Opinions/reflections - Jan - June 2025
| David Coffey shares a tribute to the 39th President of the United States, who died on 29 December aged 100 |
| Kate Coleman introduces her new book Metamorph: Transforming Your Life and Leadership - Inspired Wisdom from the Extraordinary, Ordinary People of the Bible |
| After navigating two long pastorates, nomadic travels and 61 years of marriage, Baptist minister Terry Jones has a lifetime of recollections to share |
| A huge textile exhibition began a three year tour of UK cathedrals on 16 January
Creator and Baptist church member Jacqui Parkinson explains how she wanted to produce artwork everyone can enjoy - and bring them closer to experiencing God’s love |
| Whether you're greeting the emergence of a new world leader with great fear or great hope, the book of Daniel helps us to remember that all human leadership is provisional, partial, and impermanent, writes Helen Paynter |
| What Christians should watch for this time around, by Baptist minister Chris Goswami. Chris blogged about the the first Trump presidential win in 2016 |
| North Western Baptist Association Regional minister team leader Phil Jump offers these words in the wake of the sentencing of Axel Rudakubana at Liverpool Crown Court |
| The new US president has an apocalyptic style which offers false hope. He presents a danger but also reveals that true Christian politics values the weak over the strong, writes John Heathershaw |
| Colin Chapman writes about the background to a revised edition of his book Whose Promised Land? The Continuing Conflict over Israel and Palestine |
| It gave me a fresh perspective and energy for the work ahead - and I have already started implementing most of what I learnt, writes Abraham Nafah |
| After his own church overhauled its Sundays, Baptist minister Mike Sherburn set about discovering others that have sensed the call to change.
He spoke to several which have made the transition from a traditional model to something different |
| Asher Wiggers, a young leader at The Well, Sheffield, shares themes from the latest networking and strategy day of the National Church Planting Network |
| This year’s Whitley Lecture is entitled Holistic Apologetics: Re-Imagining Apologetics for the 21st Century. Its author Seidel Abel Boanerges explains why |
| Could every Baptist church start a new Christian community? That's the question at the heart of Alex Harris’ doctorate research, which argues that planting new churches isn’t just for large congregations—but an invitation and expectation for every church |
| Baptist minister Steve Barber has written a new book offering guidance for those in pastoral ministry as to what the Bible teaches concerning the eternal fate of the unrighteous. He explains why |
| How to thrive in the pressures of ministry? Alex Harris shares collective wisdom from church planters and pioneers in our Baptist family and beyond
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| I welcome a recent study showing an increase in church attendance - but I don't like the word revival. I believe God is doing something new—not reviving the old; a re-formation, not a revival. By Michael Shaw |
| Phil Knox explores some of the latest ‘revival’ research and asks how we need to respond as the UK Church
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| Laura Palmer shares reflections from a church planting conference hosted by the Bede Centre for Church Planting Theology at Cranmer Hall in Durham |
| After recently spending eight days in Israel, Baptist church member David Nelson offers this reflection |
| Once again, a Western government misleads its voters over immigration, writes John Heathershaw. Political discourse has become devoid of hope on this issue and misses the practical realities of inclusion |
| Mutual learning is central to bridging cultures, involving a two-way exchange where both parties bring their unique perspectives and insights to the table, writes Henry C. Ohakah, minister, Mountsorrel Baptist Church |
| Alex Harris reflects on a day inviting practitioners, planters, imaginers and leaders to think about how to create greater movement in sharing Jesus and starting churches |
| With input from Alan Hirsch, the latest Everyone Everywhere national conference explored missional togetherness, and how we become less institutional and more movement-oriented. Simon Hall offers this reflection |
| Walter Brueggemann, who has died aged 92, was the most influential Old Testament scholar over several generations, writes Andy Goodliff |
| Technology is advancing at such a speed that we sometimes struggle to navigate each new turn, writes Katharine Hill.
So how do we equip our children to deal with the dangers, as well as to take hold of the opportunities? |
| Sam Ackerman shares his calling to and advocacy for part-time ministry. Sam is the part-time minister of Horndean Baptist Church, Waterlooville, and also works in the local junior school |
| Citing a cautionary experience from his time in Peru, Steve Finamore emphasises the importance of identifying the next generation of ministers, pastors, pioneers, church planters, evangelists, teachers and prophets |
| Mark Woods is a Baptist minister and head of communications at Bible Society, which produced The Quiet Revival. He offers this reflection on what it is saying, and encourages careful reading of the report |
| Andy Glover reports from the Fresh Streams Vision Summit 2025 |
| Public Issues Enabler Revd Steve Tinning reflects on our national role. |
| 'I recognise that Download is one of those places where, as a Christian, I live my life like I should. It's one of my places. Where are yours?'
A reflection by Baptist minister Ken Franklin |
| Wayne Dixon reflects on an 'interesting, exciting, challenging and very memorable journey' making Christian connections in schools |