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The Child in Baptist Thought
Baptist minister the Revd Andy Goodliff has just published his first book. We asked him about it.In a nutshell, what's the book about?The book is an attempt to explore how Baptists have and might...
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A sexual revolution for good
We all have a sexual hunger, but most Christians have been raised on a 'starvation diet gospel' when it comes to sex, says author and theologian Christopher West. Yet our bodies are a sign of the...
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What's the Incarnate Gathering? Interview with Barney Barron
The Incarnate Gathering is the annual gathering of the Incarnate Network, a grass roots church planting network which acts as the church planting arm of the Baptist Union of Great Britain. This year it...
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Crossing the River... again - interview with a Holocaust survivor
Shalom Eilati was one of a small number of Lithuanian Jews to survive the Holocaust. He would become a husband, father and scientist - but the past continues to haunt him, he tells Shaun Lambert...
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Surprised by grief
Anglican priest Nigel Copsey is a highly trained pastoral counsellor - but nothing prepared him for the grief he felt after the death of his wife, he tells Shaun Lambert. The journey through grief is a...
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Felix Carey - 'a colourful and tragic life'
The story of William Carey is well known - but what of his eldest son Felix? A new book called Prisoner of Hope chronicles a 'colourful and tragic' life as he tried to win the approval of his father's...
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'She has always stood for openness' - an interview with the Revd Dr Marie Isaacs
A significant moment in the life of the Baptist Union of Great Britain took place just before Christmas when the Revd Dr Marie Isaacs, until very recently the minister of Heath Street Baptist Church in...
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Understanding The Lindisfarne Gospels
The Lindisfarne Gospels are one of the world's greatest works of art in book form. Professor Michelle Brown of the University of London describes them as one of the world's most beautiful and inspiring...
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'God has given us a phenomenal tool - the internet' - interview with Peter...
In 2010 the Christian Enquiry Agency was re-launched with a brand new website. Now www.christianity.org.uk has 2,500 visitors each week. We asked the coordinator Peter Graystone how it's going.What...
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Jazz, church music... and toilets?
Or why a musical Baptist minister has decided to twin his church loos. By Louise ThomasWhat is the link between a Bishop's loo, a 17th century mystic, a musical style that originated in black...
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Manic Street Preachers vs Big Hearted
Big Hearted in Wales involved Baptist churches throughout Gwent representing the South Wales Baptist Association (BUGB) and the Baptist Union of Wales. An action packed weekend saw a youth concert,...
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Can there ever be 'Room at the Inn'?
Homelessness is on the increase, and churches are responding well. But can they do more? The Joint Public Issues team has created an advent calendar with a difference that might just help. By Jonathan...
View ArticleLeadership and governance - report from Baptist Union Council
Reports from November's Baptist Union Council - leadership and governance Baptist Steering Group(BSG)Baptist Union Council received a detailed report on leadership and governance, which invited Council...
View ArticleSpecialist teams - report from Baptist Union Council
Specialist TeamsIt had already been decided at June Council that the five departments currently operating at Baptist House in Didcot would become three new specialist teams.Council was given a report...
View ArticleNetworking - report from Baptist Union Council
NetworkingCouncil was presented with an interim report on networking. The report, from the Revd Dr Paul Goodliff, head of ministry, looked at proposals and strategy 'for developing a more widely...
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Depression and the church
Cathy Wield has suffered two bouts of major depression, and has felt called by God to speak out about the illness. Statistics suggest there will be sufferers in all our churches - do we stigmatise or...
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'A renewed sense of God's presence' - Fresh Streams conference
Stephen Rand reports from last week's Fresh Streams conference in Swanwick The snow was falling as ministers and church leaders gathered for last week's Fresh Streams Conference at The Hayes Conference...
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Skiing with soul
What is a Christian holiday? Alex Baker is invited to the French Alps by Richmond Holidays to find out Skiing in the French Alps with Richmond Holidays As I lay my head against the edge of the hot tub...
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The Big Hearted Tour in the North West
Treasure hunts and tutorials - Chris Duffett reports from the latest leg of his Big Hearted Tour *Like most of our Associations, North Western just feels huge - I covered some miles! The tour went from...
View Article‘Genuine, heartfelt personal faith in Jesus’ By Irene Britton
Knowledge alone isNot the wayOfWitnessing in our communities.ItNeedsGenuine, heart-felt, personal faith in Jesus.EspeciallySignificant is the Unique love gift God gives to us in HisSon’s sacrifice at...
View ArticleWhat’s getting in the way? By Chris Hall
What’s getting in the way? Try this exercise on your own or in a small group:Print out on A4 or A3 paper the words Knowing Jesus in big letters.Print out on A4 or A3 paper the word Rubbish in big...
View Article‘I finally understand all the Stuff and Things are insignificant,...
MOREMoney, love, recognition, image, securityClothes, house, car, holidays,All the ‘Stuff’ which controlled me, which I thought defined meAll the ‘Things’ which I desired yet left me constantly...
View Article'Knowing Jesus means more to me than anything else' - So tell your boss she’s...
Knowing JesusKnowing Jesus, as we doHe’s gentle, meek and mildExcept when clearing religious market places.Knowing Jesus, as we doHe’s a man of sorrows: acquainted with griefUnless he’s telling funny...
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The place of faith in ending slavery
Sam Sharpe was the slave leader behind the Jamaican Baptist War slave rebellion, which led to the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833. In studying its events and impact, theologian Delroy Reid-Salmon argues...
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Is the Truth Out There? Creatures, Cosmos and New Creation
If the universe is this vast, does it contain other intelligent life? Would the discovery of extraterrestrial intelligence pose a threat to Christian faith? The annual lecture at the London School of...
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Sam Sharpe's Christian faith
In organising a general strike among his fellow slaves in 1831, Sam Sharpe set off a chain of events that would lead to the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833. His actions would see him posthumously become...
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The Sam Sharpe Revolt - a Christian interpretation
There are different ways of interpreting the Sam Sharpe Revolt, with some arguing that it was a political act, an act of passive resistance or a religious war of liberation. In the third extract ofhis...
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Jonathan Vaughan-Davies is minister at Bethel Baptist Church in Cardiff. The video can be downloaded for hereJonathan is behind Question?, a six part introduction to the Christian faith offered by the...
View ArticleI've loved my husband for 43 years, But Jesus was with me through doubts and...
I've loved my husband for 43 years,But Jesus was with me through doubts and through fears.I love my children to whom I gave birth,But Jesus was with me in the struggle and hurt.I love my 3...
View ArticleWhy Lord, are we so afraid of silence? By Terrie Hubbard
Why Lord, are we so afraid of silence?Has our world got so caught up with rushing and racing -That we've become afraid, lost touchWith just being ourselves.We don't know how to empty our minds and...
View ArticleKnowing Jesus: All That Counts By Emmanuel Akinola
Knowing Christ Jesus is all that countsRemembering His unconditional loveIt means a lotGetting to move closer to HimFor that incomparable warm embraceThat nothing in the worldCan be likened to His...
View ArticleBe with you (song). By Revive Church featuring Corinne Bailey Rae
Song from BUGB church, Revive in Leeds. Sung by Corinne Bailey RaeDownload Be With YouFor more information or to buy the Revive albums Beautiful Day or Neither Work Nor Leisure visit...
View ArticleJesus of the Stable (song) By David Beresford
Jesus of the stable, innocent and new.Come as man with men to dwell, and live here as we do.Son of God, son of man, high priest and sacrificial lamb. Jesus of the temple, wise beyond your...
View ArticleJesus Christ, You're all I choose (song) By Sue Holiday
Is it my work that is so coolOr is it my skill for my life's tool?What others think of me, whether kind or cruel:Rich man, poor man, wise or fool?Enemies or friendship, family and home?Holidays or...
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Baptist churches bring support to single mums in Haiti
This Mother's Day, child development charity Compassion is working with Baptist churches in some of the world's poorest regions to support single mums. Kedson with a letter from his sponsorThe Baptist...
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The legacy of Sam Sharpe
How does the Sam Sharpe Revolt impact today? Slavery may be abolished, but the ideology that instituted it is not yet ended. Citing the arrest of an African American Harvard University Professor in...
View ArticleBaptists to challenge Government on drones
Baptists have agreed to challenge the Government on its use of drones and have committed to encouraging churches to reflect biblically on the issue.The decisions were made after Baptist Union Council...
View ArticleCouncil to revisit ministerial guidelines on civil partnerships
Baptists are to look again at the guidance they give to ministers on civil partnerships.The issue will be revisited at the November meeting of Baptist Union Council after members at this week's Council...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Passover
Within the act of the Passover there is so much symbolism which points to Jesus as Messiah, writes Stephanie CottamIt is so easy for Christians to glance over some of the text of the Bible, and not...
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Does international child sponsorship work?
For the first time, new independent research sheds a light on the impact of child sponsorship, writes Kate Sharma Albertine, a beneficiary of Compassion's programme in partnership with the Baptist...
View ArticleNote about BUGB - Annual General Meeting
The Union's Annual General Meeting forms part of the Saturday morning session at Assembly (4 May) when we will focus on National Mission.This will include the usual reports and Resolutions about the...
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Lynn Green - a profile
Lynn Green, who has just been appointed the first female General Secretary of the Baptist Union of Great Britain, will draw on a varied involvement across Baptist life as she embarks on her new...
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Wolves in sheep's clothing
The horrific cases in Rochdale and more recently Oxford have highlighted how predators can befriend young girls before luring them into sex trafficking rings, writes Stephanie Cottam. Could such people...
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Christians who do not go to church
The fastest growing sector of the Christian community comprises those who are not part of a traditional congregation, writes Steve Aisthorpe - but the experiences of "churchless Christians" remain...
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A fruitful day with the YBA
A report from the recent Assembly of the Yorkshire Baptist Association, by Joolz WalkerJane Day and Graham EnsorThere was a buzz of excitement and plenty of food - or rather fruit - for thought when...
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Transforming Faith Communities
The power of a congregation with a vision beyond its four walls to change people's lives and whole communites is 'remarkable', says Baptist minister Michael Bochenski, a former president of the Baptist...
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'I no longer feel trapped inside my house. ...
The Link Visiting Scheme is a befriending service which aims to combat social isolation among older people. It was initiated in 1998 by Woodley Baptist Church in Berkshire and has had quite an impact...
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'It is about struggle, looking at every aspect of life and leaving no stone...
Kenneth Steven admits to getting Iona 'completely wrong', a realisation that has sparked his new work. In a wide-ranging interview with Shaun Lambert he also offers a fascinating insight into his...
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An interview with Jonathan Edwards
As he leaves the role of General Secretary of the Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Revd Jonathan Edwards reflects on the last seven yearsWhat have been the highlights of your tenure as General...
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Why churches should engage with student ministry
Michael Shaw is a newly accredited Baptist Minister at Devonport Baptist Church in Plymouth. He tells Pippa Elmes from Fusion about why he's engaged his last three churches with student ministry and...
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