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Be joyful always; pray continuously; give thanks in all circumstances,
for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:16
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Exploring Spirituality – 4 February and 3 March 2012 For more information and to book, click [here]
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The Future of the Baptist Union |
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In his December Blog the General Secretary of the Baptist Union, Jonathan Edwards, wrote 
‘At November 2011’s Baptist Union Council the Treasurer summarized our present financial situation. In short we anticipate that it is likely that by the end of this year there will be a deficit of about one million pounds.... If we merely fix the financial problem, we will have achieved nothing of any great worth. We need to pray that God will give us a renewed vision of our life together.’
Council set up a Futures Group to reflect on the way forward, consult as widely as possible with people from every part of our Baptist constituency and bring firm proposals to the Council during 2012. The aim is to ‘re-imagine what Christ is calling us to do as a Baptist people in the UK, prioritise key areas of our shared life and mission and in doing that move towards a balanced budget.’ (For full version - click here).
Click here for the first update from this new Futures Group.
Please take time over the next month to pray, and then complete this online survey, so that your voice can be heard in this process. Please respond by 30 January 2012 when the survey will close. Thank you.
For the background to this survey, click here. |
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Welcome to the HEBA website! As well as providing information about who we are and what's going on, our website will help you make connections with people and resources. (Click here for our latest newsletter)
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A BIG thank you!
Association giving to Home Mission up 6%
Total given was over £350,000
Thank you for this tremendous effort in the current difficult economic conditions!
Nationally giving to Home Mission down 1.2%
Total giving was just over £4m*
This is as expected but the financial pressures remain and there will still be a significant deficit for 2011.
The increased giving within HEBA will help in financing the work of the Association and will help ensure that grants can continue to the 28 churches and chaplaincies supported by Home Mission in our Association. Around 80% of Home Mission giving from the Association is used in this way. |
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