Scottish Women’s Bible Convention 2025
9am Doors Open and bookshop open
10am Session 1
11.15am Break and bookstall open.
12noon Session 2 – Seminars
1pm Lunch
2pm Session 3
3pm Finish. The bookstall will remain open.
Please bring your own lunch, or visit local cafes to get something. If you have your own keep-cup, please do bring that along.
On arrival at the Scottish Women’s Bible Convention, everyone will need to sign up for their seminar. To avoid long queues, we’d encourage everyone to have decided beforehand what they’d like to sign up for. Below are the seminar description with links to the post from the seminar leader sharing more about the topic.
Karen Dornan, from East Kilbride Lancaster, will be leading a seminar called ‘Scared Rest – Rest for body, mind and spirit’
When we think about rest, we probably initially think – I need more sleep but sleep is solely a physical activity. Rest, however, goes into the spiritual. Rest speaks peace into daily storms of mind, body, and spirit. The most effective rest occurs when we are purposefully reviving the parts of our life we regularly deplete. This seminar will look at the different types of rest our bodies need and how we can replenish and restore the areas our body needs.
Karen Clark and Kaete Wiese, from Edinburgh, will be leading a seminar called ‘Rest in Jesus + Social Media = incompatiable?‘
What does it look like to abide in the rest of Jesus, while being active on social media? For some of us, this won’t be a problem; for others, social media is a total minefield! God promises to keep us in perfect peace when our minds are stayed on Him, so how can we lean into that when we log on to our various platforms? In this seminar, we will explore some of the privileges and pitfalls of social media and think through how to navigate the territory without losing sight of who we are and whose we are.
Rachel Sloan, from Edinburgh, will be leading a seminar called ‘The hope of our future rest’.
God promised to give us rest through Jesus now but we will always experience that rest imperfectly. One day we will dwell with God forever and experience perfect rest. This is our future hope that we are looking forward to. However, do we often dwell on our future hope of eternal rest? Do we allow that hope to shape our lives here and now? This seminar will explore what the Bible has to teach us about our future hope of eternal rest with God.
There are now only 3 sleeps until the Scottish Women’s Bible Convention. I hope you are all as excited as the planning committee. To make the most of the day there are a few things which we thought it would be useful for you all to know.
Please do get in touch at scottishwomensbibleconvention@gmail.com if you have any questions. Also, do remember in your prayers our speaker and the seminar leaders as they finalise their preparations.
On Monday, we like to draw your attention to certain aspects of the Scottish Women’s Bible Convention. For the next few weeks, we’ll be telling you a bit more about the range of Seminars that are on offer.
Rachel Sloan, from Edinburgh, will lead a seminar called ‘The hope of our future rest’
What is the seminar about?
God promised to give us rest through Jesus now but we will always experience that rest imperfectly. One day we will dwell with God forever and experience perfect rest. This is our future hope that we are looking forward. However, do we often dwell on our future hope of eternal rest? Do we allow that hope to shape our lives here and now? This seminar will explore what the Bible has to teach us about our future hope of eternal rest with God.
Who is the seminar for?
Anyone and everyone!
Why is this area important?
Knowing and looking for to the hope of eternal rest will profoundly impact how we live today. We will experience more of God’s rest now as we look ahead. Purtian writer Richard Baxter wrote, “O that the Christian would learn to live with one eye on Christ crucified and the other on his coming in glory! If everlasting joys were more in your thoughts, spiritual joys would abound more in your hearts. When Christians let their heavenly expectations fall but heighten their earthly desires they are preparing themselves for fear and trouble.” So often our minds are preoccupied with our earthly realities and we see the negative impact on our lives. Having our eternal rest in our sights will help us endure to the end.
Besides your seminar, what one thing about the Scottish Women’s Bible Convention are you looking forward to and why?
The times of worship are always such a joy. Getting to sing with so many women is a special experience.
Tickets can be purchased from Brushfire here
On Monday, we like to draw your attention to certain aspects of the Scottish Women’s Bible Convention. For the next few weeks, we’ll be telling you a bit more about the range of Seminars that are on offer.
Karen Clark and Kaete Wiese, from Edinburgh, will lead a seminar called ‘Rest in Jesus + Social Media = incompatible?’
What is the seminar about?
What does it look like to abide in the rest of Jesus, while being active on social media? For some of us, this won’t be a problem; for others, social media is a total minefield! God promises to keep us in perfect peace when our minds are stayed on Him, so how can we lean into that when we log on to our various platforms? In this seminar, we will explore some of the privileges and pitfalls of social media and think through how to navigate the territory without losing sight of who we are and whose we are.
Who is the seminar for?
Anyone and everyone! Whether you’re active on social media or not, we hope that some of the things we talk about in this seminar will be helpful in equipping you or others to continue to abide in Him even when on your phones!
Why is this area important?
One of the unique challenges for recent generations has been learning to navigate what it looks like to follow Jesus online as well as in person. Christ is King in all contexts and, for Christians today, it’s vital that we believe this and learn to remain in Him whatever the context!
Besides your seminar, what one thing about the Scottish Women’s Bible Convention are you looking forward to and why?
(Kaete speaking!) So many things! I’m looking forward to worshipping together with so many other women who love the Lord; I’m looking forward to hearing Caroline speak on such an important, timeless truth; and I’m looking forward to just having some time away from ‘normal’ life to gather and go deep! What a privilege!
Tickets can be purchased from Brushfire here
On Monday, we like to draw your attention to certain aspects of the Scottish Women’s Bible Convention. For the next few weeks, we’ll be telling you a bit more about the range of Seminars that are on offer.
Karen Dornan, from East Kilbride, will lead a seminar called ‘Sacred Rest – Rest for the body, mind and spirit’
What is the seminar about?
When we think about rest, we probably initially think – I need more sleep but sleep is solely a physical activity. Rest, however, goes into the spiritual. Rest speaks peace into daily storms of mind, body, and spirit. The most effective rest occurs when we are purposefully reviving the parts of our life we regularly deplete. This seminar will look at the different types of rest our bodies need and how we can replenish and restore the areas our body needs.
Who is the seminar for?
Are you weak, weary or worn out? Is your worth wrapped tight around your endless activity? Are you caught up in a busy, chaotic life, with lots of to-do-lists, and commitments. Resulting in lots of activity but very little enjoyment? Do you feel overwhelmed? If the answer is yes to any of these statements, then this seminar is for you.
Why is this area important?
Real rest and restoration occur when we allow ourselves time, space, and grace to be in the presence of God in the middle of our busy lives. Rest causes us to be still and seek to know God. It calls us to look deeper at ourselves and our surroundings. It forces us to stop. Rest is not simply pushing the pause button on your day; it’s not merely taking a break. Rest is about replenishing, restoring, renewing, recovering, rebuilding, regenerating, remoulding, and repairing
It’s a second opportunity to put back in order anything that has shifted out of alignment with God’s best for you.
Besides your seminar, what one thing about the Scottish Women’s Bible Convention are you looking forward to and why?
I am really looking forward to reconnecting with women I have met from previous years and hopefully also connecting with some new women too. It is a real blessing to meet together with sisters in Christ to worship and encourage one another in the word.
Tickets can be purchased from Brushfire here
Meet Caroline, our speaker…from Basingstoke.
Can you tell us a little about yourself?
I live in the wonderful town of Basingstoke and for nearly 30 years have served the church family of St Mary’s as Women’s and Children’s Minister. I originally trained as an Oncology nurse but left to do a year out as a ministry trainee and never returned. My ideal day off is a good walk and
lunch with friends.
What are some of the challenges and joys of being involved in gospel ministry?
There are many of both! As I write this I’ve just finished a holiday club for seniors and been challenged by the refusal of some to engage with the gospel, it’s so clear their eyes are blinded and yet the joy of seeing the Lord soften the hearts of some, some wonderful conversations about Jesus and seeing godly saints who despite frailty and sickness faithfully trusting Jesus, is wonderful. It is also a joy seeing a team love Jesus and want to serve him each using their God given gifts. Those challenges and joys are evident in gospel ministry for all ages and stages of life.
What one thing has the Lord been teaching you about yourself and himself in recent times?
I’ve spent several weeks looking at Psalm 23 and delighting in seeing the Lord as my shepherd.
It’s such a familiar psalm but the Lord has spoken to me deeply about his character and how I can
trust Him at all times.
Tickets can be purchased from Brushfire here
We are taking a break. For a variety of reasons, some members of our planning team have had to take a step back from helping to organise the convention. As our passion is to host a convention of as high quality as possible we feel that taking a break for 2023 is the right thing to do. We want to bring on new members and give ourselves time to plan properly.
But don’t worry we will be back! This really is only a break, not the end! In the meantime, please pray for the planning team as they look to bring on new members and make plans for 2024.
We look forward to being able to continue to have a convention which encourages us and blesses us through God’s Word. Our passion continues to run a day of faithful Bible teaching by women for women with the Lord Jesus as our focus.
Running order for Scottish Women’s Bible Convention 2022
9am Doors Open and bookshop open
10am Session 1
11.15am Break and bookstall open.
12noon Session 2 – Seminars
1pm Lunch
2pm Session 3
3pm Finish. The bookstall will remain open.
Please bring your own lunch, or visit local cafes to get something. If you have your own keep-cup, please do bring that along.
On arrival at the Scottish Women’s Bible Convention, everyone will need to sign up for their seminar. To avoid long queues, we’d encourage everyone to have decided beforehand what they’d like to sign up for. Below are the seminar description with links to the post from the seminar leader sharing more about the topic.
Karen Soole, from Lancaster, will be leading a seminar called Liberated: How the Bible exalts and dignifies women. Equality for all people is a foundational principle in our culture and embedded in our law. However religion is often blamed for promoted inequality especially towards women. What are we to do when the world says the Bible’s view of women is utterly abhorrent? What are we to make of passages that make us fear they might be right?
Amy Wicks, from Glasgow, will be leading a seminar called ‘What is church?’. It’s easy to think about church in terms of things that we do – church is where we hear from God’s
word, where we sing, where we do community. But what actually is the church? We’ll be looking
at what God says about the church, and how that shapes our relationship with church and the
people in it.
Carrie Sandom, from Tunbridge Wells will be leading a seminar called God’s sovereignty when hard times strike. Life often takes an unexpected turn – redundancy, financial difficulties, health crises, broken relationships and sudden bereavement – but does that mean God is no longer in control or that He no longer loves us? Is He punishing us for something we did in the past? These are questions that often come into our minds, whether we’re the ones going through a hard time or seeking to help others who are. How does God’s word help us to understand these trials and what comfort is there for those who are struggling?
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