Baptists in England have a tradition of a choosing a 'president of the Baptist Union' for one year. They are appointed by the churches in a vote, with accredited ministers also being able to vote as well. Within that there has been a tradition those who have given long service to the Union and a tradition of appointing the charismatic speaker. The president within the Union has become a less profile position, but they still travel the country for a year with a theme and a message to share with churches and associations, something that encourages and challenges.
We are currently able to vote for the 2021 President.
I suggest we would be well served by Geoff Colmer, currently Regional Minister Team Leader of the Central Baptist Association.
Why?
— Geoff offers us no answers, he doesn't come with a big vision or a programme of activities.
— Geoff offers us instead an invitation to seek to be attentive to God and for Baptists who are so good at doing and activity, paying some attention to God would be a helpful thing. Especially when our shared Baptist life is currently fairly fragile.
— Geoff offers us someone who has done ministry with humility and patience. Twice Geoff has shared lessons he has learned from ministry here and here, lessons that all of us could do with taking on board.
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