Dear Friends
The new academic term is now fully underway and Mark Clay was pleased to take part in the launch of the St. Hild Centre for Baptist Ministry. CLICK HERE for the full story.
We had a great time at our Annual Gathering back in June and we're looking forward to next year already. The date for this event has changed and it will now take place on Saturday 14th June 2025. Venue and details to be confirmed but save the date for now.
- If you're a DPS, we're running a training course. It's on Saturday 12th October at West Bridgford Baptist Church. This session builds on what was covered in the 2023 training so we recommend that DPSs attend to keep up to date.
- The Refresh Women's Conference and Brothers in Christ Conference for men return in November. Sign up for Refresh closes on 28th October so don't miss out.
Sarah Fegredo, our CYF Associate, has a mailing list for people working with children and young people. She sends out occasional newsletters with updates and resources. If you would like to be kept in the loop YOU CAN SIGN UP HERE
Please forward this email to anyone in your church that might be interested to receive it.
We pray you will be blessed in all that you are doing
The EMBA Team
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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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 Springwell, Whetstone Baptist Church, Dog And Gun Lane, Whetstone, LE8 6LJ Booking is open! CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO SIGN UP REFRESH FACEBOOK PAGE |
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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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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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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'll be sharing some of the outcomes over the coming months. 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 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
