Logo

 

Banner Image:   National-News-banner-Purple
Template Mode:   Baptist Times
Icon
    Post     Tweet


'Pray for your young people - we are not the only ones being sent' 


Several young British Baptist leaders who are part of the 'SENT' cohort were introduced and prayed for at the Baptist Assembly -  and delegates were encouraged to pray for young people in their contexts


Assembly SENT 1

SENT refers to the global mission conference organised by the European Baptist Federation that took place in Norway in 2023. Thanks to funding from the Mission Forum Grants Committee, Baptist Insurance, South West Baptist Association and London Baptists, we arranged for more than 30 young leaders to attend the conference. The group represents 12 of our 13 Associations. 

The SENT conference was the first step of a three-year mission-focussed learning community that these young adults are part of now - and about a third of them attended Baptist Assembly this year

They took to the stage on the Friday night celebration. 'We have lots of different experiences – dentists, youth workers, ministers, some of us work with environmental issues,' explained Isabella Senior, our Young Leaders’ Development Coordinator, 'but we have come together because we love Jesus.'

Rob Peirson is a minister-in-training and he went to Norway not knowing exactly where he was called. He is now at Stockport Baptist Church - and shared how this calling became clear after being commissioned by Ben Francis of Big Life at the SENT conference. 

He added how the SENT cohort support and pray for each other, and are 'massive cheerleaders'. Their support, for instance, has helped him develop an idea for a 20/30s group in Stockport. 

Isabella encouraged delegates to be praying for the younger generation in their context. 

'We are not the only ones being sent,' she said. She asked delegates to raise their hands and accompany her in praying for the young leaders on stage. 

General Secretary Lynn Green was also at SENT having participated in the EBF annual meeting that preceded it. She said, 'I was so encouraged by this cohort.

'Just to sit and watch them have this adventure was an amazing privilege. It was an incredible opportunity – so wonderful to see you guys lapping it up.' 

 

Baptist Times, 22/05/2024
    Post     Tweet
‘We can choose to tell a new story – one of gracious growth’
​General Secretary Lynn Green urged Baptists to embrace a story of hope and renewal rather than decline in her closing address at the Baptist Assembly
'God's Baptist people are in good heart' - Steve Finamore's reflections
Outgoing Baptists Together President Steve Finamore shared encouraging signs of church growth and renewed hope across Baptist networks
More than 60 ministers and pastors commissioned at Baptist Assembly
Ministers who have transferred to the fully accredited list, nationally recognised pastors and recognised local ministers were commissioned and prayed, in a session which also featured the In Memoriam
Mission Resolution introduced at Assembly
Designed to build a shared understanding of mission across Baptists Together, this marks the beginning of a two-year process of discernment, dialogue, and engagement, with the goal of the resolution being adopted at the 2027 Baptist Assembly
'We thank God for all the ways that he is graciously at work in and through us'
General Secretary Lynn Green celebrated the power of collaboration across Baptists Together in sharing three highlights from the past year
'Every fellowship is a disciple making environment'
A mission conference led by BMS World Mission formed the first 24 hours of the Baptist Assembly weekend
     Latest News 
    Posted: 21/05/2025
    Posted: 07/01/2025
    Posted: 07/01/2025
     
    Text Size:  
    Small (Default)
    Medium
    Large
    Contrast:  
    Normal
    High Contrast