EBA Council Summary 12 May 2025   EBA Trustees – with two apologies met for the EBA Council meeting on 12 March. Lou Webber (EBA Moderator) welcomed everyone. In opening the meeting Lou read from John 10. Reminding us that our job is to follow Jesus, hear Jesus and listen to Jesus. Richard (EBA Treasurer) presented the financial summary up to April 2025, stating that there are no surprises in the accounts and it is all as expected. Hayley Beckett (EBA Company Secretary) brought the Administration Report which included an update on the received trustee nomination. Lou and Hayley will be meeting with the candidate later in May before names are released for the election. David Mayne (RMTL) presented the team report, saying that there have been 3 conversations with churches who may wish to become members balanced with some more difficult situations. At a previous meeting council had agreed …

EBA Council Summary 29 March 2025 EBA Trustees – with three apologies and Gale Richards and Gillian Jones as invited guests – met for the EBA Council meeting on 29 March. Lou Webber (EBA Moderator) welcomed everyone. In opening the meeting Lou read from Matthew 8:23-27 (Jesus calms the storm) Do we feel like we are working hard to keep things going, at what point do we see the need to wake Jesus up. Jesus is already there – what is it that we feel we need to be waking Jesus up for? David Mayne (RMTL) presented the team report, this included feedback from the trustee information evenings, minister’s conference. The report covered all the churches and ministers that the team has met with over the last few weeks and a list of those who had been inducted or ordained recently. The council were encouraged that a small number of …

EBA Council Summary 27 January 2025 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 Mark 2: 1-5, In the act of the paralysed man being lowered through the roof, Jesus recognised faith that was seen Jesus saw people who cared, who were persistent, he saw love and saw partnership – what does this look like for the EBA? Following on from the 4 suggested areas of Association reform and the actions from November, David provided updates on developing networks and discussions with London Baptists and Southwest Baptist Association about area minister programmes. More details will be shared at the Minister’s conference in March. Hayley presented proposed changes to the byelaws related to task groups, with a view to agreeing these in March for the final proposals to go …

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 …