Ministries Team

The Ministries Team supports all forms of Baptist ministry, whether practised by accredited ministers who serve as church pastors, chaplains, evangelists, pioneers, or children's, youth and families workers, or by nationally recognised pastors, preachers and pioneers.

Most of the information about all forms of ministry can be found on the Ministry section of this website, but in summary, the Ministries Team enables the:

National Ministerial Recognition Committee (MRC) which determines accreditation policy and maintains the Register of Nationally Accredited Ministers.
Baptists Together Settlement Process (BTSP) which provides churches with a means of finding ministers and vice versa.
Churches’ Ministerial Counselling Service (CMCS) which offers confidential and subsidised counselling support to ministers and their households.

The team also tracks the progress of ministers-in-training through their application, selection, college formation and newly-accredited probationary period. The team maintains a database that holds all necessary ministerial records.

The team also supports ministry through:

A Continuing Ministerial Development (CMD) framework that encourages ministers to sustain their ministry through ongoing learning and accountability.
Grants towards further study for ministers seeking to enhance their CMD.
Occasional courses such as a course preparing ministers for retirement.
Encouraging and facilitating internships for younger and emerging leaders in our churches
A ministry resource library that contains documents to inform and guide both ministers and churches. Topics covered include:

Terms of appointment (full-time)

Terms of appointment (part-time)

Accommodation and manses

            Parental leave
          Settlement guidance for churches
          Settlement guidance for ministers
          A guide for creating a church profile

Ministerial recognition rules

Safeguarding requirements for ministers

Sabbatical leave

Information is also available on the standard stipend for ministers. Lists of those who are Accredited Ministers, Nationally Recognised Pastors, or Recognised Local Ministers may be found via our online directory.

To get advice or guidance on any ministry-related matters, please meet the team to find out who will be best placed to help you and how to contact them. Alternatively, please phone the team on 01235 517702.

You can also view some guidance in response to frequently asked questions.

Posted: 26/07/2021

Posted: 21/08/2020

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