The Baptist Union of Great Britain : Baptists Together magazine articles

Project Violet undertook research on women’s experience of Baptist ministry. Samantha Bowring reports on some of the developments relating to ministry and leadership development.

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Young, Bright and Bold

Wale Hudson Roberts introduces Young Bright and Bold (YBB), a residential initiative designed to nurture and develop young Black and Brown leaders within our Baptist family.

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Growing Leaders, Migration and Women in Ministry

How can we help identify or nurture leadership potential of the women we are blessed with from all ethnic backgrounds? By Gale Richards

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What Does it Mean to be a Healthy Minister

One of the questions I have been reflecting on as I begin my new role as Ethics and Integrity Manager is this: What does it mean to be a healthy minister? By Hayley Young

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The Value of a Baptist Internship

In recent years Baptists Together has aimed to intentionally encourage, promote and facilitate internships – and here we share the experiences of three

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Journeys into Baptist Ministry

How did our ministers first discern God’s call? What happened next? What excites them about their ministry now? The Ministries Team is collecting stories from those called into Baptist leadership - and here are just a few...

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What is Ministerial Formation?

Nike Adebajo shares how our colleges create an environment for student formation, how ministerial formation is mutual - and how for all of us, our Christian faith is continually being shaped

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Nurturing a Formation Ecosystem

When it comes to Baptist church leadership and ministry, we need a whole landscape of opportunities for learning and development. By Tim Fergusson

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What If God is Call Me to Ministry?

It often starts with a question. Not writing in the sky or an angelic visitation. Well, probably not, as for most it is just a question that will not quite leave them alone: ‘Could God be calling me to ministry?’

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A Call For All and For Some

As Baptists we believe in the theology of ‘the priesthood of all believers’. But what exactly does that phrase mean - and where should the minister sit? By Ed Kaneen and Craig Gardiner

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Autumn 2026 edition

Articles from 'Here am I, send me '

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The Ministers God Calls Us to Form

We are approaching a significant shift in our ministerial landscape due to impending retirements and increased demands, writes Lee Johnson. In response, here is an introduction to a renewed vision for ministerial formation and leadership development.

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We See In You

Our movement needs more women and men who are ready to respond to God’s call to be ministers and leaders - and this needs all of us to see and develop the gifts in others, writes General Secretary Lynn Green

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Prayers

Be Sent (reflecting on John 20:19-23) by Mike Sherburn

Resources

A selection of helpful resources

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Slow Wisdom in the Baptist Church

Are you looking for a way to help your church in discernment? Consider using the Slow Wisdom video course, writes Ruth Moriarty

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Entwined – Life with Jesus in a changing climate

The Holy Spirit is drawing people with a heart for climate justice towards Jesus, writes Dave Gregory, convenor of the Baptist Union Environment Network

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“Young people are wanting to engage and ask questions”

Churches in Salisbury, Wiltshire, were surprised – and delighted – when 100 participants signed up for their Youth Alpha Course. Interview with Hannah Giles

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Connecting in coastal communities

Barney Barron introduces Coastal Expression, a network helping to bring together those ministering on the margins in our coastal towns

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“We have a common belief and love for God we would love to share with others”

Harefield Baptist Church, Middlesex by minister Val Pyper

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“Putting a smile on the face of the building”

Camberley Baptist Church, by minsters Richard and Fran Bellingham

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“He is a light for these people here”

Lisa Isaac shares the story of Golau Baptist Church in Llanelli, tracing its beginnings as a small youth group to a newly constituted, Home Mission-supported church that meets in unconventional spaces

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Planting a Baptist Church in the West Midlands

How a consistent, pastoral presence has led to the gospel taking root. Interview with Mark Francis-Green

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“People are desperate and don’t need entertainment; they need Jesus”

Rye Lane Chapel has seen lives transformed in its community through a combination of evangelism and responding to local needs. Pastor Phil Woolley shares the church’s story

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Connecting with food - and at Christmas

A weekly community meal at New Mill Baptist Church in Tring helps to alleviate loneliness – and a farm animal event at Christmas has become a community attraction. By Jackie Buie

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“It’s helped with our discernment” Westvale Community Church

Interview with Miranda Odysseos-Beaumont, minister of Westvale Community Church

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“A more missional attitude” Ewhurst Baptist Church

Minister Ben Scadden on missional developments at Ewhurst Baptist Church

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How can we be more effective together for the kingdom?

How one Association is partnering with its churches in mission

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Resisting the secularising drift of social action

I believe that social action projects should not accept the common ‘secularising drift’ that occurs within so much church-based social action, writes Jon Kuhrt

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Dwelling, Discerning and Exploring

We’re in a new context, a change of era – and that means discerning where God is moving in our neighbourhoods, and then taking risks to join in, says Roy Searle

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Evangelism in the everyday life of mission

The Everyone, Everywhere initiative is discovering a renewed desire to recover confidence in sharing faith and forming new Christian communities.

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Baptist Together Mission Forum

The purpose of Mission Forum is to maintain a national perspective on mission across the Baptist family and be a place for collaborative listening and action. We seek to discern what God is doing at the grassroots and reflect this back across the movement

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Walking Worthy

Introducing his theme, incoming President Alex Afriyie highlights three ways we can ‘walk worthy’ of our calling to represent Jesus in the UK today

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Fulfilling Jesus' Great Commandment and Great Commission in our Places

There is no secret formula, writes General Secretary Lynn Green, but here are some important aspects when it comes to participating in God’s mission

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Spring 2026 edition

Articles from 'Mission: There is no secret formula'

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Prayers and Poems

A selection of prayers from Slow Down, Show Up and Pray, and Prayers of the People - along with two poems written in response to the articles in this edition by Mike Sherburn

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Resources

A selection of helpful resources

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What does it mean to gather in a digital space?

Gathering digitally represents a reality for many, while others are reflecting on the mission possibilities of sharing God’s love online. Here are snippets from some of the articles we have carried, alongside links to the full pieces.

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Gathering amid the arrivals and departures of an international airport

‘Gathering’ might seem a strange theme to reflect on for a place that daily facilitates up to 250,000 people journeying to and from some 220 destinations worldwide, writes Ruth Bottoms

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Connecting young adults through faith, fellowship and purpose

“The intention wasn’t really to create a young adults ministry,” notes Grace Savage of Hill Cliffe Baptist Church in Warrington. “We fell into it accidentally – but it shows there is a need.”

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