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Something Special's Going on at King's Park...

Submitted by RobertaH on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 08:18

Click here to find out about the encouraging developments at King's Park Baptist Church and Sheddocksley Baptist's success with creating prayer spaces in schools - and lots more too!

"Connect" is published to our Resources page during the last week of each month. Watch out for it!

April Edition of Mission Scene

Submitted by jennywilson on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 08:56

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April 2012

Hello

Welcome to the April edition of missionscene - the newsletter from the Mission Forum with lots of ideas and resources to help you in mission.

This edition particularly focuses on the exciting opportunities for mission during the Diamond Jubilee celebrations and Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer, as well as the regular links to events and resources. There are also some great articles to get you thinking!

We'd love to hear from you about any of the ideas in this edition, or with suggestions for future editions. Do send your feedback to us.

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  Highlights  
 
  Are you ready  

Are you ready? Alan Donaldson (General Director of the Baptist Union of Scotland) encourages churches to use the opportunities which the year’s events bring to engage with our communities. See pages 4-5.
 
 
  Big Welcome  

The BIG Welcome has been launched for 2012. This year we're delighted to be working in partnership with Elim and Methodist churches throughout the country, and have a new dedicated website with all you need to know! See pages 16 - 17.
 
 
  TimeOut  

12:1 - A Time Out for Baptists Find out about this new scheme with opportunities both in the UK and abroad for people of all ages, whether it be students looking for a gap year or baby boomers in retirement. See page 24.
 
 
   
 
  Mission Events  

Baptist Events:

Find out about what’s going on and how you can get involved:
Baptist Assembly, A Space for All Sorts youth and children’s workers’ Conference, Simply Church, God at Work, Rural Churches’ Day. Have a look at the crossingplace opportunities digest of events throughout the year which might inspire your church.
 
 
  Events Diary  

Other Training and Events:

Events being run by other organisations which may be of interest to you or others in your church
Join the Diamond Jubilee celebrations, Lead Academy, Imagine on the road, mission shaped ministry course, Crucible Course, Church in the Margins, Proximity Conference, Northumbria Community Leadership Schools, LICC Toolbox Course, National Family Week, Inter Faith Week.
 
 
  Wellsprings  

Resources:

A range of resources to help you and your church in mission
The BIG Welcome, Inflatable Church, Whole Life Whole Bible, Baptist Men’s Movement, Building Bridges Crossing Cultures, Mission File - Meeting the needs of people with Dementia, Olympic Resources, 12:1 Time Out for Baptists, A Year of Service, Rural Mission and Ministry Course, Get in the Picture.
 
 
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Youth, Children and Family Workers’ Page:

News of events and resources suitable for those working with children, young people and families
Raising the Bar, Pray for Schools Fortnight, Youthwork Summit, A Space for All Sorts youth and children’s workers’ Conference, Prayer Day for Toddler Groups, National Family Week, I DO ACT, Olympic Resources, Baptist Youth World Conference.
 
 
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Contact details: for the Mission Forum of the Fellowship of Baptists in Britain and Ireland.
 
 
                         
 

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Leven Church Team Heads for Lebanon

Submitted by RobertaH on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 10:03

Leven Baptist Church is the only Scottish church to be sending a church team overseas with BMS in 2012. The team of eight will be heading to Beirut in July for two weeks to work alongside the members at Hadath Baptist Church (HBC), and Arthur and Louise Brown, BMS missionaries, who have been in Lebanon since 2005.

 

HBC describes itself as a church “working towards becoming a church ‘of’ the community. It is a church that desires to address the real needs of those around them and wants to provide multiple ‘entry-points’ into the faith community of HBC.”

Having undertaken a community survey HBC wants to adapt their building to make it fit for purpose to serve the needs of their local community. The Leven team (above) will, therefore, be involved in general labouring, plastering and painting on this ambitious project.

The team will also be working with Hadath’s children’s workers to provide a children’s club for the local community. It is exciting to think that Baptist Union of Scotland materials, ‘Deep Sea Discovery’ are right now being translated into Arabic so that they can teach children in Beirut about Jesus.

This is an exciting opportunity for the team and the church family at Leven and they are busy raising funds to help send the team to Lebanon – arranging cookery evenings, quizzes and Zumbathons!

The team is also fascinated at the prospect of learning from brothers and sisters in Beirut as they minister to their local community of many different faiths. The team will come back with more insight into mission in a different culture and with much that can bless our own Scottish environment.

HBC now (left) and an impression of how it will look post-transformation (right)

Shaken but not Stirred

Submitted by RobertaH on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 08:55

How does this group of disciples transition from the resurrection to the early Church, which is noted for it’s missional engagement and serves as an example for us today? By the same spirit that empowered the early church so many years ago, the Scottish Baptist Lay Preachers' Association (SBLPA) invites us to reflect on what is the mission of church in this culture and, as we explore the theme of the Church, believe that we are called as the community of God's people to be his hope for the world. This month, 30 out of the Association's 90 members will consider an Easter theme: Shaken but not Stirred.  The SBLPA invites you to log in to their website each day for a fresh reflection from one of their members:www.sblpa.co.uk

Atholl Centre News

Submitted by RobertaH on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 08:55

Director Iain Walker keeps us up to date with developments and fundraising in the latest Atholl Centre newsletter here.