Feature articles published in 2023

'A book for everyday disciples who want to follow in the footsteps of the King of kings'

Interview with Baptist minister Andy Percey, whose new book After God’s Heart draws out biblical truths that gently challenge us to look at our lives and draw closer to Jesus

What technology trends will impact your life in 2023?

Technological advances continue at a breath-taking speed, it can be hard to keep up, much less work out how they affect our everyday life or faith. Chris Goswami explains more

What can we do about resilience?

We want resilience because post-pandemic life feels strangely fragile. Daniel and his friends, along with Christians in Colossae, lived difficult lives with precarious episodes. Do they have clues about resilience? A new series by Terry Young

Helpful habits and how to develop them

Resilient Christianity has a lot to do with establishing lifelong patterns and routines. In this second part of our series on resilience, Terry Young turns to Daniel and Colossians to highlight helpful habits

Harmful habits and how to dismantle them

The best way to deal with harmful habits is to displace them with good habits - and Daniel and Colossians are full of great ideas, writes Terry Young

Resilience - hope

The more we experience tough times, the more resilient we can become and the more hope we will have for the next tough time

Resilience - headspace

As Christians we believe in a mind informed and inspired by heaven, that responds in faith, love and hope to the reality around. Terry Young concludes his series on resilience by briefly touching on a theology of headspace

'May we love our neighbours from different faiths and bear witness humbly'

BMS World Mission General Director Kang-San Tan has co-authored a new book called Humble Confidence that explores apologetics from an interfaith perspective. He explains more

REinspired: engaging children in their schools

I hope that by analysing the journey of REinspired, it will offer some insights to others seeking to develop their own response to the challenge we all face of nurturing faith in our children, writes Julia Jones

'Good to connect; excitement about what's to come' - interns' gathering

The first Baptists Together interns' gathering took place in late January, with the next one scheduled on 18 April. What happened, and what can be expected next time? Interview with Isabella Senior to find out more

Like grandmother, like granddaughter

How one doctor is following the trailblazing footsteps of her Baptist grandmother to help change the lives of people facing urgent need

Book in for Easter

A group of Baptists have come together to help churches take the message of Easter to communities

Leadership diagrams to help you lead yourself, others, projects and church life

Understanding the power of a properly understood diagram in his ministry, Chris Frost searched for a Christian leadership book that primarily utilised diagrams. Not finding anything, he created one with his brother Andy. He introduces it here

'More accessible' chapter for DNA

DNA Leadership Training is launching a new, cheaper and more accessible model for 2023, writes Eleanor Hearing

Baptist chaplains honoured with senior positions

The Revd Tudor Thomas-Botwood has become a King’s Honorary Chaplain, while the Revd Alasdair Nicoll has been appointed Principal Chaplain Church of Scotland and Free Churches. We invited both to share a little about their ministry

We took our church through the 12 steps of recovery, and here’s what happened…

With several people joining Life Church in Cuffley from local recovery groups, pastor William Wade wondered if it might be helpful to go through the 12 steps of recovery programme as a discipleship series on Sunday mornings

A time to mourn... a time to dance

Ruth Hughes introduces a new, uplifting dance show for churches created in the wake of the pandemic that explores the tension between loss and joy

Baptists and the coronation

Andy Goodliff delves into the archives of The Baptist Times to discover what was written in 1953, and in doing so asks: what are Baptists saying about the coronation today?

The Pentecost Diaries: The Road Home

The first of four creative and immersive pieces which chart the journey from Easter to Pentecost. By Jon Vaughan-Davies

'We help churches make the things that matter to Jesus, matter to them’

Baptist minister Brendan Bassett introduces Jesus Shaped People, a whole church discipleship adventure which he explains is 'not just and much more than a programme'

The Pentecost Diaries: Re-entry

A return to Jerusalem results in an unexpected guest making a startling promise: the second of four creative and immersive pieces which chart the journey from Easter to Pentecost. By Jonathan Vaughan-Davies

The Pentecost Diaries: Uprising…

After the shock of Jesus' resurrection, the disciples begin to realise how His kingdom is growing - and what their future roles in it will be. Chapter 3 of the Pentecost diaries

'Learning from our Baptist past to walk more faithfully in the future'

Baptist Stories 1612-2012 is a new online course from the Centre for Baptist Studies at Regent's Park College. Course tutor Dr Andy Goodliff explains more

The Pentecost Diaries: Renewed

Jesus' promises are realised in the most exhilarating and transformative way - and thousands respond. Chapter 4 of the Pentecost diaries, by Jonathan Vaughan-Davies

'A great story with a contemporary twist'

Telling the story of the remarkable John Griffiths, a former coal miner who became principal of the Baptist college in Cardiff, provides food for thought for today: how do we reach out to the young people longing for a God they are not able to name?

It is Well with My Soul – 'a remarkable show'

A new musical telling the story behind the enduring hymn It is Well with My Soul allows us to really comprehend what the goodness of God looks like

'Hope out of devastation'

Baptist minister David Hazeldine has survived four strokes and ‘locked-in’ syndrome. Though retired from full-time ministry on ill-health grounds, he is developing an itinerant ministry, and his miraculous recovery story has just been published

First live EP for songwriter Luke

The first live EP from worship leader and songwriter Luke Wareham is now available - and he hopes it will help people fix their eyes on Jesus

Meeting the stranger on the beach

Most of Andrew Rollinson's pastoral ministry has been near the sea - so it's no surprise it provides the backdrop to his new book, which is rooted in John's gospel and features reflections on discipleship, ministry and mission

Richard Kidd: a multi-voiced collection of personal reflections

Baptist college principal, minister, teacher, mentor, theologian, writer, artist, seeker of justice, follower of Christ - a multi-voiced collection of personal reflections exemplify Richard Kidd's remarkable life and contribution to our Union

Raising funds - all faiths and none

Churches can be encouraged that a large number of UK funders aim to support individuals in times of need and projects that strengthen communities. Focussing your fundraising narrative on these objectives can open up dialogue with a wide range of donors

Making sense of the secular humanist worldview

The ‘follow your heart’, ‘believe in yourself’, ‘trust in your instincts’ individualist gospel is all pervasive. Mark Roques has created a free video resource which unpacks both religious and secular beliefs such as this one. He explains more

The adventures and struggles of a British Asian refugee

Ram Gidoomal CBE shares his experiences following the hardback publication of his memoir, My Silk Road: The adventures and struggles of a British Asian refugee. The paperback is due in the autumn.

A jar full of experience

Lindsay Wright brings her background in children and youth work to create bespoke CYF materials

Is there any hope after a head injury?

Jacky Davies was 21 when she suffered a serious head injury. The prognosis was not good, but 40 years on she works 30 hours a week, is a wife, mother and grandmother. She shares how God has sustained her when life took a very different turn

Encountering the Anabaptists

Stuart Murray Williams outlines a short online course introducing a radical Christian movement that is inspiring and challenging many followers of Jesus today

'Don’t forget, there’s still a simple, safe, sustainable way to be church in community'

Renew Wellbeing is a Christian charity founded by Baptist pastor Ruth Rice which seeks to facilitate better mental health for all. Ruth recently sat down for a chat with fellow Baptist minister Shaun Lambert

Transform your church's digital mission strategy with a free assessment

The Digital Ministry Assessment will define where you are now, enable you to think deeper about where you want to go and, crucially, give you helpful steps to take to see improvements, writes Graeme Spencer

‘I felt called to help bring churches into the digital age’

Oliver Wilkinson explains why he set up an organisation to help forge digital bridges between church and community

'Help shut winter loneliness and open door to God's incredible love'

Alex Drew introduces Love My Neighbour, a campaign to remind and encourage us all to intentionally connect with our older neighbours this winter

A Haunting in Venice

The latest of the Kennneth Branagh-Poirot films deals with the supernatural - and Poirot's loss of faith. Would Agatha Christie have objected to this? By Jonathan Vaughan-Davies

'The retreat you need' - Fresh Streams Leadership Conference 2024

The Fresh Streams Leadership Conference is a time when we can go deeper in our own personal journey and relationship with Jesus - and do so alongside family in Christ, writes Adrian Semerene

'In light of the cost-of-living crisis, projects like this matter more than ever'

For 10 years the Cinnamon Network has sought to help others replicate innovative church initiatives that address challenges in their communities. By Kate Sharma

Activating the voice of God in your home

Matt Holman, a pastoral assistant from Counterslip Baptist Church, Bristol, has written a book to help equip families, children and young people to grow in confidence in hearing the voice of God

Island in the Sun – Growing up in Jamaica 1948-1954

Monica Carly was 12 when she moved to Jamaica after her Baptist minister father was called to lead a theological college on the island. Now 87, she has written a memoir documenting her time there

What have our churches got for growing old?

In this new series on resurrection, Terry Young says we need to recover the excitement of our journey from fragility to glory

Resurrection: What about bodies?

Part two of a series on resurrection highlights the fragility of our bodies. By Terry Young

The best days of our life

Focusing on resurrection: in part three we focus on that tantalising flourish at the end and ask what is coming next. By Terry Young

The tent, the temple and the future

As we age, being renewed day-by-day is what we’re called to. Once we understand this, we can focus less on loss and more on morphing into what comes next.

The Baptist couple who showed much kindness to a little boy alone in a strange country

To mark the 85th anniversary of the beginning of the Kindertransport rescue programme, Mike Levy highlights a Baptist couple who showed much kindness to a young boy alone in a strange country

Preaching Jesus and the resurrection

We seem to believe there’s only one way to tell the story - yet this differs markedly in content and emphasis from the first preaching in Acts. Concluding the series on resurrection

'The vital thing is to never stop talking at least a little – and listening a lot'

Jonathan Doering introduces a listening project that explores issues around racism and social and political (in)justice called Enlarging the Tent

Books of the Year 2023

It’s that time when newspapers share a list of books of the year, writes Andy Goodliff. I thought I might curate one for The Baptist Times, so I asked some friends to give me two books they’ve read this year they'd want to recommend to others

Review of the year 2023

Highlighting the 30 most clicked pieces in The Baptist Times over the last 12 months

The power of story telling

So many of us ache to share our faith with the younger generation and members of our own family, and I believe we need more creative resources to help us do that, says John Prockter. Here's my attempt

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