Feature articles in 2016

As pioneering expressions of churches develop, we need to find new ways of belonging, writes Simon Goddard

Responding to God resulted in relationships of mutual trust for the persecuted early Baptists – and has shaped how we’ve walked since

The Baptist Pension Scheme

Questions and answer session with Chris Maggs, Moderator of the Trustee Board for the Baptist Pension Scheme

Is God calling you to serve him overseas?

Exploring what calling is and how BMS could help if you are being called

Revival: The Way Ahead

Walking in total obedience and a deeper prayer mode are highlighted as Baptist minister Don Attenborough concludes a series on revival

How Baptists are serving in Myanmar

Following a devastating civil war, Karen Baptist churches have a mission to save lives in some of the country’s poorest communities

Showing up beyond the election

Growing numbers of Christians are becoming more politically active, writes Alison Hill

BMS Prayer Guide extra: Albania special

Pray for our work in Albania by watching this helpful video from the BMS World Mission team in Tirana

Four interesting things about Bangladesh

What’s life like for people in this South Asian country? And what’s life like for the Church? BMS World Mission workers share

Blogging about baptism during Lent

Baptist minister Andy Goodliff explains why he is sharing 40 different accounts of baptism on his blog

Six lessons for your church

The future is looking brighter for a church in an isolated part of southern Italy thanks to a BMS World Mission worker couple

Baptist Union Council: March 2016

Much of March 2016 Council was spent considering our Union’s response to The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013

Baptist Union Council: March 2016

A report from Baptist Union Council, which took place at the Hayes Conference Centre in Swanwick, Derbyshire (15-16 March)

Serving God’s People in Ukraine

Joshua Searle of Spurgeon's College reports on a Mission/Humanitarian trip to Ukraine in February 2016

Water, flour and changing lives

Former BMS World Mission volunteer Carol Pratt shares the story of how a seemingly simple creation changed lives in Kosovo

What do we mean by “sowing seeds”?

Sarah Fegredo explores an expression much used by Christians

Equipping the Church to share the gospel

Why it’s time to build on the church’s amazing social engagement and strengthen its muscles for evangelism, writes Gavin Calver

'A sign of peace in the Middle East'

Bethlehem Bible College is a place that strives to empower future Christian leaders and advocate for peace and justice

Saved and healed by Jesus

Interview with Karl Ayling, who documents his journey from abuse survivor to salvation in an autobiographical book of Psalmic poems

Six ways your church can support students

It's exam season: Ruth Clemence offers practical tips to help ease the tension at this challenging time

Baptist Assembly 2016 - story list

Reports, photos and resources from the 2016 Baptist Assembly in Oxford

Tell your testimony in 3 minutes

Learn how to share your personal faith story from BMS World Mission church planter Ben Francis

Miracles from Heaven: Where is God when life goes wrong?

The question at the heart of new film Miracles from Heaven

'She has always stood for openness'

An interview with the Revd Dr Marie Isaacs, just the fourth woman ordained in our Union

The tong master of Tirana

The tradition of barbecues in the rain is being introduced to Albania by BMS World Mission workers as they find ways to support the Roma community

The drug trafficker’s son and Jesus

Many desperate people cross the border from Burma to Thailand. BMS World Mission workers share how their work provides a safe haven

Why I became a children’s author

Facts speak to our minds; a story speaks to our heart. I want to help people engage with God through fiction

Six things a short term mission worker can do

What’s it like to climb a mountain in your 70s? What’s it like to help a child with a hole in their heart?

Behind the headlines: refugees tell their story

Extracts from the latest book by Dave Smith, the founder of the Boaz Trust

Remain or Leave? Keep faith or give it up?

The question of suffering leads many to leave their faith. Why didn't I? By John Morris

Brexit and climate change

John Weaver, a former Baptist Union President, assesses what impact Brexit and a new Prime Minister may have on the climate change agenda

Sharing Jesus with leprosy patients

The story of Seeta, a BMS World Mission-supported partner workers helping leprosy patients find hope and healing in Nepal

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The refugee who became a lawyer

How did one woman go from being a refugee to becoming a lawyer working with BMS World Mission in Mozambique?

The Finest Hours: and mission

'A film that will appeal to a broad audience, without being offensive to any; and will stimulate discussion'

'Concerns were audible but hardly apocalyptic'

A commentary on Russia’s new anti-terror legislation

A real but often unseen spiritual danger

How can we go about bridging the gap between non-churched children and the church?

Losing sight, gaining vision

Being blinded in a gang fight has led Bittu to plant over 50 churches, working with BMS World Mission worker Ben Francis in India

Ben Hur: 'A powerful parable, much needed today'

The classic story of Ben Hur is set to reach a new generation, with themes of revenge and forgiveness at its heart

Baptist, entrepreneur and philanthropist

Sir Edward Wood was a former mayor of Leicester and prominent Baptist. The money he left in a trust fund is still being distributed today

Have you seen that girl?

'All that I knew of God, to be true, seemed a distant memory'. The crippling impact of severe postnatal depression

Eight ways to have a bumper BMS autumn

Planning your church’s autumn programme? Here are some new exciting resources to include from your favourite mission agency

Life in technicolour: Soul Survivor 2016

Kira Taylor is now a veteran of four Soul Survivor festivals. She reflects on this year's event

“Division is a sin” – Greenbelt 2016

Greenbelt's magical variety affirms a deeper truth, one emphasised by the Archbishop of Canterbury

Is anger a Christian virtue?

We often see anger as a sin, but is that always the case? Catalyst Live 2016 speaker Sam Wells has some thoughts

Focus on all-inclusive resources

Excellent, all-inclusive resources exist to help people of all ages explore their relationship with God

And what does the Lord require of you?

Millennials are overwhelmingly dedicated to social justice. Amy Wearing reflects on harnessing their passion

Faith, teamwork and prayer

How a youth club, open to all, has grown numerically and spiritually

The changing face of family ministry

Assessment of significant research exploring current family life in the UK

Sharing the gospel through paintings

Can art play a role in Christian mission? Find out in this interview with Catalyst Live contributor Anneke Kaai.

Meet the 2016 BMS mission workers

Find out how you can pray for eight new mission workers preparing to serve God and others around the world with BMS World Mission

Walking the Path to Freedom

An interview with Rob Waller and Will Van der Hart authors of the Perfectionism Book

The European Baptist Federation Council

Links to stories as representatives of more than 40 member unions gathered for the 2016 EBF Council in Tallinn, Estonia

Meet the BMS Action Teams

As the Action Teams prepare to fly overseas this week, BMS thought it was time to introduce you to them properly – and to ask you to pray some more!

Baptist Union Council: October 2016

A report from the October 2016 meeting of Baptist Union Council

Exodus leads the way forward

The book of Exodus is sometimes viewed with scepticism - but it need not be

A home for every child who needs one

How whole churches are being encouraged and equipped to respond to the needs of children in the care system

I, Daniel Blake: from Ken Loach

The harrowing reality of UK poverty is highlighted in Ken Loach's new film - every church should see it

Jesus is alive in the Amazon

When not baptising people in the Amazon, BMS local worker Pastor Luis Alvarado Dolly is living out his dream of making Jesus known in Peru

Is this the New Ecumenism?

Ecumenism is extending its long-established commitment to church unity with an increasing emphasis on the wholeness of living

Free State of Jones: Equality, Justice and Governance

A review of Free State of Jones, the true story of an insurrection within an insurrection

Arrival: changing our problem with pain?

A film in which a linguist is recruited by the military to assist in translating alien communications

The Revd Dr Barrington Raymond White

An address by the Revd Professor Paul S. Fiddes at Dr White's Thanksgiving Service, New Road Baptist Church Oxford, 28 November 2016

Clergy children - hidden in plain sight?

What impact does parental church-based ministry have on clergy children? A Baptist minister is studying this under-researched area

Action Team Christmas: grief, refugees, family

BMS World Mission Action Teamers from Thailand, Italy and Uganda share what they’re learning about a cross-cultural Christmas

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