Dear Friend
It's not long now until Advent begins and we are working on our Advent Reflections video series. Each week, someone from around the EMBA shares their thoughts as we begin to prepare ourselves to remember the birth of the saviour. The videos will be released on the Wednesday of each week, beginning on 27th November, and you will be able to download each one if you would like to use it as part of your Sunday service.
One of the Project Violet Requests for Change to Associations is to "Improve access to funds for ministerial training." The EMBA provides MITTG grants for Ministers in Training and you can hear from Clare Stones about how that has helped her begin her ministry training.
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO
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We pray you will be blessed as you serve your churches and communities.
The EMBA Team
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Picture this - a Baptist Historical Society Project There are over 50 photos of churches and chapels on the BHS website now. It would be great to increase this by Christmas. CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE BHS WEBSITE If your church is not on there or you visit any church or pass one — get a picture in landscape and send it to Andy Goodliff on andy@goodliff.com |
Autumn in the EMBA
There are lots of events and activities happening this Autumn in and around the EMBA. There's a few listed below but CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL LIST
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Wednesday 20th November 10am-1.30pm Broadway Baptist Church, 166 Broadway, Derby, DE22 1BP Rooted for Ministers with Rev. Mark Clay, Regional Minister Team Leader CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO SIGNUP |
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Tuesday 10th December 10am-12noon Online Retired Baptist Ministers Network Advent Gathering Reflecting on 'Flipped: Life in the Upside Down Kingdom' by Malcolm Duncan CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO SIGNUP |
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Wednesday 5th February to Friday 7th February Hayes Conference Centre With the EMBA Team, Rev Dr Helen Paynter and Phil Knox CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO SIGNUP |
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Short Courses at St Hild College in Sheffield St Hild is offering four short courses at the start of January. New Testament Greek is fully online, while Hebrew, Intro to New Testament and Rural Mission and Ministry feature a hybrid format that combines in-person and online learning. If you hold a degree and are looking for a quick refresher or continuing education opportunity, these courses could be perfect for you. Additionally, if you’re considering a shorter course to explore your interest in theology, this is an excellent choice. CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS AND TO REGISTER |
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Project Violet International Symposium |
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Baptist Insurance Grants Over the past 10 years Baptist Insurance have given over £2 million in grants to churches around the country. They support projects involved in community outreach, church planting and pioneering forms of evangelism. CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT HOW TO APPLY AND TO BE INSPIRED BY PROJECTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN SUPPORTED |
Kenny Henry (EMBA Safeguarding Lead) is now the primary contact for all EMBA safeguarding concerns and training enquiries.
Kenny holds a drop-in "Zoom Surgery" when you can chat with him about safeguarding matters. It's 6-7pm on the last Thursday of the month online. Contact Kenny for details and the link.
Baptists Together regularly produces great resources around safeguarding. They recently produced a video interview with Josh Kane, Mill Hill East BC and LBA Regional Minister, talking about safeguarding and mental health. This might be especially useful if you have a Renew Wellbeing space or similar community group.
CLICK HERE TO WATCH
To contact Kenny, please email Kenny.henry@embaptists.org.uk or call 07498 189 205.
Kenny's working hours are Weds 1-5pm, Thurs and Fri 9-5pm.
| If any EMBA church would like to host a training, please CLICK HERE to go to the Safeguarding training page on the EMBA Website to find out what you need to provide. After remaining unchanged for many years, safeguarding training will be increasing from £10 to £15 per person per training from 01 January 2025 due to rising costs. If finance is an issue for your church, please contact your Regional Minister, as we wouldn't want the cost of training to prevent people from attending. You can now sign up directly for Safeguarding training on our website |
CLICK HERE TO SEE TRAINING DATES AND TO SIGN UP |
If you have any events happening at your church that might be of interest to the wider Association that you'd like us to include on our website, please get in touch with our Comms Lead Sarah Fegredo by email.
Job Vacancies
Details about vacancies in the EMBA and more widely can be found on the EMBA WEBSITE VACANCIES PAGE
Please have a look at your church's "spot" on the CHURCHES PAGE on our website and let us know if any contact info needs updating. It would help people to find you if there was a photo of your building and your website and/or contact email address. We know that the first contact many people have when looking for a church is their website so something that's easy to find helps. We can also add your social media info. Contact SARAH with any updates.
Please can we ask that if you are about to go on sabbatical, leave or holiday and want to pause the emails you receive from EMBA, please get in touch so that we can make the adjustments. We'd ask that you do not unsubscribe without speaking to us as this can cause problems with how the EMBA holds your information rather than just not receiving emails.
Please find the team's contact details here if you need to get in touch with anyone.
Blessings
EMBA Team
