Eco Christmas Tips Christmas is a wonderful time of year when we gather together to celebrate the Birth of Jesus. However modern day festivities often sadly produce a lot of waste and carbon emissions. Here are a few tips from the Eco Church enablers to help make your Christmas more Green Presents: Why? In the UK gift related waste is a significant environmental issue. It is estimated that an extra 300,000 tonnes of plastic waste is generated annually during the holiday season. 30% more waste being produced than an average month, with much of it being non-recyclable. Further estimates suggest up to a third of gifts are left unused or get discarded. This waste can add up to millions of tonnes of avoidable landfill contributions. The carbon footprint and wastage of clothing is particularly huge, and accounts for around 10% of all global emissions. What can we do? Consider reducing …
EBA Council Summary 2 November 2024 EBA Trustees – with three apologies – met for the EBA Council meeting on 2 November 2024. Lou Webber (EBA Moderator) welcomed everyone. In opening the meeting Lou read from Isaiah 43:15-21 “A new start” She highlighted that in this passage God reminds us of what has been but then says forget that because God is a God of a new thing. This should encourage us to live hopefully, be attentive and alert to all that God is doing. Lou then opened in prayer As is customary for the November meeting of council, The secretary lead trustee training focusing on “The importance of strategy” reminding trustees of their trustee responsibility according to the Charities Act of a charity delivering its purpose and their duty as a director according to the Companies Act of promoting the success of the company. The training included questions about …
PA to the Regional Minister Team Leader ROLE OUTLINE The Eastern Baptist Association (EBA) is a group of 170 churches and communities drawn together from the counties of Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, and Cambridgeshire. Our vision is ‘Growing healthy churches in relationship for God’s mission in the East of England’. By working together we hope to resource and encourage one another in our mission and ministry. As we continue to adapt and adjust to new staffing arrangements for our team, we are seeking to make an additional appointment to provide more administrative support for the work of the Association, particularly for our RMTL. This role is a crucial one for the development of our mission and ministry, and to the smooth running of the Association. Job Title: PA to the Regional Minister Team Leader Line Manager: Regional Minister Team Leader Main purpose of the role To provide support to the RMTL, …
AGM Summary 2024 Tuesday 24 September members of EBA churches gathered together for the EBA discussion and information afternoon and AGM. The first part of the afternoon Claire Blatchford, EBA Regional Minister talked about Project Violet focusing on the recommendations for churches and reminded people that they have the opportunity to commit to recommendations on behalf of their church, even if they couldn’t respond by the deadline the church can still commit to the recommendations. Discussion were had in groups sharing thoughts on the project violet findings and how we can make a difference in the future. Claire then shared the outcome of the EBA Trustees discussion around the recommendations for change for associations. More details about project Violet can be found herehttps://www.baptist.org.uk/Group/Group.aspx?ID=363245 David Mayne, EBA Regional Minister Team Leader, introduced details around the Baptist Union Financial Model Review, the review has been taking place for a while and …
