Fresh Horizons National Tour [2008]
Fresh Horizons Time Out Scheme [08 - 14 February 2009]
Estate Churches Day [Wednesday 11 February]
Children & Family Specialists' Day [Wednesday 4 March]
Crucible: Creating Church on the Margins [Various dates]
The Really Useful Evangelism Conference [30 June - 02 July]
Fresh Horizons National Tour
2008/2009
This is possibly the hottest topic today as denominations consider the enormous ‘seniors’ resource already active and enthusiastic for mission and ministry within our churches. Fresh Horizons is designed to inform, inspire and initiate mission and ministry among third-age seniors. The day will offer reflection, challenge, insight, testimony and opportunity for third age seniors to consider the challenges of ageism and active involvement in church at home and abroad following retirement. Cost is £5 (if packed lunch) and £10 (if the church provides a cooked meal). All delegates must register with the Mission department.
Albany Baptist Church, Cardiff: 17 January
Beacon Lough Baptist Church, Gateshead: 24 January
Buckminster Baptist Church, Leicester: 31 January
Stanmore Baptist Church, London: 21 February
Maghull Baptist Church, Liverpool: 28 February
Further details from Carole Alder on 01235 517713 or email thehub@baptist.org.uk.
Fresh Horizons Time Out Scheme
08 - 14 February 2009
Retired, or available, and looking for a fresh challenge in a team setting? You are wanted! You are needed! You are vital!
- Two churches have requested teams for the period February 8-14 2009.
- Great Yarmouth Baptist Church offers an opportunity for skilled trades to make a huge difference in transforming a town centre shop into a church resource centre and café. Skills needed are: plumbers, electricians, woodworkers, plasterers, builders and a few general labourers.
- Levenshulme Baptist Church in Manchester offers an opportunity for unskilled or semi- skilled workers to transform areas of the church to serve the community. Food and lodging will be provided; all you need do is get to either placement. The week runs from Sunday morning to Saturday afternoon.
For more information, see the video by clicking here and contact Terry Jones on 01235 517712 or email tjones@baptist.org.uk.
Estate Churches Day
Wednesday 11 February – 1030-1500
This is a day for ministers and others who are serving on estates, where they are dealing with complex social issues and deprivation. It is being hosted by the Mission Department, and held at Rising Brook Baptist Church in Stafford, a venue just off the M6. Click here for a flyer advertising the event.
The speakers will include Jack Walker from Leigh Park, Havant. Twenty-five years ago God told Jack to work with the poor and he has spent most of his life living on estates. Leigh Park was built as a post-war overspill community and at one time the area was the largest Council estate in Europe. Leigh Park Baptist opened in 1957 and Jack went to minister there sixteen years ago. Jack says, “While at Leigh Park I have had the privilege seeing two new churches started. My family situation includes being a foster parent. Daily ministry brings me into relationship with the most needy in society from whom I learn constantly. Building community is my passion.”
The day will also give opportunity for views to be shared to encourage and give mutual support, and inform the Mission Department how best to resource this aspect of mission.
The cost of the day will be £20, including refreshments and working lunch. We hope you will be able to join us on the day - please complete and return the booking form before the end of January. Click here for booking form.
For more details contact Colin McDermott on cmcdermott@baptist.org.uk or 01235 517711.
Children & Family Specialists’ Day
Wednesday 4 March – 1100-1500
We will be launching our new network at Baptist House with this day for Children and Family Specialists. The main speaker for the day will be Richard Hardy (Care for the family) and there will be opportunities to share experiences, challenges and solution and offer mutual support. The cost for the day will be £15 including lunch.
Click here for booking form.
For more details contact Colin McDermott on cmcdermott@baptist.org.uk or 01235 517711.
Crucible: Creating Church on the Margins
Various Dates
Crucible is a training programme which has developed as the result of a partnership between Workshop, Urban Expression and the ALOVE initiative of The Salvation Army which aims to equip Christians to create church on the margins. There are three intensive training weekends each year which take place at the International Mission Centre (IMC) in Birmingham. Cost is £50 for one, £100 for two and £130 for all three weekends. Trainers include Juliet Kilpin, who has recently left the BUGB Mission Department to work with Urban Expression and has a wealth of experience in the area of church planting. There are still places left on the third weekend (5-6 July 2008) of the 2007/2008 cycle with further dates as follows:
Dates for 2008/09
Weekend 2: 21-22 February 2009 - The urban challenge
Weekend 3: 4-5 July 2009 - Emerging church
You can view the flyer by clicking here.
Further details are available from the Urban Expression web site by clicking here.
The Really Useful Evangelism Conference (Previously advertised as Encouraging Missionary Disciples: the Evangelism Conference)
30 June – 02 July 2009
This exciting new conference will take place at Sutton Coldfield Baptist Church and is a joint BUGB and Baptist Union of Wales event. Open to all, the Conference will re-examine how to tell the gospel story in today’s world and help enable others in our churches to be missionary disciples bringing others to faith. Speakers will include Dennis Pethers (Viz a Viz), Phil Collins (Saltmine) Roy Searle (the Northumbria Community) and Jonathan Edwards (BUGB General Secretary). It will include a mixture of challenging keynote addresses, a selection of practical workshops to equip evangelists, time for personal reflection, opportunities for worship, and late night events with Taste and the Saltmine Theatre company.
The cost for the event will be £70 per person, and bookings can be made from 16 January 2009.
Further details will be available here soon, or contact Colin McDermott on 01235 517711 or email cmcdermott@baptist.org.uk. - back to Events.