Dear Friends
September has come around and with it comes the "Back to School" feeling. We hope you have had chance to rest and enjoy some recreation over the summer and are ready to get into the Autumn routine.
There's lots of EMBA events happening this term - here are a few highlights but keep reading for the fully list:
- If you're a DPS we're running a training course. It's on Saturday 12th October at West Bridgford Baptist Church.
- The Refresh Women's Conference and Brothers in Christ Conference for men return in November.
We pray you will be blessed in all that you are doing
The EMBA Team
The St Hild Centre for Baptist Ministry launched on March this year and they are holding a launch event on Monday 30th September, 1.30-3pm with Lynn Green, General Secretary of Baptists Together.
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Yorkshire Baptist Association - Regional Minister Vacancy The YBA are seeking a Regional Minister to join their team. If you would like to find out more CLICK HERE |
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BMS WORLD MISSION COUNCIL VACANCIES
EMBA has 2 vacancies on BMS Council. CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION Anyone interested in the role should contact Becky Nicholls (EMBA Admin Lead) |
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Does your church have a portable baptismal pool you would be willing to lend to other Baptist churches? If you would be willing to have your church name on a list in case we get an enquiry please email us Thanks. |
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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Thursday 26th September FRESH STREAMS PRAYER AND FASTING DAY with a physical gathering 10am-1pm at Ruddington Baptist Church, 62 Musters Road, Ruddington, Nottingham, NG11 6HW Contact Pete Everitt FRESH STREAMS WEBPAGE |
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Tuesday 8th October 2024 National Conference at The Well, Sheffield This initiative was launched at Baptist Assembly in May, aiming to equip churches and individuals with the tools they need to see new people become Christians and new churches start in their communities. CLICK HERE to find out more |
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Saturday 19th October Sutton St. James Baptist Church Small Church Connexion - Fenlands Hub Meeting With Peter Dunn, European Director of Big Life Ministries For more information contact Sue Hensby revsuehensby@gmail.com |
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Thursday 24th October THE SAM SHARPE LECTURE FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM, FIGHTING FOR WHOLENESS: REVOLUTIONARY REACTIONS TO COLONIAL CHRISTIANITY In person at The Queen's Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education, Birmingham Or Livestreamed. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO SIGNUP |
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Saturday 2nd November |
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Saturday 9th November 10am-8pm Melton Mowbray Baptist Church, Bowling Green Lane, Melton Mowbray, LE13 0FA "There is a light and it never goes out" Is this event for you? Well, ask yourself these 2 questions…are you a man? Is Jesus your Lord and Saviour? If the answer to both of those questions is yes then it is for you. If you would like more information or advertising material for your church contact Sam Dunn sam@mmbc.org.uk CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO BOOK |
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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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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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We were very pleased to meet with a number of our women ministers in May and create the opportunity for them to discuss the findings and requests from the Project Violet report. We hope that this will help to inform our EMBA Directors as they seek to formulate a response from our Association. You can still find all the Project Violet information on the Baptists Together website |
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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.
The Designated Person for Safeguarding (DPS) has a key role in ensuring that safeguarding concerns are well managed. The National Safeguarding Team is offering a training day for DPSs on Saturday 12th October which is designed to support and equip them with confidence to take on the tasks that may be required.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO SIGN UP
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 and website 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