Market Place: 21st Century Disciples
The 21st Century Disciples stream in The Market Place
Urban Life Experience/BMS: Resources for UK Mission
Session Leaders: Mike Pears and Graham Doel
How do we see the world from another point of view?
How do we grow in friendship with people who are different from us?
How do we build bridges and cross boundaries?
How do we practise open-hearted hospitality?
All of these questions are at the heart of mission.
Read more: Urban Life, a new urban mission and training initiative, launches
21st Century Disciples
Session Leader: Sarah Fegredo
What might discipleship look like in the 21st Century?
How can we create welcoming inclusive communities where we can learn from Jesus and grow more like him?
All Age Prayers
Session Leader: Jonathan Somerville
Three practical all-age prayer activities.
Stepping out with other Faiths - Risk and Confidence in a diverse society
Session Leader: Andy Williams
Helping churches engage with other faiths in the local context. This will include two short case studies, Q & A and resources.
Visit the Inter Faith Engagement page for more on the Inter Faith Working Group and its resources
Crossing Borders - Young people making history and a difference
Session Leader: Gale Richards
Cross-cultural insights for mission and ministry from young people on gap year programmes with BMS
Stories about the incredible legacy of young people crossing British and Caribbean borders over the last 200 years.
Baptist Colleges
Session Leader: Ed Kaneen
How do we make sense of the Bible in our complex world?
How can we remain faithful to the text?
What are the right questions to ask when we read Scripture?
Looking at these issues will provide an opportunity to get a taste of what you could explore at our Baptist Colleges.
Baptist Times, 20/05/2015