As we come into Spring, we look ahead to Summer and our Annual Conference. Find out more below or book your ticket. 

In this newsletter you'll find out about new resources on Violence in Worship, access the videos for the Lent Book Club, and discover new blog posts on the website. 

We also wanted to give you access to the UN's recent meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women. The event was led by Amanda Jackson, director of the Women's Commission of the World Evangelical Alliance. To access the Zoom recording, click here and use the passcode: d??8uRCz

Another resource that may be of use has been carefully curated by the Baptist World Alliance from and for a global range of contexts called "Stand Against Domestic Violence". Access the website.

For many Christians today, support for the state of Israel is a direct consequence of their reading of the Bible. But how does that square with human rights abuses that the state is committing? Does the Bible really endorse the expulsion of Palestinians from their ancestral homes? How are our interpretations of Scripture influenced by the power that we hold?

When?: 28-29 June

Where?: Bristol Baptist College, Bristol, UK and accessible online

Who?: We have a range of contributors from Bethlehem and the UK. Find out more. It will be run in partnership with Christ at the Checkpoint (a part of Bethlehem Bible College)

Cost?: £80 to attend in Bristol | £60 online, with significant discounts available for students/clergy/those in the Global South, including Palestine.

Why should we watch our language in public worship week by week? And what might it mean to begin to do this? The aim of this collection of resources is to begin to answer both those questions, and to offer some tools for ministers and other interested people to reflect on the words used in worship week by week and to ask whether they are fit for purpose.

Access the resource here.