Resources

	The Bible Course - New Edition - Bible Society (2025) Free small group resource will help you and your church discover how Bible characters, stories, and themes are connected, from Genesis to Revelation. More than 140k people have taken part in the original Bible Course (2018). Eight sessions with films, course Guidebook and the Digital Hub.
	Telling the Big Story - the Bible in 60 minutes by Lucy Marfleet (Kevin Mayhew, 2025) A resource for communicating the big story of the Bible in a local church context, in 60 minutes. ‘If your church can put on a Nativity, you can stage The Bible in 60 Minutes,’ writes Lucy. Born out of a successful event at Histon Baptist Church.
	Acts: A Theological Commentary on the Bible by Willie James Jennings (Westminster/John Knox Press, 2017) Theologian and ordained Baptist minister Willie James Jennings explores the relevance of the book of Acts for the struggles of today. While some see Acts as the story of the founding of the Christian church, Jennings argues that it is so much more, depicting revolutionlife in the disrupting presence of the Spirit of God.
	Wholehearted Solutions - Empowering leaders and cultures to flourish from their true selves by Simon and Ceri Harris (2025) ‘An invitation to step out of striving and shame, into a more integrated, grounded, and grace-filled way of leading; offers guidance for anyone longing to lead from a deeper place’ Ceri and Simon are part of the leadership of Burlington Church, a Baptist church in Ipswich where Simon is the Senior Minister.
	Divine Windows: Seeing God through the lens of science by Dave Gregory (BRF, 2025) Where science and faith meet. Scientist and minister and former Baptist Union President David Gregory invites you to see something of God’s creative hand on the world around us revealed by the creativity of science.

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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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Gathering is life together

What does it look like to gather as the church, when you don’t have a building, a stage, or even a Sunday service? That’s the context for Ocean Church in Poole, one of the newest members of our Union. Minister John Good explains more.

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Baptists Together magazine articles

Autumn 2025

Prayers and Poems

Posted: 04/09/2025

What does it mean to gather in a digital space?

Posted: 04/09/2025

Gathering amid the arrivals and departures of an international airport

Posted: 04/09/2025

Connecting young adults through faith, fellowship and purpose

Posted: 04/09/2025

Gathering is life together