I'm not sure if this is indulgence on my part but one final blog about the Baptist Assembly; largely because I spent some of yesterday pondering what impact Assembly might have on local church life here. I've not worked this through but here are some starter thoughts:Mission: BMS drew attention to the drop off in... Continue Reading →

Back home from the Assembly so time to write a few comments on the weekend (which will be of little interest if you weren't there). Overall I think it went well. For me the personal highlight was Steve Holmes lecture on the Sunday afternoon. The childrens programme was also much better this year.But what about... Continue Reading →

The Baptist bandwagon moves off this weekend for its annual trip to the seaside; this year it is in Bournemouth and the weather looks as if it will be dry if not warm. No doubt there will be comments on blogs after the event which say how good, bad or indifferent people found it, including... Continue Reading →

This week I had the pleasure in taking part in a Mainstream Theology day looking at the issue of human sexuality. (The Baptist Mainstream group not the Anglican one).Attached is the paper I produced as an introduction for the day. It is based on notes that I've used on a number of occasions to talk... Continue Reading →

It is not often one can say that it was a priviledge to go to a funeral but this is one such occasion.Alec was a Deacon and Treasurer at the first Baptist Church I attended. My time at Kenilworth Baptist Church continues to have an enormous influence on me; it was there I first felt... Continue Reading →

Council draws to a close till later in the year. This council has spent a fair amount of time doing things that, whilst important, don't really get me excited... I mean I'm sure that the listed buildings exemption scheme is necessary (and matters a great deal if you are in a church which has listed... Continue Reading →

The papers for the March Baptist Union Council have arrived turning my thoughts again to Union affairs and, in particular, what a vision for the Baptist Union might look like. Assuming that such a thing is both possible and desirable perhaps the place to start is to ask what any attempt needs to grapple with; I think... Continue Reading →

When do someone’s beliefs become so different to our own that we can’t be members of the same church or denomination together? How do we handle people who read the Bible differently to us, especially when that means they live differently to us? Some church networks speak of sharing the vision and only welcome those... Continue Reading →