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When doing nothing is the right thing to do

As Christmas approaches, let’s picture the pondering Mary, and allow ourselves time and space to stop and reflect on what God is doing in our life

Governance and Support Administrator

This is a new role to work as a member of our new Governance Support Team located at Baptist House, Didcot.

Advent – keeping expectation alive

The present is changed by what the future holds: what does it mean to be a Community of Expectation? By John Rackley

Tamar and her experience of hope

This Advent, Terry Young is is placing two themes side by side: four women listed in Matthew's genealogy of Jesus, alongside four Advent calls

Why are nativities still important?

The nativity is an important way to teach and remember the story of God coming to earth, but it’s also a culturally, educationally and spiritually significant tradition

Why the best gift this Christmas can be a simple visit

Visiting a person with dementia is an invisible gift that can be life-changing, writes Louise Morse

Advent and the general election

The coming of Christ was political then and it's political today, writes Andy Goodliff

Why the Bible's going to the Chelsea Flower Show

The Psalm 23 Garden is the product of deep thinking about the text, and offers the chance to stop, reflect, and feel refreshed. Mark Woods explains more

Ambassadors for Christ and his kingdom

Even if we disagree on party politics, we find Scripture gives us a way to approach our political life, writes Beth Allison-Glenny

Centre Manager / Church Administrator

This church in Aintree is looking for a committed, enthusiastic person to ensure the efficient administration of our Church and effective management the Hope Centre

Youth and Children's Worker

This church in Aintree is looking for a full time gifted youth and children’s worker to work with its large children’s work and growing Sunday youth ministry

How to survive the election without losing your mind

Look back, look forward and look around, writes Chris Goswami

'We've seen God moving impossible mountains for us already'

Alice Baxter reports on exciting developments for a Youth With a Mission urban family in Paris

November 2019

Business and the Kingdom, Have we lost our dissenting roots

'Come, Holy Spirit, come. Revive Europe'

Students in Europe are in the midst of a 40 week prayer campaign for 40 countries that will culminate in a five day gathering

Mr Peter Norman Clark LLB: 1924-2019

Solicitor who played a very active role in the wider Baptist church

The Revd Simon Farrar: 1956-2019

'We give thanks not just for what he did, but for how he did it. All that Simon did demonstrated his love for Jesus'

A general election for persecuted Christians?

Newly-elected MPs need to arrive at Parliament knowing that their constituents care about people facing persecution, and alerted to the need for action

Be baptised, live baptised

A free video course to help prepare people for believers' baptism has been released. This reflection on living baptised for the long haul is taken from the course

Ultramarathon man on homestretch

Charity worker and Baptist Dr Mark Calder is set to complete his epic ‘Running Home 2019’ adventure of running 14 ultramarathons throughout this year

The importance of music in children’s ministry

Catherine Burt, Assistant Director of Girls’ Brigade Ministries, shares the role music plays in the charity’s community groups

Praying for our neighbours this Sunday

Are you praying for the streets around you? An encouragement to pray for your neighbours this Sunday from the Neighbourhood Prayer Network and Faith in Later Life

Remembering, studying, learning

Linking Hands with the Front is a new account of how a London Baptist church responded to the First World War

Serving in the Sahel

Interview with Claire Bedford, a pharmacist serving with BMS World Mission, who works at Guinebor II (G2) hospital in Chad

“New every morning... one day at a time...”

The passage in the Book of Lamentations that every Christian should know. By Colin Sedgwick

A focus on small Baptist churches

A report from the latest gathering of Association representatives with a heart for small churches

A Modern Day Psalm Of Longing and Lament

Challenged to write a modern day psalm, Jonathan Brewer of South Wales Baptist College employed the language and ideas of a technological generation

39 victims in Essex - a response

Across the world vulnerability is being exploited - with sometimes devastating consequences, writes Dan Pratt

Postcards from the land of grief

Baptist minister Richard Littledale introduces his series of short, candid thoughts and reflections from his own experience of widowhood

Understanding today’s refugee children through the Kindertransport

Rescue brings its own culture and identity challenges, which are explored in a new novel set in post-war Britain

October 2019

Have we lost our dissenting roots? Plus 'You're never too old, there's more to come'

Have we lost our dissenting roots?

There were few Baptist voices at Extinction Rebellion. As Baptists, have we lost our non-conformist and dissenting roots, asks Michael Shaw?

You have been weighed

The desire to measure and value everything in monetary terms always tends to dehumanisation. As people of a gracious God surely we know that the most important things in life are free?

'No real doubt about the existence of Jesus'

Next time you come across an article questioning some aspect of Jesus’ life, remind yourself that what we read in a modern opinion piece is not necessarily the judgement of experts

Where have all the prophets gone?

On climate change, the church should be the voice calling from the wilderness, writes Michael Shaw. We need to be bolder

A Token Man

Text of the address given by Andy Goodliff, the 'token man' at the 5 October event celebrating 100 years of ordaining women to Baptist ministry

The Mirror that Speaks Back

Christians are not immune to the pressure of never being or having enough. How do we re-establish our identity in God’s love?

Black History Month resources

A selection of resources, events and articles to help Baptists reflect on and mark Black History Month

Why do Christians idolise the traditional family?

With more and more people living alone, the Church really needs to explore its past and widen its thinking, says writer and broadcaster Vicky Walker

Captives in the shadows

Social justice and deliverance ministry in the Baptist church. The need is growing, writes Jayne Irlam

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