Crossingplaces Days [Various Dates]
Gorsley Leaders Days [Tuesday 9 March]
Incarnate Houseparty [23-25 March 2010]
Toddler Group Leaders’ Day [Tuesday 30 March]
Events Week [10 - 12 May 2010]
Wellsprings [Various Dates]
Belonging Before Believing: creating a culture of welcome [Various Dates]
Small Churches’ Day: for anyone who worships in a small church [Wednesday 23 June]
‘Love your Local School’ Days [Saturday 10 July]
Durham Open Summer School 2010 [Monday - Friday, 12-16 July 2010]
Gorsley Festival [August Bank Holiday 2010]
Crossingplaces Days
Various Dates
In partnership with the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity (LICC) the Mission Department is planning a series of regional crossingplaces days - an opportunity to inspire and be inspired by stories of Baptist churches engaging with their local communities. These days are suitable for your whole church and we hope that you will be able to join us with your church group.
Days are planned for:
Saturday 27 March (Chipping Sodbury) - click here to download details
Saturday 2 October (North of England)
Cost: £5 per person – please bring a packed lunch (drinks will be provided)
For further details contact cmcdermott@baptist.org.uk
Gorsley Leaders Days
Tuesday 9 March
'Leaders Day's' here at Gorsley is designed to give both spiritual input and practical insight for church leaders’ lives.
These days can also be used as an opportunity for on-going reflection and prayer, or as part of your ministry development.
Venue: Gorsley Chapel, Gorsley
Cost: £10 per person, including lunch
Bookings by Friday 5 March.
For more information, click here. For the information leaflet, click here.
Incarnate Houseparty
23-25 March 2010
The fourth annual houseparty is an opportunity to meet other people with a passion for mission who want to see missional churches established, whether you are new to church planting or have experience to share. Over the three days, stories of church planting, discussion, coaching, worship, shared meals and workshops will all play a part as we explore church planting themes.
Venue: Somersal Cottages, Derbyshire
Cost: £95 per person including meals in shared rooms (single rooms available at a £75 supplement).
For more details, and to book, see http://incarnate-network.eu/index.php or email info@incarnate-network.eu
Toddler Group Rocks!
Tuesday 30 March
A Baptist Union and Care for the Family Day to help and encourage those leading and working in church Toddler Groups, with Kathryn Morgan (Mission Adviser, Baptist Union of GB), Fiona Burt (Care for the Family’s ‘Playtime’) and Richard Hardy (Care for the Family).
Time: 11:00 - 15:00
Venue: Cornerstone Arts Centre, Didcot
Cost: £20 per person, including lunch
Closing date for bookings is Friday 26 February.
Click here for further details and a booking form, or contact cmcdermott@baptist.org.uk
To enable the Mission Department networks to share in a residential event, allowing plenty of time for reflection and relaxation with each other, there will be an ‘events week’ at Kings Park conference centre in Northampton. The cost for each overnight stay in a single en-suite room will be £75 per person (including a £25 non-refundable deposit). Two groups will be meeting at the same time, taking part in their own individual programmes and sharing in worship and meals:
Monday 10 - Tuesday 11 May
Evangelists’ Residential for people working as evangelists or with responsibility for evangelism in the local church
Speakers include: Chris Duffett, The Light Project and Jacky Storey, Hayling Island Baptist Church.
More information will be available soon – or contact cmcdermott@baptist.org.uk to express your interest.
For more information and a booking form, click here.
Inter Faith Residential for pastors / leaders of churches in multi-faith areas
More information will be available soon – or contact cmcdermott@baptist.org.uk to express your interest.
For more information and a booking form, click here.
Tuesday 11 - Wednesday 12 May
Children and Family Workers’ Residential - a joint Baptist Union / Spurgeons Network event for Children and Family Workers who are thinking about or already working with children and families in their local communities
Speakers include: Sian Hancock, Centre for Youth Ministry and representative(s) from Spurgeons.
More information will be available soon – or contact cmcdermott@baptist.org.uk to express your interest.
For more information and a booking form, click here.
Youthworkers’ Residential - a time of renewing and refreshing for youth workers and youth specialists
Speakers include: Chris Curtis, schoolswork.co.uk and Les Isaac, Ascension Trust / Street Pastors
For more information and a booking form, click here.
Wellsprings is a new eight-week evangelism course for women being published by the Baptist Union in May 2010. It offers women refreshment and pampering, and looks at issues women face today from a Christian perspective. For more information click here.
To launch this new resource, author and Baptist minister Leesa Barton will be running events which will include a demonstration and practical advice about running the course, along with a meal. These will be suitable for women in churches who are considering running a Wellsprings course.
Cost £20 per person including an evening meal and an opportunity to buy the resource at a discounted price.
The first Wellsprings Launches will be held at:
Ashurst Drive Baptist Church, Ilford
Tuesday 25 May
Time: 19:00-21:30 – click here for details and booking form.
Thornhill Baptist Church, Southampton
Thursday 15 July
Time: 19:00-21:30 – click here for details and booking form.
Further events will be held later in the year at different venues.
Publication date for this new course will be in May.
Copies will be available from BUGB Publications.
Belonging Before Believing: creating a culture of welcome
Various Dates
For many people today, a sense of belonging to the church comes before believing in Jesus Christ.
The Belonging Before Believing workshop, being organised by the Mission Department, will take a very practical look at our church buildings and ourselves - how good a welcome we give to new people and how we help them feel at home with us. It will also look at accessibility issues. This is a useful workshop for any church in any setting and a good opportunity to stand back and review how other people see us.
The speaker for these events will be Mark Hope-Urwin. Mark comes with a wealth of experience as a former Executive with the John Lewis Partnership, and his current role as Director of Hospitality and Welcome at Birmingham Cathedral.
The day, which will be suitable for ministers, leaders and welcoming teams, will help churches to consider ways in which they can become more welcoming and help people to feel that they belong.
Cost: £20 per person including lunch
Days are planned for:
Thursday 27 May - Baptist House, Didcot. Click here to download information and booking form.
Wednesday 30 June – Blackley, Yorkshire. Click here to download information and booking form
For further details contact cmcdermott@baptist.org.uk
Small Churches’ Day: for anyone who worships in a small church
Wednesday 23 June - 10:30 - 15:15
Hosted by: John Singleton (Regional Minister, Northern Baptist Association) and Kathryn Morgan (Mission Adviser, Baptist Union)
This workshop day for leaders and anyone attending a small church is to help the church in its desire to become effective in mission in its local context. Some of the LIFEsize material will be examined in greater depth and there will be opportunities for learning from one another.
[Small church is usually defined as ‘having 40 members or less’, but we are flexible regarding those who want to attend this day.]
Venue: Bawtry Hall, near Doncaster
Cost for the day is £25 per person including lunch.
Click here for further details and a booking form.
‘Love your Local School’ Days
Saturday 10 July
The Mission Department will be holding the second of these days to help churches to develop links with their local school
Speaker: David Skinner from RE-Inspired, Paul Haynes from RE-Inspired and Martin Sweet from the Spinnaker Trust, and others
The day will enable you to learn about the various resources and materials which might be helpful in your church as you support schools and those who work in them. Click here for more details and a booking form.
Venue: Crofton Baptist Church, Orpington
Cost: £20 per person, including lunch
Further days are planned for later in the year in other areas of the country - details to follow. Please contact cmcdermott@baptist.org.uk to express your interest.
Durham Open Summer School 2010
12-16 July 2010
This year's theme, Changing for Good, will examine how God’s Spirit is at work transforming the world, the church and human community and at the same time explore what makes a church a transforming community. There is an array of inspiring speakers and there will be a wide variety of creative workshops and seminars – something for everyone at whatever stage of the Christian journey.
For more information, and a booking form, click here.
Gorsley Festival
August Bank Holiday 2010
Surprised by Joy - Each day come and see Biblical themes unravelled in spectacular displays of wonderfully presented flowers.
For more information, click here.