I have just watched a BBC Scotland programme called

A Church in Crisis?

It told a familiar story- empty pews, closed church buildings, shrinking services.

If the Church of Scotland continues to shrink at it’s current rate, it will cease to exist by 2033.

It also asked- ‘Would Scotland miss it if it were gone?’

A bleak programme, offering little hope for the future of the Kirk. As an outsider, I can only sympathise, and hope that there may yet be an opportunity for renewal and engagement with a changing world.

You can watch again soon on the i-player here.