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

What sort of ministry matters? - the Market Place session introducing the Ministries Review Ignite

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

'Come Holy Spirit' is our desire as we walk forward, with God leading us

Chris Duffett’s Baptist Assembly paintings have raised donations to support Home Mission and are now in local Baptist churches providing inspiration and reflection

Nationwide Christmas campaign ‘Shine Your Light' seeks 1,000 churches this year

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Baptist Union Council: October 2024

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Project Violet: Council affirms commitments to action

Baptist Union Council receives and affirms the commitments to action on women’s experience of ministry made from across Baptists Together in response to the findings of Project Violet

Collaboration; contextual approaches - first Everyone Everywhere national conference

Collaboration in sharing the gospel and a recognition that contrasting, contextual approaches are all needed to help people encounter Jesus were key themes at the first Everyone Everywhere national conference

Prayer bulletin for very small Baptist churches

A number of small, often rural, Baptist churches are being strengthened in their ministry by an initiative which sees them praying for each other on a regular basis

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