The ten most popular articles in 2016 

The Turning in Reading, the referendum on the European Union, reflections on our differences on human sexuality and how to help refugees all featured among the most popular pieces in The Baptist Times in 2016

1. Evangelistic outpouring in Reading (June)
   In just over three weeks of mission more than 1,000 people have prayed to give or rededicate their lives to Christ - The Turning 

2. ‘Brexit is the solution’ (March)
   The decision facing voters in the forthcoming European Union referendum is a 'purely political' one, writes a Baptist minister, explaining there are three key areas why it will be better for the UK to leave 

3. Baptists blog on the EU referendum (June)
   A collection of Baptist thinking 

4. Human sexuality and identity (April)
   As Baptists, can we live in the tension of our differences, bound together in our common love of the Risen Christ?

5. New EU resources for churches (May)
   A series of briefing notes to help Free Churches reflect about the referendum on the European Union have been published by the Joint Public Issues Team (JPIT)

6. New sponsorship scheme for refugees (August)
   Baptists are being encouraged to participate in new Government initiatives to support people seeking refuge in the UK

7. Meditation on Global Violence and Terror (July)
   In just one full month from mid-June to mid-July many major violent and terror related episodes have devastated our world. Our call is to pray and commit ourselves to being living answers to those prayers

8. New Year's honours for Baptists (January)
   A tireless community worker, one of "the most dynamic social reformers of our age", a champion of inter-faith relations in diverse Leicester and an internationally-renown lawyer were among the Baptists recognised in the New Year’s Honours List

9. Dianne Tidball receives Presidency nomination (April)
   The Regional Team Leader of the East Midlands Baptist Association (EMBA) has been appointed Vice-President of our Union

10. An extraordinary dip in the sea (February)
    Day-trippers to the South Wales resort of Barry Island were bemused to see an extraordinary event one Friday morning in February. As they sat drinking coffee in the seafront cafes more than 40 young men and women walked into the sea - for another baptism organised by a Baptist church in Cardiff