Spurgeon’s College is looking to appoint a dynamic Head of Validation to provide management and active delivery of our validation processes
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As part of its strategic plan of becoming a Baptist University, the College is looking to recruit part time and/or full time faculty members to teach Practical Theology, Church History and Christian Doctrine.
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Having secured Degree Awarding Powers in September 2022, Spurgeon’s College is in the process of delivering its strategic plan of becoming a Baptist University.
As part of this strategic plan, the College is looking to recruit an Academic Director
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QRBC is a long-established Baptist church in the city centre of Coventry, and has served a changing and diverse congregation from across the city for over a hundred years. We believe God is leading us to invest in our families’ and children’s work
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Could you start a new Christian community or church – in the way it is needed, where it is needed, and just as it is needed? Seedbed thinks you can … Alex Harris explains more
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What are we as Christians to think about fasting? Colin Sedgwick shares six reflections
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As the Israel-Hamas war drags on, there seems to be no forgiveness, no sense of servanthood, no transformative approach, writes David Nelson. We must pray and shout for justice
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Baptist minister who was a deep, inquiring and restless thinker, and whose integrity was demonstrated in his dedicated and unshowy pastoral work
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The church has a crucial role to play in responding to today's security challenges, writes John Heathershaw, but we need to develop new answers. Here are three suggestions
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With one third of children in the UK growing up in poverty and many families struggling with loneliness, isolation, and mental health challenges, TLG Make Lunch provides a tool that enables churches to offer practical help and build relationships
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When serving as a Baptist prison chaplain, Karen Haden saw first hand the power of stories. After illness struck, she took up writing – and now introduces her first historical crime novel. Baptists may recognise some of the characters...
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BURG showed that amidst the busyness and activity of missional ministry there is also room for a contemplative spirituality.
Though it has now closed, retreats, quiet days, and spiritual direction are not the strangers for Baptists they once were
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Chris Upton is the national lead for Waterways Chaplaincy, which oversees 100 chaplains along the canals and rivers of the UK.
Being a chaplain helps church members deepen their understanding of how God cares for the margins, he explains
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While he had his faults, Carey was an extraordinary man who believed that God's kingdom should transform all areas of culture, writes Mark Roques - and this had a huge impact in 19th century India
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When mindfulness is integrated with our contemplative tradition, it helps us become more like Christ, writes Baptist minister Shaun Lambert, whose decade-long exploration of the subject is about to be published
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Served with BMS World Mission for more than 25 years and then as a deacon and church secretary with Long Buckby and Brington Baptist Church, Joyce lived a full and blessed life and was a faithful servant to her Lord
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2:19 is a charity that helps churches use English conversation classes and cafe initiatives to reach, welcome and share the gospel with speakers of other languages.
CEO David Baldwin highlights three Baptist churches it has worked with
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Baptists in Israel and Palestine are a unique bridge between different people and cultures in the region, writes Mark Hirst, who recently visited Baptists there. He shares this and other reflections to help fuel our prayers
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Have you ever experienced the Easter story through live theatre? This article by the Passion Trust highlights the power of a Passion Play - and several are taking place around the UK this Easter
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The news is indeed dreadful, writes David Nelson - but showing solidarity does have an impact
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Hannah Rose Thomas led trauma-healing art workshops around the world, before being invited to paint stunning portraits of the women she encountered. Her new book and exhibition - launching on International Women’s Day - help to tell their stories
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Baptist minister Ivan King explains why he has written a book honouring some of the ordinary people who have welcomed him into their world as a pastor
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Baptist minister whose pastorate at Beulah Baptist Church on 'the outskirts of industrial Oldham' extended more than 52 years
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Baptist minister who faithfully told the story of God’s love in Jesus for more than 80 years
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New analysis indicates that almost half of over 65s are either unable to use the internet safely and successfully, or are not online at all.
This has important implications for churches, writes Alex Drew - and here are some ideas to consider
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The government is withdrawing funding from the Inter Faith Network, leading to its potential closure. Paul Weller, a member of the Baptists Together Inter Faith Working Group, is encouraging Baptists to urgently protest the decision
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Baptist minister and mediation trainer Joanna Williams introduces a five-session course she is hosting for anyone interested in transforming conflicts in a church setting – and beyond
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For many Lent has become a time for self-examination and for deepening one’s devotional life. But the call to Christian discipleship is to look away from oneself - so let’s experiment in new ways of sharing our faith with others this year
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The final part of the series offers two ways to reflect on Lydia, Nehemiah, Solomon and David as exemplars in business
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How the vineyard owner and David were ahead of their time in looking beyond the work done
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Solomon’s narrative goes to the heart of a vital tension in Kingdom business, which is how we balance economic outcomes with kingdom progress
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While all the speakers at Fresh Streams 2024 highlighted how we are living in a time of significant change, there was a clear message from God too, writes first-time attender Simon Evans-White
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The second in the series What might a Kingdom business look like? highlights the example of Nehemiah who prayed and planned ahead - and shows what godly project management could look like
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The death of the celebration style church?; Gaza and speaking up; What might a kingdom business look like?
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A new series linking Bible characters with people in parables to see if their stories fill in a picture of what a ‘Kingdom Business’ might look like. This first blog explores business at the heart of mission through the example of Lydia
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George Cadbury is an excellent example of a Christian who faithfully obeyed God in his sphere of responsibility – a chocolate factory. By Mark Roques
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Pastor Chi-Wai Wu, the former director of Hong Kong Church Renewal Movement who moved to the UK almost three years ago, offers three observations on the Chinese Christian community in the UK
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'A long life of extraordinary service to Christ and the Baptist denomination - to hundreds over her lifetime she was organiser, 'sister', 'Mother’, friend, confidant, wise advisor, mentor and a model of faithful, fruitful Christian service'
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Three months on - whether it’s Wailing Wall… or Separation Wall – no-one in Israel/Palestine will feel any safety until we all say ‘STOP!’ loudly enough, writes David Nelson
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Churches and communities with Anabaptist convictions are being planted in the UK - now a new book examines 12 common practices of these emerging communities. Author Stuart Murray introduces it
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