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National news - 2017

The ten most popular articles in 2016 
The Turning in Reading, the referendum on the European Union, and reflections on our differences on human sexuality all feature
'Helping Christians talk about their faith'
The good news of Jesus is something we all have a role in sharing - and a new website from the Evangelical Alliance aims to help us do just that
BMS Day of Prayer: 5 February
Churches, small groups and believers all over the globe will be praying with BMS World Mission on its annual Day of Prayer
Reaching the millennial generation 
A new network that aims to resource millennials within Baptist churches and beyond is beginning to come together
BMS Action Teams: where mission begins
Mission accomplished? Three former BMS World Mission Action Teamers didn’t expect their call to overseas mission to go on, but it did
Pray for BMS this Sunday
Are you leading prayers at church on Sunday? Here’s a prayer you can use to mark the BMS Day of Prayer
Eco Church celebrates first year
A scheme to help churches undertake positive environmental steps resulted in hundreds of actions taken in its first year
Criticism over Dubs closure
Charities speak out over the Government's decision to scrap the Dubs scheme for unaccompanied asylum seeking children to Britain
'Dismay' at suspension of Dubs policy
Lynn Green joins church leaders to express concern at the intention to suspend the Dubs scheme for unaccompanied children
We found love in a helping place
No, we don’t advertise ‘falling in love’ as part of Action Teams, the BMS World Mission Christian gap year, but sometimes it happens!
Anti-poverty charities team up
The UK’s largest provider of foodbanks the Trussell Trust has formally joined forces with debt charity Christians Against Poverty
100,000+ take the 40acts challenge
More than 104,000 people have already signed up to 40acts, a Lent generosity campaign now in its seventh year
Injustice, Luther and Luther King
Want to challenge injustice? There is much to learn from Martin Luther and Martin Luther King
New campaign targets climate change
Tearfund is calling on UK Christians to join in prayer to help the world’s poorest people to flourish in the face of climate change
The Apology, 10 years on 
Baptists are being invited to reflect on our Union’s Apology for Slavery and its practical outworking as it nears its 10th anniversary
Book honour for Chris Ellis
A new collection of essays celebrates and takes inspiration from the work of Chris Ellis, ‘our key thinker’ on Baptist worship
Baptist founder at heart of charity identity 
Spurgeons children’s charity is putting Christ, and its founder Charles Spurgeon, at the heart of its identity and mission as part of its 150th anniversary
Director of Girls’ Brigade to step down 
Ruth Gilson has announced she'll be stepping down from her role at the end of August 2017
Baptist scholar to deliver BWA lectures
Anthony R Cross will be the presenter at a special forum on baptism as part of the upcoming Baptist World Alliance Annual Gathering
Baptist Union Council: March 2017 
A report from Baptist Union Council March 2017
'Stay strong in your faith in God'
National and international Christian organisations have sent messages of support and prayers following the Westminster attack
New volume on Baptist history and heritage
Challenge and Change charts the development of Baptist life during the 18th century
Post Brexit - 'Society is ours to build'
Helping churches bring people together to explore the post Referendum future is the focus of the latest JPIT resource
Primary school teachers needed
BMS families in Afghanistan and Uganda need teachers to educate their young children. Can you help?
Prince and Professor debate love 
Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad of Jordan joined Paul Fiddes for a debate on love in Islam and Christianity
'Help parents nurture children's spirituality'
The importance of resourcing Christian parents is revealed in new report from Care for the Family
‘Come and be inspired!’ - Assembly 2017
That’s the message from Lynn Green and David Kerrigan as this year’s Baptist Assembly moves ever closer
Benefit changes criticised by churches
JPIT says Government’s new two-child limit is "deliberately ignoring" needs of some of the UK’s poorest children
BMS appoints new General Director 
Meet Dr Kang-San Tan: where he comes from, where he’ll take BMS when he arrives in October
Encouraging talk around mental health 
koko, a multi-award winning blog for teenage girls, has just launched a new film looking at mental health
'Be part of the solution to loneliness'
Churches are being encouraged to tackle isolation by signing up to the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness
General Election 2017 round-up
A number of organisations are aiming to resource Christians in the run up to voting on 8 June - here's a flavour
New event to showcase Baptist research
Theology Live! is a day event featuring Baptists engaged in theological and biblical research
Engage theologically with refugee crisis
A new Baptist resource aimed at helping individuals and groups to reflect theologically about the refugee crisis
'Poor support for human trafficking victims'
Urgent reform is needed as lack of support is leaving human trafficking victims destitute and their traffickers unpunished
Connecting faith and action 
A new centre to help Christians explore questions about justice and how we live out our faith in today’s world launches
'A gift to Baptists in England'
Tributes have been paid to Dr Alan Kreider, who died at his home in the US on Monday (8 May)
Commissioning: ‘A holy ground moment’ 
Ministers, pastors and preachers and BMS mission personnel were commissioned and prayed for
Standing ovation for David Kerrigan 
Outgoing BMS World Mission General Director David Kerrigan received a standing ovation at this year's Assembly
Baptist Assembly - opening celebration 
The launch of a multicultural worship resource, reflections with outgoing President and the induction of the new
Forgiveness, restoration, inclusion
The cross of Jesus Christ is multi-faceted, bringing not just forgiveness but restoration and inclusion for all
'God, I want to see a new thing!' 
British Baptists were challenged to be open to God, and stop clinging to what worked in the past
Beacons of Hope – Baptists Together
‘God is on the move in us and through us’, said General Secretary Lynn Green during the Beacons of Hope session
'Making a difference - now' 
Young people at the Baptist Assembly explored God's plan for their lives – and not just for the future
'Being with God is like finding treasure' 
Children had great fun exploring, creating, and discovering at this year’s Baptist Assembly
A vision of God’s kingdom on earth
The progress BMS is making in its 2016-2020 mission strategy ‘One Million Lives Transformed’ was shared during its AGM
'Come Dance With Me' - Godly Play 
A report from the 2017 Godly Play Conference in Sheffield, which marked 10 years of the charity's work
'Horrified and deeply saddened'
Christians are among those to express their horror at the terror attack in Manchester on Monday night
Assembly seminar programme
Baptist Assembly seminars explored engaging with millennials, pioneering and mission in a secular world
Reformation evangelism tool published
Churches are urged to buy and give away a just-published short introduction to the Reformation
'A society where all can flourish'
Lynn Green has joined leaders of Britain's free churches in issuing a statement about the General Election
'Let us continue our journey to justice'
The first comprehensive appraisal of the journey towards reconciliation among British and Jamaican Baptists
'An attack on one is an attack on all'
Inter faith leaders have responded to the terrorist attack in Finsbury Park in the early hours of Monday
'Help more people find out about Jesus'
The Christian Enquiry Agency has a new website for churches to show them how they can use its free resources
The Esther Collective residential 
A brand new discipleship event is taking place in July for women of all ages. Hosted by Girls’ Brigade Ministries
Doctors back abortion decriminalisation
The move was voted for by doctors’ representatives at the British Medical Association (BMA) annual meeting
New report highlights parental worries
Low self-esteem, unhappiness and bullying are among the major worries parents have for their children
Messy Church Does Science
New resource featuring 100 ideas for Messy Churches shows how science and faith mix
Faith communities 'key to cohesion'
... not division. Such communities are the root of 'a new kind of citizenship', according to new research
Festival unity movement growing
An initiative that aims to spread Christian unity across the UK is set to reach more than 120,000 people this year
Equipped for mission where you are
BMS is launching a new course to help Christians in the UK effectively engage in mission right where they are
New campaign to reach young people
Scripture Union encourages churches to increase their outreach work with children and young people
‘Dr Dave’ all set to mess about at CRE 
Future Baptist Union president David Gregory will lead sessions on all three days of the CRE exhibition in October
Backing for trafficked victim support bill 
Christian charity calls on peers to support a bill that gives greater support to victims of human trafficking
Call for more church “Roofbreakers”  
Christian disability charity Through the Roof wants to see more people help churches fully involve disabled people
'Create a more hope-filled Halloween'
World Vision UK launches new campaign to equip Christians seeking a different response to the Halloween season
Exploring church role in city transformation
A two-day event this autumn will bring together Christians to discuss the future of our towns and cities
What kind of society do we want?
The EA is encouraging the church to ask key questions about the society we want, and how we communicate it
New Director for GB Ministries 
GB Ministries has appointed a new Director – Julie Murdy – to succeed Ruth Gilson, who is leaving after 17 years
Sports chaplaincy opportunity
Churches have been urged to explore the huge mission fields on their doorstep - sports clubs and gyms
Growing churches forum, November  
Is your church experiencing unusual kingdom growth? If so, a forum in November may be of interest
Time to reform ‘ageist’ church
The church must take an ageing population seriously when it comes to mission and growth, says CRE speaker
Historical Society's new Vice Presidents
Honoured for their long-time contributions to Baptist history and scholarship and to the work of the Society
'Press on' this Prisons Week
Faith communities have been encouraged to ‘press on’ in prayer and speak up for all those affected by imprisonment
GB responds to Girls’ Attitudes Survey 
Girls' Brigade Ministries has issued a faith-based response to Girlguiding's annual Girls' Attitudes survey results
50th home for Hope into Action
A Christian charity which provides homes for the most vulnerable in partnership with churches reaches milestone
Postmodernism, pressure and prayer
New research offers insight what's shaping Generation Z, those born from the mid-1990s onwards
Movement Day UK: seeking God together
Christians have been challenged to strive for greater unity and co-ordination to transform their places
Anniversary marks Baptist women focus 
The tercentenary of the birth of prolific Baptist hymn writer Anne Steele shapes the latest Baptist Quarterly
Urban Life: the journey so far
Urban Life is a network of people exploring new approaches to mission in deprived neighbourhoods
New Facebook Group for Baptist ministers 
A new Facebook group to help Baptist ministers journey together and share different perspectives has launched
Ministry Today UK to close 
A cross-denominational organisation run by ministers for ministers is to call time after almost a quarter of a century
Celebrate diversity in Inter Faith Week
We can enrich our communities by meeting with others across the differences of faith and culture, writes Baptist minister
'Gambling is a public health issue'
Church welcome for consultation on changes to gaming machines – but warn maximum stake still too high
Make religious freedom 'political priority'
It will help in battle against radicalisation, says major report launched at Westminster 
Baptist Union Council: November 2017 
Mission and pioneering were a key focus while there was a reflection on the 10th anniversary of The Apology
New UK modern slavery findings
Modern slavery in the UK is on the increase according to a number of recent reports, including The Salvation Army
'Improve rights for stateless people'
Initiative calling for better support for ‘stateless’ people backed by Baptist ministers alongside other faith leaders
'Will make a huge difference'
The 'most comprehensive resource for churches yet produced on refugee and asylum issues' has launched
Lifting the spirit from sore to soar 
The recent Children’s Ministry Network conference explored issues around children’s well-being and mental health
'More than the South Pole and Santa'    
A new Christmas resource that aims to share the real Christmas story with thousands of children has been launched
Event to showcase Baptist research
Theology Live! is a new venture that seeks to provide a space for Baptists - now updated with speakers' topics
DNA leadership training celebrates 30 years  
More than 70 people gathered to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the DNA discipleship training program
Tax avoidance 'morally wrong' 
Almost nine out of 10 British adults say tax avoidance by large companies is morally wrong, even if it's legal
Reaction to the 2017 Autumn Budget
Economic outlook, Universal Credit, housing: Paul Morrison of the Joint Public Issues Team assesses the Budget
Conquering isolation this Christmas 
Baptist churches encouraged to participate in campaign to ensure no-one spends Christmas alone in the UK
Nuclear weapons: there is another way
Churches call for support on treaty banning nuclear weapons with new video and campaign
Big rise in Night Shelter use
In 2016-17 more people than ever before were forced to use church and community night shelters
'Sign nuclear ban treaty', say faith leaders
UK faith leaders call on the Government to affirm the new UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
'Baptists do theology - and do it well' 
A new event which gave space to Baptists engaged in theological research took place this week
'Local pantry' social franchise launched
A local pantry can help people across the UK access affordable food - and reduce the need for foodbanks
Resource for welcoming Syrian families
SAT-7 has launched a special Arabic language DVD resource to support those involved in resettling Syrian families
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