Council

Welcome to the Baptist Union Council webpage. I’m the Revd Dr Seidel Abel Boanerges* and I am the Moderator of the Baptist Union Council.

The Baptist Union Council has a key role within Baptists Together. The Council meets twice per year (Autumn and Spring) to discern the broad strategic direction of our Union. Subsequently facilitating the implementation of this direction is the task of the Core Leadership Team.

In addition, the Council oversees the work of the Ministerial Recognition Committee, which administers the accreditation of Baptist ministers and church workers and the national recognition of preachers, pastors and pioneers.

The Council also elects the Trustees and Treasurer of the Union.

The Council has around 90 members consisting of:

Three members nominated by each Regional Association
One member nominated by each College
The Trustees of the Baptist Union
The members of the Core Leadership Team
The President, Ex-President and Vice-President of the Union
Two representatives each of BMS World Mission, Baptist Union of Scotland, Baptist Union of Wales and a representative of Irish Baptist Networks
Two ecumenical representatives
Up to 12 co-opted members. Co-opted members would be included specifically with the purpose of improving diversity, recognising the need for diversity of ethnicity, gender, disability, social class, age, rural/urban location, theological tradition and role in the life of the churches

Click here for a paper giving an introduction to Council, including its role and that of the Moderator.

Council is next meeting in October 2024. Click here for prayer points.

Click here to view the current list of Council members.

Council

The Key Role Nominations Team takes the lead in discovering, discerning and recognising key leaders to serve in various ways throughout Baptists Together. Click here for more information about the Team or to make a nomination.