The church is congregational in government with the church meeting the ultimate decision making body. Day to day leadership is provided by the Diaconate. At present it has the following structure:
• Pastor
• Chairman
• Secretary
• Treasurer
• Individual Deacons have specific responsibilities
The Pastor, Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer form the Executive.
Pastor - Rev Dr Brian Talbot
Brian Talbot was brought up on a farm in the Lune
Valley, south of the Lake District. He met his wife Kathryn at the
College of Ripon and York where they trained for the teaching
profession. After obtaining her B.Ed Kathryn has worked as a primary
school teacher in various places most recently in Abronhill PS in
Cumbernauld, the school that Rachel (P1) and Benjamin (P5) attended.
Helen attended Abronhill High School and completed two years there.
While in Ripon Brian felt called to the pastoral ministry and after a
brief time of paid employment trained for the Baptist ministry at the
Scottish Baptist College between 1988 and 1992. He served as interim
pastor at Cumbernauld for six months prior to being called as the
full-time pastor in February 1993. In 1999 he obtained a Ph.D. in
Church History from Stirling University. His ministry in the town
included playing a leading role in the formation of Broadwood Baptist
Church, constituted in 2005, together with a range of community
ministries including participation in team-chaplaincies in two Primary
Schools and one High School. Since moving to Broughty Ferry Brian has
quickly established himself in the church and wider Christian community.
Broughty Ferry Baptist
Church, 86 St. Vincent Street, Broughty Ferry, Scotland, DD5 2EX