This event has been arranged jointly by the WEBA and the Baptist Union Legal and Operations team. This is an opportunity to find out more about the new legal structure for charities known as the ‘Charitable Incorporated Organisation’ or CIO for short. It will be of interest to charity trustees who are considering the options […]
The aim of this roadshow, organised by Baptists Together and presented by Malcolm Broad, BUGB Treasurer and also treasurer of Keynsham Baptist Church in WEBA, is to highlight issues arising from the Baptist Pension Defined Benefits Scheme including the current deficit, but also to bring to the attention of all churches the forthcoming consultation in […]
Network Days are a new development for 2016. They are about a network or cluster of churches exploring a particular area of interest and opening opening its doors to other churches within WEBA who are developing similar areas of work. The first Network Day this year will be Small Group leaders, and it will be held […]
Bethesda Baptist Church in Trowbridge are opening their doors to our network to help churches: understand a little more about what it is like to live with dementia turn that understanding into action as we think about our churches be better equipped to improve the lives of those living with dementia and their carers. This […]
Following our four Network Gatherings on the theme of Discipleship at the Core, we're going to devote this year's morning for Leadership Teams to the question of how to encourage discipleship among those we serve as leaders. Our facilitator will be David Lawrence, Teaching Pastor at Thornbury Baptist Church and now LICC's South West Imagine […]
Ministers or Pastoral Leaders interested in finding out more about Re-imagine before the next cycle begins in January 2017 are invited to attend a taster morning on Thursday 20th October. This will be an informal gathering where you can ask questions and work out whether the time is right for your leadership team to embark […]
This year’s morning for Leadership Teams will be led by David Lawrence, Teaching Pastor at Thornbury Baptist Church, and South West Imagine Church Consultant for LICC. Following our 2016 theme of Discipleship at the Core, we’re going to look at how we encourage discipleship among those we serve as leaders. We want to encourage Leadership […]
Re-imagine is a missional learning community especially for leadership teams across our network of churches. It takes the form of a residential weekend and then 3 day long hub gatherings, each 6 months apart. The process helps teams to build momentum in the transition towards mission being the heart of all they are and no longer […]
Exploring Missional Communities: Helping our churches get out of the building Saturday, 11 November 2017 from 09:00 to 13:00 Chipping Sodbury Baptist Church, BS37 6AH This year's morning for Leadership Teams will be led by Ken Benjamin and Ellen Wild from Chichester Baptist Church. CBC is on a journey of exploring using Sundays not just […]
Bristol Baptist College and West of England Baptists present School of Leadership Speaker Matt Frost, Minister of Cirencester Baptist Church Saturday 3rd and 24th February, 9:30am to 3:30pm. £25 per module, £12.50 per day. For anyone serving or moving into any form of leadership in the local church. Cairns Road Baptist Church, Cairns Road, Westbury […]
Churches across the country are gradually becoming aware of what they need to do to prepare for the new General Data Protection Regulation which comes into force on the 25th May 2018. We have now secured a block booking for WEBA churches at one of the last training seminars offered by ACAT, the Association of […]
'Shaping our future? Becoming values based leaders' is our next Leadership Teams Morning on November 9th. We shall be exploring together: The importance of values based leadership Assessing our present values in reality Developing values which shape the future For more information and to book individuals or teams in click here.