Dear Friends
It's summer time! Our EMBA staff team are away on holiday at various points during August. If you need to contact someone urgently all contact information is here: STAFF TEAM
Please pray for the team as they rest and relax. We pray that your holiday times will be a time of refreshment for you too.
For some of us, summer means holiday clubs, summer camps and festivals. Let's keep praying for all the practical arrangements for those and that people encounter Jesus through those events, either for the first time or in new ways.
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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
Elaine Burrows and Nick Swanson are offering this two-session training course on Saturdays 7th September and 5th October at Whetstone Baptist Church. The course is aimed at anyone leading a small group, whether you are new to leading or need a refresher.
CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE AND TO SIGN UP
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FRESH STREAMS PRAYER AND FASTING DAY Thursday 26th September 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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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 and save the date of the conference - 8th October 2024 |
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THE SAM SHARPE LECTURE Thursday 24th October 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 Springwell, Whetstone Baptist Church, Dog And Gun Lane, Whetstone, LE8 6LJ Booking opens 9th September - CLICK HERE REFRESH FACEBOOK PAGE |
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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 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. 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
