A joy (despite the rain) to come back to the Charteris Centre for a HeartEdge and Church of Scotland conference: "Abundant Churches - Creative, Missional, and Sustainable". Looking forward to a great day of learning and networking. #churchdevelopment #communitydevelopment #missionplanning

1/2 Whether you're a fan of musical theatre or not, you absolutely need to see this show. Not cos I'm in it - that's the last reason to come! But because it is simply stunning. It's probably the best, and certainly the most powerful, piece of theatre I've ever been involved with. ......

I'm starting an 8 session course this evening to back up some of the work I'm doing. It's on Listening in Mission. This is one of the opening quotes that has set the scene brilliantly. Always worth remembering this ...

Off to the Scottish Fundraising Conference for a couple of days, where I help look after the conference volunteers as well as learning loads and this year, delivering a session on Faith Based Funding. If you're heading to Glasgow for the conference, come and say hi #ScotConf25

Be this guy. Get your #tickets for Falkirk Bohemians presentation of Jesus Christ Superstar before it's too late. The end of October may seem far enough away just now (unless you're rehearsing the show) but you really don't want to miss out. Drop me a message www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on?q=F...

Come along for a great night's entertainment - or come every night if you wish! Falkirk Bohemians are live in 8 weeks, 28 Oct to 1 Nov, in Grangemouth, with their production of Jesus Christ Superstar. I'm one of the priests! Message me for tickets or book at www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on?q=F...

Some reflections on embracing my new age www.communitydan.co.uk/post/turning...

It's Exam Results day in Scotland. So I'm resharing a blog I wrote last year about this. My prayers are with everyone receiving exam results today that you may see a path forward, short or long term, but forward no matter what those results say. #NoWrongPath www.communitydan.co.uk/post/nowrong...

Great conversation this morning with a potential client church. Shame the skies aren't blue but still a great looking place. #communitydevelopment #MissionPlanning #ChurchDevelopment

Another day, another different church to visit to discuss community engagement and mission planning. #churchdevelopment #missionplanning #communitydevelopment

Awesome work from @fhscreative.bsky.social @dramaqueentait.bsky.social etc in the @falkirkhighschool.bsky.social show tonight. A truly amazing performance on and off the stage. So many talents on show-and not just the dramatic ones. Something for the whole school to be proud of. Here's to next year!

Today's office. Aberdeen and back for £19! Perks of being older than others 😉 #mobileoffice #freelancelife #churchdevelopment #communitydevelopment #missionplanning

Today's office. Various laptop based client work today while pretending not to notice that the grass needs cutting #ChurchDevelopment #communitydevelopment #missiondevelopment

Back here again today. It's not all glamour though. I'm blitzing through a National Lottery Heritage Fund application form so will be mostly either staring at the laptop or out of the window! #communitydevelopment #churchbuildingdevelopment #fundingapplication

Another day, another church building! And yes, sadly it's not always blue skies! #communitydevelopment #missiondevelopment #churchbuildingdevelopment

An update about the Friends of Fearn Abbey, the community group established to find a future for the incredible "Lamp of the North" 👇 balnagown.com/estate-blog/... Good to see Prof James Dunbar-Naismith's prophetic words, spoken at a 1970s @thecockburn.bsky.social conference, get an airing too.

Today's adventures part 2 #communitydevelopment #churchdevelopment #missiondevelopment #heritage

Part one of today's activities, at the @scvo.scot Village Halls Conference at Birnam Arts #communitydevelopment

#mondaymotivation A new series on here, starting with a quote from the amazing Richard Frazer which wonderfully fits with the work I'm blessed to be doing.

Last weekend I was at the lovely St Cuthberts Church Halsall. I had the privilege of sharing the Bible Message. Here's a wee blog about it with the audio & transcript. The blog explains all you need to know! www.communitydan.co.uk/post/preachi... #missiondevelopment #preaching #CommunityDevelopment

Sticky back velcro ✅ Scissors✅ Multiple laminated sheets ✅ Display board ✅ The joys of preparing for a community display! #communitydevelopment #churchbuildingdevelopment #missiondevelopment

I had the privilege of preaching at Life Church Edinburgh yesterday. Here's a wee blog about it including the audio and text of the message if you're interested #ChurchDevelopment #missiondevelopment #communitydevelopment www.communitydan.co.uk/post/preachi...

We have been working away in the background since 2022, on how and when to bring back The Sruighlea Festival. As we look to take advantage of the May bank holiday weekend, Stirling’s food, drink and live music festival will return on Saturday 2nd May 2026.

1/2 One of the many privileges of my work is to truly immerse myself with what a client is doing. With churches, that means attending their services, and sometimes, I get the chance to go one step further. #ChurchDevelopment #ChurchBuildingProject #communitydevelopment #missiondevelopment

Happy St George's Day 😉

Today's base #churchbuildingdevelopment #communitydevelopment

Here's a review of what I've been up to, and where I've been, for work over the last year. #communitydevelopment #churchbuildingdevelopment #CommunityEngagement #MissionPlanning #Broadcastministry #freelancelife #AnnualReview www.communitydan.co.uk/post/freelan...

See you in a week

So much opportunity is being missed by a very narrow plan. Every effort should be made to keep these buildings as community resources even if the Church of Scotland can't make use of them anymore.

Good morning from Edinburgh. It's a lovely sunny day so let's spend it indoors helping present Financial Sustainability Training with the Church of Scotland! #churchdevelopment #ministrydevelopment

At last nights #socialenterprise cross party group meeting at the Scottish Parliament, I raised the issue of new community groups struggle to access bank accounts as they don't fit the model. If we're really serious about communities taking on assets, the #banking sector needs to catch up quickly

Right, let's sort this place out 😉 #socialenterprise #crosspartygroup #communitydevelopment

Mothers Day means different things to different people. May you all find comfort today, no matter where you find yourself

Good morning from Aberdeen

This week's summary of life from CommunityDanHQ. Been another fun week although the diary hasn't been kind over the last 8 days. Aiming for more downtime this week although there's a fair bit to do for clients before the end of March. Holiday in April beckons 😃 #freelancelife

The scene is set for this morning's community engagement. Post it notes and QR codes. Covering all bases!! #CommunityEngagement #freelancelife

Ooft 🙈 #communitydevelopment #churchbuildingdevelopment #missiondevelopment #freelancelife

The House of Commons has removed an amendment that would have given small charities an exemption to the planned rise in employer National Insurance Contributions

The Stirling Highland Games Highland Dancing competition entry form is now live. Check out our competitions page for further details. 📅 Sat 16th August 2025 📍 Stirling, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 https://www.stirlinghighlandgames.com/about-us/competitors/ #visitscotland #explorestirling #shg25

Welcome @stfrancisxaviers.bsky.social on this platform. It's much nicer than that other place. Looking forward to reconnecting with school updates in this way now

A bit late with my weekly review, but here's a summary of tasks from the CommunityDan office over the last week. I was hit with a heavy cold at the start of the week but soldiered on! Still plenty of variety which is great. #communitydevelopment #churchdevelopment #missionplanning #freelancelife

Today's client visit #churchbuildingdevelopment #missiondevelopment

There are weeks when you wonder what happened. What did I achieve? You can be so blinded by activity that you forget what you've actually done. For self-encouragement I've listed what I've done this week. It's been really useful. What have you done? I'd love to see. #churchandcommunity #weekreview

We'd love to connect (& reconnect!) with more people across Scotland who are interested & passionate about Asset Based Community Development to celebrate success & stories across the country. Would really appreciate a wee repost as we get settled over here on Bluesky 😁 #ScottishABCD

I'm not great at self promotion other than showing you pics of places I'm working at. But I got this in an email from a new client so felt I should share it, if nothing else but to encourage me at the start of this week #community #church #development #promotion

On my Pure Brunch show today (Tuesday 11 Feb) on Pure247Radio, as well as some of our usual features I have a Brunch Blether with Maff Potts from Camerados @camerados-org.bsky.social. .... continued...

Life at home and work is a bit manic just now, but there's always time for Pure Brunch. So join me tomorrow (Tuesday) from 10am til noon UK time only on Pure247Radio. Listen online at www.pure247radio.org or ask your friendly smart speaker to "launch Pure two four seven radio" #broadcastministry

Ask your local school: what's your confidence policy? We have rules for uniform, behaviour, and attendance. What about compassion and encouragement? Let's consider how constant measuring affects our kids. More in Maff's new book, available 6 Feb. #ChildrensMentalHealthAwarenessWeek #WeAreCamerados

There are many ‘isms’ we have come to acknowledge that exist in our world, pernicious prejudices that fuel our unconscious bias towards certain sections of society. I would like to offer up that “Crapism” could be added. - "Friends and Purpose" by Maff Potts. #WeAreCamerados