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Market Place: Word and World

The Word and World stream of the afternoon Market Place sessions

Daring Greatly   

DaringGreatly300Session Leader: Jenni Entrican
 
Daring Greatly
… the courage to be real
… the courage to step outside the box
… the courage to follow Jesus
 
Come and add your voice as you tell how you have Dared Greatly in the past, or how you feel you are being challenged to Dare Greatly in the future.

Click here for the Daring Greatly website, and here for Jenni Entrican's presidential address
 

All Age Bible Study 

Session Leader: Ed Jones, Arise Ministries  

The Great Commission - 28:16-20

Exploring together the challenge that Jesus set before His disciples some 2000 years ago. and the opportunity it is for us of all-ages today. A fun bible study, with big questions, space to hear from God and a little dose of craziness! All-ages, that’s everybody, is welcome.

Click here to read more about children's provision and Ed Jones' reflections at the Baptist Assembly
 

Bible Study

Jesus' Plan to change the world
Session Leader: Clare Earl 
 
This interactive session at the marketplace will help all ages look at Luke 10:1-11 and ask who are the People of Peace that God is asking us to be good news too. As we listen to Jesus’ words together, my prayer is that he will whisper to us all those he wants us to live intentionally with and build community with.

This session will encourage you to see how Jesus sends you to those who you already know to bring the good news.
 

All Age stories of Transformation  

Session Leaders: Vickey Casey, Steve Sanderson, Sarah Stone and Kat Wagner 
 
Three stories from places where BMS works to transform lives, which might just transform yours. 

From Nepal, a life-changing care and therapy for some of the poorest people with very serious back injuries – caused often by people falling out of trees, as they try to get vegetation for animals to eat.

From Mozambique, a story of how legal work (yes, mission involving lawyers!) is enabling the most vulnerable people get justice in the most difficult situations.

And from Chad, how your support is helping us operate a Christian hospital in one of the world’s harshest climates, treating and caring for needy people, almost all of them Muslim.

Click here to read more about the session
 

Shaping the Political Agenda Post-Election  

Session Leader:  Nick Price and Phil Jump

General Election – what now? This year’s Assembly takes place just 10 days after a General Election. At the time of writing, more than at any time in living memory, we have no idea what the outcome of that election will be.


 

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Urgency of the harvest – uniting in mission
Are we willing to seize the opportunity, shake off distractions and take advantage of this ‘Kairos moment’ of increased spiritual openness? That was the challenge shared by Leone Martin, who preached on Luke 10:1-24 during the Sunday morning sermon
Annual Returns encouragements; ‘make space for God to speak and move’
General Secretary Lynn Green highlighted areas of growth (and decline) in the latest Annual Returns, as well as encouraging Baptists to continue to make room for God to speak and lead us into His new thing
Colossians, and three angles of ministerial calling
Assembly delegates were reminded of the 'terrifying' yet 'glorious and sacred' nature of ministry as demonstrated by the Apostle Paul in the book of Colossians, by Baptist theologian Helen Paynter
Walking Worthy – new President Alex Afriyie’s address
New President Alex Afriyie outlined a three-fold vision for his 2026-27 presidency, calling on Baptists to embrace a life ‘worthy of God’s calling’ through a focus on Christ-centredness, community diversity, and missional courage
Presentation of ministers, pastors and RLMs
Around 40 ministers who have been transferred to the fully accredited list, Recognised Local Ministers (RLMs) and pastors who have been accorded recognition since the last Assembly were presented and prayed for on Saturday afternoon
Bookings for Spurgeon's College thanksgiving day and service now open
Alumni and friends of Spurgeon's College are all welcome to attend the event on 17 September, at Trinity Baptist Church, Peall Road, Croydon from 10am - 4pm
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