tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9901815.post1201876036701601901..comments2023-06-04T14:47:02.324+01:00Comments on a sideways glance: Squaring the Assembly circlesimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13470335172330595542noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9901815.post-22893124853471501602009-07-05T23:20:09.495+01:002009-07-05T23:20:09.495+01:00Ah, you "midlanders", depends what you m...Ah, you "midlanders", depends what you mean by "centrally" - the forgotten north after years of persuasion got the Assembly to Bradford in 1987 and to Blackpool and Bridlington in the 1990'sBaptist Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01894201189473490253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9901815.post-76961242064096842372009-06-08T22:19:33.210+01:002009-06-08T22:19:33.210+01:00The Assembly was in both Nottingham AND Leicester ...The Assembly was in both Nottingham AND Leicester in the early 1970s, when I was a student. But in those days, there were very few attending under the age of 30 -and no families.<br />And by the way, Catriona, the BWL Rally was actually quite good - there used to be crowds of women[many wearing hats]turning up in coaches and they DID come to meet up with old friends as well as hear a decent sermon. Some of us still lament the demise of the Women's Department!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9901815.post-56575471856587734262009-06-01T19:55:06.785+01:002009-06-01T19:55:06.785+01:00many of the comments posted so far do not reflect ...many of the comments posted so far do not reflect the majority of the people in our churches. As I suspect (know) they wouldn't attend assembly to catch up with mates. Assembly will be more sustainable with a wider appeal and as Simon rightly points out more people attend New Wine /Spring Harvest than Assembly. <br />A central location and combined leading edge/ Assembly is a great idea..... as it's exactly what i put on my assembly feedback form!!! <br />could this be a likeness of great minds, or are we seldom differing fools....regardless i think it's the best way forward.Anthonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9901815.post-86437442939448233322009-05-29T12:30:13.808+01:002009-05-29T12:30:13.808+01:00thinking of the top of my head, perhaps we should ...thinking of the top of my head, perhaps we should have every 10 or 5 years like the anglicans with lambeth a longer meeting which does some more of the reflective deliberative work as well as having celebration stuff. people could come for some or all.Andy Goodliffhttp://andygoodliff.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9901815.post-47978097056756624992009-05-29T09:29:14.132+01:002009-05-29T09:29:14.132+01:00The famous 1989 (I think) Assembly where the Bapti...The famous 1989 (I think) Assembly where the Baptist family voted to join Churches together was in Leicester.<br /><br />It has also been at Nottingham University within the past 25 years.<br /><br />And, of course, there was the one day gathering in Birmingham the year of the BWA Congress.<br /><br />I suspect Catriona is right, lengthening the event would lose as many as it would attract. But I'm not sure it would necessarily be all jamboree - that would be down to the planners.<br /><br />You could have deliberation sessions each morning that worked on an issue and sought to come to a common mind over the week. So we'd have to be deliberating about things that mattered.simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13470335172330595542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9901815.post-27034041887646908952009-05-29T08:22:43.304+01:002009-05-29T08:22:43.304+01:00Holding Baptist Assembly somewhere central has, ac...Holding Baptist Assembly somewhere central has, according to my peeps, happened in living memory - they talk about when it came to Leicester (and I don't think they mean the BWL rally pre 1960...).<br /><br />I'd be all for a central Assembly which ought to mean more could attend. I'd like a longer Assembly (though it may exclude as many as it attracts - would non-ministers take a week's leave to attend? Would churches release their ministers for a whole week?) but I think the danger is it would be come 99% jamboree and 1% deliberation, reflection and theology (as distinct from the current ~3.33%!!).<br /><br />I don't think you'll ever win on this one - but its good people keep trying.catrionanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9901815.post-35787358935298424262009-05-28T21:32:07.150+01:002009-05-28T21:32:07.150+01:00Has there ever been a Baptist Assembly somewhere "...Has there ever been a Baptist Assembly somewhere "central" where all UK Baptists have got together? I suspect the issues you raise are common to all(?) Baptist Assemblies. MargaretxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com