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Regent's Park College is looking for someone to oversee and develop the work of College in providing Christian theological education, in partnership with the surrounding Associations, to support Baptist churches

National Safeguarding Caseworker

Our Safeguarding Team are looking for a second Safeguarding Caseworker to provide case support and advice to churches, associations and colleges

The terminus is not where we stay

?Retirement is an opportunity to discover new ways of living that fullness of life that Jesus promised, writes Paul Beasley-Murray

What’s age got to do with it?

Faith in Later Life seeks to enable individual Christians and churches to reach, serve and empower older people in every community. Carl Knightley explains more

Northern Baptist College Hub Tutor

This is a great opportunity to be involved in an exciting new partnership to form pioneers for nationally accredited Baptist ministry

February 2020

David Sheppard, bridging the gaps

The voice of Disney, and another voice

What can Mary Poppins teach us about Lent? A surprising amount, says author Lucy Berry, whose new Lent group study guide is based on the film Mary Poppins Returns

The amazing power of our stories

Let's reclaim the art of storytelling in our churches, writes Steve Morris

The Revd Douglas Charles Sparkes MA BD: 1927-2020

The Revd Douglas C Sparkes died on New Year’s Day 2020 after a period of illness. He was aged 92 years

Cyber-security advice for churches from Baptist Insurance

Cyber-crime is on the rise and criminals are finding increasingly sophisticated ways to attack computer systems and extract valuable data

Surrendering our New Year resolutions

I would like to encourage you to lay down your aspirations before God, writes David Morris. Until we surrender all, we will remain the rulers of our own lives.

PA to the Ministries Team

We are looking for a part-time experienced PA to provide secretarial and admin support to the Ministries Team Leader

David Sheppard: Batting for the Poor

Batting for the Poor, the authorised biography of the former Bishop of Liverpool and Test cricketer, David Sheppard, has just been published. Here the author, Andrew Bradstock, reflects on his subject and why he wrote the book

Streatham: twisted religion cannot destroy loving faith in community

Jon Kuhrt has lived in Streatham for 17 years, and led a youth group at Streatham Baptist Church on Sunday afternoon (2 February). He offers these thoughts following the stabbings in his community

Restoring the Balance

We know in our heads what we believe about God, but the life of His Spirit feels remote - how do we restore harmony between our lives in Christ and our lives in this world? By Anne Le Tissier

'A pessimist with your head, an optimist with your heart'

Interview with author, broadcaster and campaigner for conservation, Bob Gilbert, whose latest work Ghost Trees was longlisted for the Wainwright Prize

Albanian earthquake: reflections and thanks

Baptist minister Maki Mico travelled to Albania following the earthquake in November. He reflects on how the country - and UK Baptists - have responded

Caring for the wider creation and one another

Creation is crying out – how will we, as the church, answer? Saying Yes to Life, the new book by Ruth Valerio, will help us explore a response

In God's company - Christian giants of business

Peter Lupson, the author of Thank God for Football! about the church origins of famous English football clubs, tells us about his new book In God's Company - Christian giants of business

Is “tech” ruining our worship?

Malfunctions are so distracting - could dumping the tech altogether just possibly be a way ahead?

Intern, Joint Public Issues Team

A full-time internship with the Joint Public Issues Team for a year paid at the London Living Wage starting in September 2020 and based in central London

The church's hidden divisions

An explosion in church social action projects, yet worship still focusing on a more individualistic understanding of salvation. Why we need to acknowledge this, and other divisions

How technology is transforming church

Chris Goswami summarises some of the trends in churches being enabled by new technology: real trends happening now, not in ten years’ time

January 2020

We want different things; the church's hidden divisions; tributes to Douglas Sparkes

The roaring twenties

This is a decade when Christians can be a voice for change for the elderly, says Louise Morse - and here's what I'd like to see happen

We want different things

Why we have to form churches that are not based on what Christians like, but on what non-Christians need the church to be, writes Michael Shaw

Connecting through music

What does it look like to love your neighbour as yourself when that includes sticky fingers, smelly nappies and tired parents? An introduction to mainly music

'The key is the difference in the young people'

The Hebe Foundation, a Baptist-led youth organisation that helps people aged 13-20 discover their talents, is seeing increasing demand for its work

Bathsheba and her experience of joy

Does Bathsheba have anything to say about joy this Advent? The final in our four part series

Faith is a four letter word!

This isn’t a survival ‘don’t rock the boat’ sort of mindset – but rather a reckless ‘nothing is impossible for God’ approach

Ruth and her experience of love

Ruth reminds us of a robust, relational, restless love, that endures for centuries and transforms in weeks

The Revd Frank Wiltshire: 1921-2019

The Revd Frank Wiltshire died on 1 March 2019, a month short of his 98th birthday

'Providing space for our wider community to question candidates'

Rich Blake-Lobb, pastor of Yiewsley Baptist Church, reflects on the hustings hosted by his church

Rahab and her experience of peace

The second in our series focusing on four women this Advent turns to Rahab, whose faith opens up a very different future

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

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 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

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