Review of the year 2021

Highlighting the most clicked pieces in The Baptist Times last year

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Donald Trump800 Donald Trump and the heresy of white evangelical Christianity
As Donald Trump leaves the White House in disgrace, the time has come for the evangelical Christians who supported him to examine their consciences and embark on the road to repentance, writes Joshua Searle

2
TBC800 Baptist church buildings used as vaccination centres
Several Baptist church buildings have become vaccination centres as the national programme accelerates

3
Hayley Young800 (1) Baptist Union Presidency for Hayley Young
The Revd Hayley Young has been elected President of our Baptist Union 2022-23

4
Project Violet 800 Launch of Project Violet
The Centre for Baptist Studies, Regent’s Park College, Oxford is pleased to announce Project Violet, a three-year participatory research project that will examine the place of women in Baptist ministry

5
HongKong800 1 Is your church Hong Kong ready?
The UK is about to welcome hundreds of thousands of people from Hong Kong. Simon Goddard explores how Baptists are responding, and what your church can do

6
A new normal800 Imagining a new normal: analogue and digital
How do we integrate old and new into a better future? In this long read, Bruce Murray highlights some of the areas churches may wish to consider

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COP 26800 COP26 - A BUEN prayer guide
By Dave Gregory and Trevor Beckett of the Baptist Union Environment Network (BUEN)

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Young adult800 Internships for young adults across Baptists Together
A new focus on promoting and facilitating internships for young adults in Baptist life is gathering pace

9
Welcome800 A journey towards inclusion and affirmation
Mike Parker shares developments in his ministry and that of the church he co-pastors, Worthing Baptist Church

10
Wren800 Blessed to see God’s church responding to his call
Carol Richardson reports on collecting 100 stories of Baptists involved in missional adventure

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Hands I'm a minister and can be hurt like anyone else
A Baptist minister highlights bullying and spiritual abuse

Baptist Times, 04/01/2022

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‘Our aim is to help participants learn peace-making skills’

The Blackley Centre is once again hosting its Paths of Peace Training Course, which equips participants with the skills to transform conflicts in a church setting and beyond. Baptist minister and mediation trainer Joanna Williams explains more

'Our nation's children need the church'

Families are suffering as never before. Ian Soars, CEO of the charity Spurgeons, says churches have a role in reversing the decline in children and young people’s wellbeing - and explains how

Living with limitations

A new blog series from the Northumbrian Collective seeks to grapple honestly and thoughtfully with a question we might prefer not to think about, led by people who experience disability in their day-to-day life. Craig Millward introduces it

The long-lasting echo of Richard Hays (1948-2025)

His name might be unfamiliar to you, but Hays wrote three books that set new directions for New Testament studies in the late 20th century and into the 21st century, writes Andy Goodliff

Visions of Justice and Hope

A new resource from the Evangelical Alliance offers a guided journey into racial justice and practical steps for fostering healing and meaningful dialogue. One People Commission director and Baptist minister Israel Olofinjana introduces it