Dear Friends

We heard with sadness of the death of Pope Francis. We give thanks for his ministry, which was characterised by servant leadership and a bias towards those on the edges of society. We pray for all those who mourn Francis' loss and for those who bear the responsibility of choosing his successor, that they will be guided by the Spirit and exercise their role with wisdom and grace.

Our new Summer events have been added to the list below, the most important being our annual Gathering, which is happening on Saturday 14th June at Sutton Elms Baptist Church. It will include the election of six new Directors of the EMBA so make sure your church sends a voting representative.  Click the links below to get all the info you need and to sign up.

There's been lots of coverage of the Bible Society's latest research report, "The Quiet Revival". The latest stats from our Baptist family suggest that we are part of this.  CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

Baptist Assembly 2025 16th-17th May - West Bromwich Signup for Baptist Assembly is now open CLICK HERE FOR ALL INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER

The next Baptists Together online prayer gathering will be on Tuesday 17th June. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

Saturday 10th May 10am-2pm Bretton Baptist Church, Peterborough EMBA Youth and Childrens Workers Gathering Includes Youthscape Essentials Deep Dive 'Being Trauma Aware in Youth Ministry' CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO SIGN UP

Tuesday 10th June 11am-3pm West Bridgford Baptist Church, Nottingham With Dianne and Derek Tidball Lunch is included and all ministers and their spouses are welcome CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO SIGN UP

Saturday 14th June 10am-4pm Sutton Elms Baptist Church Keynote Speaker: Cathy Madavan CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO SIGN UP

Rooted Leaders Day Friday 19th September at Sutton Elms Baptist Church CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SIGN UP

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.

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 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