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Most popular church stories 2018


The Wellbeing café movement, new opportunities to teach the Bible in schools and lessons from a church where God is growing his kingdom through the older generation were among the most popular church stories of 2018



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1 Wellbeing café movement growing
Just over a year after a wellbeing café in Nottingham won funding to replicate its work, nine more have opened

2 'An amazing opportunity for Christians'
A ministry that ‘simply teaches the Bible’ has been stunned by a recent spike in demand from schools

3 The Blaby story - lessons from church growth
This is the story of God growing His kingdom through the older generation as He has over-ruled our pre-conceptions of church growth, our rules and our regulations, writes Blaby Baptist Church pastor Pauline Wills

4 Modern Slavery summits in EBA
There is a good chance someone in your neighbourhood is a victim of modern slavery. Could you be part of God's rescue plan for them?

5 'Such atrocities bring communities together'
Barry Davis, Amesbury Baptist Church minister, reflects on the events which placed the church in the world spotlight

6 Next steps for Next Meal  
A creative initiative that uses technology to connect homeless people with food seeks to expand beyond London

7 Prayer following helicopter tragedy
There has been an outpouring of prayer for a Baptist pastor whose two sons died in a helicopter crash

8 'I hope people will encounter Jesus again'
A Baptist minister is to bring the Gospel of Mark to life in a fast-paced and punchy solo performance

9 'We are more than just a chippy'
The country’s first community-owned chippy has opened, and Baptists in Solihull are at the heart of it

10 'Keep interceding for those we love'
Minister Hayley Young was invited to preach at a Thy Kingdom Come event alongside Justin Welby and Michael Curry




 
Baptist Times, 21/12/2018
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EMBA Home Mission Stories
Examples of how Home Mission funds are being used in the East Midland Baptist Association
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Marking 25 years of chaplaincy at East Midlands Airport 
A large crowd gathered in the check-in hall to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the East Midlands Airport Chaplaincy
Crosswords to encourage people to delve into the Bible
Baptist church member Jim Saxton is creating an interactive crossword for every chapter in the Bible
Eastgate celebrates the induction of Jonathan
'I am now looking forward to what God is going to do and working with such wonderful people' the new minister says
'The Gospel story is central to our church and its mission’ 
Oakham Baptist Church has marked its 250th birthday this year with a renewed focus and commitment to the community, and as a result has ‘grown and reached deeper than ever before.’
New Baptist exhibition opens in Nottinghamshire 
The long delayed public re-opening of the Churches Conservation Trust’s (CCT) restoration of the former parish church at Gamston, near Retford, will at last provide public access to one of the most unusual displays about Baptist history in England
'They were so delighted to be able to join in with worship' 
Using technology to reach those not on the internet led to Derby Urban Church being the overall winners in the Baptist Insurance Tales of Technology competition
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