Join us in prayer for Baptist Union Council 19-20 March

Baptist Union Council is meeting next week and we invite you to join us in prayer. 

You will see from the agenda that we have dedicated a significant amount of time to the Ministerial Recognition Rules on Ministry and Marriage. 

At 5pm on Wednesday 20th an email including a statement from Council, a link to a short video from our General Secretary Lynn Green and a link to the consultation report will be sent to everyone who received an invitation to participate in the Consultation. The Baptists Together website will also be updated with this information.

We will also be receiving an update on our Financial position and the Financial Model Review. Our times of worship will be led by Carl Smethurst, Nigel Manges, Rachel Holland and Ken Benjamin. We are also grateful for pastoral accompaniers who will be joining us.

This is will be in addition to our usual standing items like finance and the Key Roles Nominations Team report.  Click here to view the full agenda. Should you wish to discuss the agenda before Council meets please contact your local representative which you can find here.

For those of you who would like to understand the role of Council, our Governance Report outlines the role of Council as follows: 

The key location of strategic leadership and oversight for the Union should be with the Council. This is the body that is representative of the churches through their Associations and colleges, and where the full diversity of the denomination can and should be fully expressed. The leadership and oversight of others will be discerned and held accountable here. As we envisage it, it will be: 

• the body which exercises spiritual and strategic oversight of the affairs of the Union; 
• the place where the rich diversity of our membership will be expressed and empowered and leadership exercised; 
• the forum in which the complex relationships of Union life will be valued and mutual trust be encouraged and enabled; 
• the meeting at which key decision-makers, such as appropriate association officers, will play a part alongside prophetic voices and spiritual leaders.

Further reflections and decisions from Council will be communicated in the following week.

Lynn Green, General Secretary of Baptists Together