Baptist Assembly 2015

Reports, photos, blogs and tweets from the 2015 Baptist Assembly in Peterborough

Stories

Baptist Assembly 2015 opens

President Jenni Entrican's address

iOpener Prayer Session - Led by the young people in the Innovation programme

It all starts with God - Closing Celebration

Baptist Union Market Place sessions (including AGM)

The BMS World Mission AGM

Communion in community - The Big Picnic

Children at the Baptist Assembly

Inspiring stories - BMS World Mission staff shared three ways BMS is transforming lives around the world

Politics, and staying involved - The recent resource “Love Your Neighbour – Think Pray Vote” caught the imagination. Phil Jump reflects on where the church might go next following the Public Issues Market Place session

Market Place: Word and World

Market Place: 21st Century Disciples

Market Place: Mission and Ministry

Photos

Baptist Assembly 2015 - a Baptist Union Flickr album

Blogs on the Assembly

Small (Baptist) World - Catriona Gorton
BUGB / BMS Baptist Assembly 2015 - Neil Brighton

#bap15 - your tweets

Stop expecting our communities to come to us and get involved in what your community is doing #bap15
— Neil Boulton (@whatanumptee) May 16, 2015

Thoughts on @Baptistassembly after time to reflect: some great content, some good innovations, but too rushed #bap15
— Phil Palmer (@Philinthemiddle) May 17, 2015

Back from #BAP15. Definitely a fan of the new "assembly light" and the way it managed to be genuinely all age.
— Beth Allison-Glenny (@BethjAllison) May 16, 2015

If I were to give constructive feedback? A timetable with what different sessions included and longer AGMs (did I really say that?!) #bap15
— Beth Allison-Glenny (@BethjAllison) May 16, 2015

@gemmadunning I greatly enjoyed the day, a real family time with the young people strolling on and off the platform like they owned it!
— Wokingham Baptist (@WokinghamBap) May 18, 2015

Home after the long drive back to Devon. Good times @baptistassembly Great catching up with friends. #bap15 #JesusisLord
— Joe Haward (@HawardJoe) May 16, 2015

@baptistassembly I loved the fact that I wished both @baptistuniongb and @BMSWorldMission AGMs had been longer! #bap15
— Andrew Openshaw (@andjope) May 16, 2015

Post Tweet

Three new Small Church Hubs this autumn

September and early October saw three more Small Church Hubs being planted, writes Hilary Taylor, and at each we worshipped, shared scripture - and our joys and challenges

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'Stand against far-right extremism'

Two networks that advocate for Black and Brown Christians and Black and Minority Ethnic communities have urged the Government to take a stand against far-right extremism - and for Christian leaders to stand with them

Welcoming our new Pioneer Ambassadors

Barney Barron and Simon Hall have been appointed as new Baptists Together Pioneer Ambassadors Current ambassadors Ali Boulton and Simon Goddard offer the following statement

Growing hubs, ambassadors, transitional ministry and more

Notes from a recent Baptist Union Smaller Church online gathering, which featured updates from the Small Church Connexion Team and representatives from several Associations

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Misuse of cross at Unite the Kingdom rally condemned by church leaders

Christian leaders from different theological and political backgrounds have expressed their deep concern about the co-opting of Christian symbols, particularly the cross, during the recent ‘Unite the Kingdom’ rally

Supporting Spurgeon’s College students

How students impacted by the closure of Spurgeon's College have been supported across Baptists Together

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