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Metrics
By William Wade Since the appointment of Michael Duff as Alexander’s successor a week last Tuesday, a word we have heard frequently from the higher ups at Bradford City is metrics. David Sharpe and Ryan Sparks highlighted that Duff was the stand-out candidate due to the similar character traits he possesses with his former teammate Graham Alexander, but also the key metrics that he hits better than any other manager that can carry on our success.
Let's go from ‘me' to ‘we' and reclaim values that made America great
Across America, quiet warning signs are getting louder. School absenteeism has surged. Marriage and birth rates have plummeted to historic lows. Fewer young adults are able to own homes. Mental health struggles - especially anxiety, depression and loneliness - are at epidemic levels. These are not isolated problems. They are connected symptoms of a deeper fracture in our cultural foundation: the loss of connection, commitment and community.
A Heroic Educator’s Memoir
Review by Patrick Gahan Heroic is seldom a term used to describe the Episcopal Church. Reverent, welcoming, and comprehensive rise to the surface, but rarely heroic. For that reason, William S. Wade’s St. Andrew’s: Not Just Another School is essential reading for those who love the Episcopal Church and have been formed within it. Wade chronicles the founding of St. Andrew’s by the Episcopal Order of the Holy Cross (OHC) in the foothills of the Tennessee Appalachians.
A Heroic Educator’s Memoir
Review by Patrick Gahan Heroic is seldom a term used to describe the Episcopal Church. Reverent, welcoming, and comprehensive rise to the surface, but rarely heroic. For that reason, William S. Wade’s St. Andrew’s: Not Just Another School is essential reading for those who love the Episcopal Church and have been formed within it. Wade chronicles the founding of St. Andrew’s by the Episcopal Order of the Holy Cross (OHC) in the foothills of the Tennessee Appalachians.
Welcome to the Baptist Union of Great Britain
Missio Dei: A Latin Christian theological term that can be translated as the ‘mission of God,’ or the ‘sending of God.’ The belief that mission is at the heart of God’s very self, and that mission is his task not ours. The church exists because God has a mission, not the other way around.
Welcome to the Baptist Union of Great Britain
Compiled by Amanda Pink Jesus, There is a lot going on right now. I don’t how this is all going to play out. It feels like we are on the edge of something and I’m not sure how I feel about it. This not knowing, this tension in the air - It’s hard to bear well. You see that, don’t you? How I am caught between temptations to flee, temptations to fight, and temptations to betray you in order to force a resolution.
Embodying the Good News in marginalised coastal communities
Barney Barron introduces Coastal Expression, a response to the often-unrecognised deprivation and spiritual needs of many coastal neighbourhoods When I was commissioned by Urban Expression to carry out some research into coastal towns, images of summer holidays, golden sands and a paddle in the clear blue sea came to mind.
Welcome to the Baptist Union of Great Britain
Baptist minister Matt Wright introduces the Inspire Movement, an evangelical, ecumenical and international renewal movement seeking to help disciples of Jesus grow in their love of God and neighbour Have you ever noticed that the Great Commission in Matthew 28 is literally a call to co-mission: with the Father, in the power of the Spirit and in the name of the Son. We are never alone! As a Baptist minister I’ve tended to rely on trips, events, programmes and organisations to enable mission.
Welcome to the Baptist Union of Great Britain
Chris Duffett shares reflections from 123GO, an evangelistic outreach that took place in Easter 2022 – and is happening again next year Last Monday we stood in my kitchen as I made coffee and he talked. He was bubbling with enthusiasm as he told me of his adventures going two by two with his daughter to do some ‘treasure hunting’ on Easter Sunday, seeking to find the treasure (a person) that God wanted them to share his love with and for my friend to offer prayer to.
Welcome to the Baptist Union of Great Britain
Hayley Young is the President of our Baptist Union 2022-2023, and her theme is ‘Building a Bigger Table’. Inspired by this, Baptists Together magazine invited Hayley and General Secretary Lynn Green to gather around a table and have a conversation.
Welcome to the Baptist Union of Great Britain
Unity in diversity is perhaps our most compelling characteristic as Baptists. But how can we reach our potential amid conflict? Craig Gardiner offers this reflection Early on the first morning of Baptist Assembly, I took a walk along the beach. I was tired, but as the sun came up, I felt compelled to tread the shoreline. That week had been demanding, the journey to Bournemouth was long, and my sleep had been punctuated by the noise of passing revellers on the sands.
An underlying enthusiasm for the Word and Spirit to be at the forefront
Encouraging developments at Aldwick Baptist Church in Bognor Regis, West Sussex Simon Downing and the Leadership Team at Aldwick Baptist Church emerged from the pandemic with a clear sense that the Holy Spirit was offering the opportunity for a spiritual ‘reset’.
Welcome to the Baptist Union of Great Britain
Ben Lucas was part of a team of intentional listeners at this year’s Baptist Assembly, and presented what was heard in the form of a creative letter to Baptists Together. Here Ben explains the thinking behind it: So much was heard at the Baptist Assembly. We had listeners at home listening to everything being presented. Listeners in Bournemouth communicating with all and offering opportunities for people to share what God was saying.
Making the most of opportunities to share the Good News
Appledore is an old fishing village in north Devon - and there have been several exciting developments for the Baptist church there. Minister John Kidd explains more At Appledore Baptist we experienced many blessings and challenges through the whole pandemic experience. Most of our routine ministry opportunities had to give way to new ones, and we saw God do good things, particularly through our online efforts.
Welcome to the Baptist Union of Great Britain
Listening and feedback played an important role during the youth stream at the Baptist Assembly. A couple of listening exercises took place during the programme, and everyone who attended was invited to feed back on what worked well, what didn’t and ideas for the youth programme going forward.
Welcome to the Baptist Union of Great Britain
Why evangelism is best done ‘up close’ and not from a distance. By William Wade In a previous role as a missionary to British Forces, I would often lead churches on how to share their faith. I found that one of the great difficulties people found (apart from thinking they need to know every answer to every perceivable question) was the idea that they needed to begin their evangelistic foray with a confrontation.
Welcome to the Baptist Union of Great Britain
Listening Board Those in Bournemouth, where the Assembly was held, could contribute to a listening board stationed in the network zone. Erica Bowler, a Baptist minister and missional listener in Purfleet, served as an intentional listener at the stand.
Welcome to the Baptist Union of Great Britain
A range of people representing different aspects of Baptist life were invited to give short presentations at this year’s Baptist Assembly on the question “What is the conversation you would like the Baptist family to have together over the coming year?” The presentations were powered by Pecha Kucha, an engaging, visual format where a presenter shows 20 slides for 20 seconds of commentary each. They are all available on the Baptist Assembly website and YouTube channel.
Something is dying and something is not yet born
Baptists are encouraged to return to their roots and explore what it truly means to dwell in Christ as we navigate these disorientating times. That’s the message from Alan Donaldson, the European Baptist Federation General Secretary.
Welcome to the Baptist Union of Great Britain
Called to pray about being used in the community, Headland Baptist Church has developed several partnerships with community groups. Interview with Fiona Preston "Don’t get me wrong, we’ve had some difficult moments,” says Fiona Preston, the minister of Headland Baptist Church in Hartlepool. “Particularly with people having really serious illnesses. “But the way the church building has gone from not being used much to all this stuff happening, well, it has been unbelievable.
We are committed to mission in all its diversity
Former President and Baptist pastor Yinka Oyekan offers his perspective on evangelism across our Union At the Baptist Assembly this year the most upvoted question on Slido was whether we as a Union still value evangelism as an equal priority. Let me reassure you that Lynn and all on the Core Leadership Team (CLT) are committed to mission in all its diversity, and we are talking about how we can further support evangelism specifically.
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Is It Possible for New York City to Get Jail Design Right?
In 1908, critics called the new model jails being planned for Rikers Island (seen here in an aerial view in 2017) "palaces for prisoners." Now it has the same notoriety as the facility it was built to replace.
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