Professor Anthony Reddie, Professor of Black Theology, University of Oxford and Director of the Centre for Religion and Culture at Regent's Park College presented his lecture title 'From Sam Sharpe to Black Lives Matter: The Continued Struggle for Black Agency and Self-Determination'. The lecture took place on Wednesday 18 October at the Gilbert Scott Lecture Theatre, Whitelands College, University of Roehampton, London and this is the recording. Wale Hudson-Roberts, Baptists Together Justice Enabler introduces Anthony and the lecture. The Sam Sharpe lectures seek to broaden and advance the legacy of Sam Sharpe by exploring subjects in mission, race, class, and injustice. They have become an important fixture in the calendar of community events marking Black History Month. The best of them have sought to create a community event where scholars, social activists and religious leaders share their vision for a just society. This short video explains more.

Join Jodie Thorpe, Mike Lowe and Clare Hooper from our Children, Young People and Families Round Table and Linda Hopkins who is presenting the 2023 Whitley Lecture. Together they explored how we value, welcome and listen to the voice of the child in our midst. This included a specially written version of Linda's Whitley Lecture. For more information about the Whitley 2023 lecture see www.baptist.org.uk/whitley23 and for more on CYF (Children, Young People and Families Round Table) visit: www.baptist.org.uk/cyf

On Sunday morning of the 2023 Baptist Assembly, Mike Royal preached on John 17: 13-23 But now I am coming to you, and I speak these things in the world so that they may have my joy made complete in themselves. I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world. I am not asking you to take them out of the world, but I ask you to protect them from the evil one. They do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world. Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth. As you have sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world. And for their sakes I sanctify myself, so that they also may be sanctified in truth. I ask not only on behalf of these, but also on behalf of those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one. As you, Father, are in me and I am in you, may they also be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. The glory that you have given me I have given them, so that they may be one, as we are one, I in them and you in me, that they may become completely one, so that the world may know that you have sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me. (NRSVA) The video can be downloaded from https://www.mediafire.com/file/jtemaaneqnw8cfx/MR_Address2_1080p.mp4/file And can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/3XiLERu3zOc

On Saturday evening of the 2023 Baptist Assembly, Bishop Mike Royal preached on James 2:14-20 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but do not have works? Can faith save you? If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food, and one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace; keep warm and eat your fill’, and yet you do not supply their bodily needs, what is the good of that? So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead. But someone will say, ‘You have faith and I have works.’ Show me your faith without works, and I by my works will show you my faith. You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe - and shudder. Do you want to be shown, you senseless person, that faith without works is barren? (NRSVA) The video can be dowloaded from https://www.mediafire.com/file/vp2y3ll8uv6np7r/MR_Address1_1080p.mp4/file And can be viewed here https://youtu.be/5pyzWYQ7Vwo

A wide ranging conversation about the 2023 Baptist Assembly with our incoming President Tim Presswood, BMS General Director Kang-San Tan, our General Secretary Lynn Green and Younger Leaders Development Coordinator Isabella Senior.

Listen to Clare Hooper and Emma Mohr as they reflect on a conversation with Kate Irvine, Parenting for Faith Networker.

Listen to Clare Hooper and Emma Mohr as they reflect on a conversation with Daniel Beckett Lead Pastor of Godmanchester Baptist Church who has a particular focus on children, young people and families.

Listen to Clare Hooper and Emma Mohr as they reflect on a conversation with Gemma Gillard, Founder of Truth be Told. Gemma explores what it means to be intergenerational.

Listen to Clare Hooper and Emma Mohr as they reflect on a conversation with Lucie Hutson, Founder of 'Muddy Church'. The idea is to find spaces and ways of wondering and wandering together, sharing in God's creation and being a part of it in our community.

Listen to Clare Hooper and Emma Mohr as they reflect on a conversation with Kay Morgan-Gurr, Co-founder of the Additional Needs Alliance. Kay explores what it means to be inclusive for young people with additional needs.

Listen to Clare Hooper and Emma Mohr as they chat with Rachel Swaby who has significant experience with Primary Schools as a Teacher and Consultant. She is also a Church Secretary.

Listen to Clare Hooper and Emma Mohr as they chat with Nigel Roberts from Youth for Christ and Children Youth and Mission

Listen to Clare Hooper and Emma Mohr as they chat with Penny Judge, a School Teacher who has developed a local ministry helping children hear Bible stories and letting them know that God loves them.

Listen to Clare Hooper and Emma Mohr as they talk with and reflect on Wayne Dixon's vast experience of schools ministry.

Join Emma Mohr and Clare Hooper as they listen to the wisdom and experience of Susan Woolfenden . She is the Pastoral Welfare Manager of a secondary school and reflects on the trends and changes that have occurred whilst working in that role since 2004.

Join Emma Mohr and Clare Hooper as they hear from Phil Togwell Director of Prayer Spaces for Schools.