AAACCESSIBILITY AID
Logo

 

Banner Image:   Baptist-Times-banner-2000x370-
Template Mode:   Baptist Times
Icon
The Baptist Union > The Baptist Times > Archive > Opinions / Reflections > Opinions/reflections - July - December 2025
    Post     Tweet

Opinions/reflections - July - December 2025

A grateful ending: brief reflections on ministry
As I retire friends recently asked me what aspects of ministry have meant the most to me. Can you really distill calling, connection and challenge into a few paragraphs? Let’s have a go… By Ivan King
Accompaniment – foundational tool or optional extra?
I am more than ever convinced that we are not meant to ‘walk alone’ in ministry, but that we should also have a regular accompaniment as a foundational tool of our life and work, writes Paul Campion
See the wonder of creation... through the love of the creator
Dave Gregory introduces his new book Divine Windows - Seeing God Through The Lens Of Science
Let your evangelists be heard
"Let Your Evangelists Be Heard" is an emphasis Alex Harris has brought to and explored in various Baptist settings this year. He is seeking to offer the biblical foundations and practical approaches to empowering evangelists within your church
Lament for Spurgeon’s College
By Seidel Abel Boanerges, former Dean of Ministerial Formation at Spurgeon’s College
Show me the humanity
The real danger today is not immigration. The danger is forgetting... forgetting that asylum seekers are not statistics but human beings, loved by God, often with heartbreaking experiences of fear and suffering. By Steve Tinning
The little shop on the lane (and the rural church I see)
Adam Daubney finds similarities between a local rural shop and a small church community - quirky and organic; home-made, personal, and unbranded
Millions are watching AI Bible stories — should we be worried?
What if Bible characters had smartphones? … and what if they used them to record themselves talking direct to camera? These videos on TikTok are currently receiving millions, even tens of millions of views. By Chris Goswami
What our churches can offer the world
'To live this way means letting our lives become signs of God’s reign, even when it is inconvenient, misunderstood, or opposed.' A reflection by the Revd Dr Tessa Henry-Robinson, moderator of the Free Churches Group
Solving a problem like Maria
Little is known about Maria Living-Taylor, one of the earliest Baptist women ministers. Claire Nicholls delves into the Barking Archives – and discovers a difficult story
An Advent calendar of God’s gifts
Prolific author and Baptist minister Patrick Coghlan introduces his latest book, which highlights 25 gifts from God linked with the birth of Jesus
Examining faith in the (Tudor) pressure cooker
Baptist minister and evangelist Gareth Hides explains how his latest musical brings the faith of Lady Jane Grey, the (in)famous ‘Nine Day Queen’ to the stage - and serves as a signpost to Jesus
Forty years on: remembering Birmingham Bible Institute and God’s faithfulness
It’s 40 years since I packed my bags for Birmingham Bible Institute, writes Baptist minister Andy Glover. Looking back, I can see how those years shaped the path that followed, and how God’s faithfulness has remained the golden thread running through i
Re-imagining Global Missiology: rethinking Christian mission from the majority world
A significant gathering of theologians, mission practitioners, missiologists and pastors from the Majority World took place in Dubai recently. Baptist minister and One People Commission director Israel Olofinjana was there, and offers this reflection
Author of two 'influential and astonishing books'
Andy Goodliff pays tribute to the American biblical scholar Phyllis Trible, who has died aged 92
Happy Anniversary COP!
To mark the 30th anniversary of the annual climate gathering, members of BUEN have recorded messages of gratitude and lament as well as their calls for action. 

It is hoped the messages will inspire Baptist churches to prayer, explains Dave Gregory
When Churches Merge - 'a coming together of God’s people'
Following the merger of two Baptist churches in 2023, minister Manoj Raithatha has now written a book reflecting on all aspects of the process, including the covenant theology that underpinned it as well as the practical realities
    Post     Tweet
     Archive 
    Login
     
    Text Size:  
    Small (Default)
    Medium
    Large
    Contrast:  
    Normal
    High Contrast