

Phil Copeland

Judges 2:6-3:6

The Deadly Downward Spiral

Josh Johnston

For our summer term this year, our Growth Groups are learning about various figures from church history. In this talk Bob Fyall gives us an insight into the life and ministry of the Wesley brothers, John and Charles

2 Kings 4:1-44

A Gracious God Protecting His Righteous Remnant

Phil Copeland

Judges 1:1-2:5

The Corruption of a Wonderful Inheritance

Josh Johnston

Success in evangelism is the making of disciple-making disciples within disciple-making churches.

While there is no shortage of books on personal evangelism and apologetics, far less attention has been given to the role of the local church in evangelism. The conviction that the local church is God’s chosen home for evangelism underpins this book.

Drawing on years of hard-won ministry experience, the authors show how ordinary local churches can, under the sovereignty of God, see more people become Christians and involve more Christians in evangelism.

Grounded in Scripture and shaped by life in real churches, Evangelism in the Local Church offers realistic encouragement and practical wisdom for leaders who long to see their churches grow through the gospel.

To coincide with the launch of this book, Josh Johnston sat down with the authors to ask them why they have written it and to give us a flavour of what the book says.

2 Kings 3:1-27

The All-Powerful & Trustworthy Word

Phil Copeland

Ephesians 4:11-13; Colossians 4:2-6; 1 Corinthians 14:23-26

The Church's Corporate Proclamation

William Philip

For our summer term this year, our Growth Groups are learning about various figures from church history. In this talk, Paul Brennan gives an account of the life of Billy Graham and of some of the lessons we can learn from him and his ministry.

Welcoming people to church is a real ministry and, in fact, a really key ministry in the life of the church. The welcome people receive when they first come to church plays a huge role in how likely someone is to come back and in how likely they are to keep coming back and to partner with us.

To help convince you of this, Willie chats with Andrew Heard - senior pastor of EV church in Central Coast, Australia - and our own Josh Johnston about the theology behind Welcome as a ministry and some of the practical manifestations of this in ordinary church life.