We are spending time, over an extended period, to consider our criteria for becoming a Member of Hertford Baptist Church. A key part of this is to examine the present link between Believers’ Baptism and Membership.
The main first major input to these discussions was Steve Fenton’s sermon on the morning of Sunday 14 February.. This sermon is available amongst the usual sermon audio files on this web site, but for convenience, the direct links are here:
Believing and Baptism - audio recording click here . . . on-screen material here . . .
Following the sermon, some notes and questions were distributed; copies here . . .
Open or Closed Membership, a discussion paper by Andrew Rollinson, Ministry Adviser at the Baptist Union of Scotland, was also made available after Steve’s sermon. You may read or print a copy here . . .
There was a Meeting for all members of the fellowship on Tuesday 2 March. This was an open forum to hear from one another and discuss in small groups questions concerning qualification for membership.
Following that meeting Steve preached on ‘Imitating Christ’s Humility’; this included points about Baptist Identity.. Copies of the booklet: Baptist Churches: An Introduction may be obtained from the Church Office. Direct links here:
Imitating Christ’s Humility - audio recording click here . . . on-screen material here . . .
Baptist Identity - view details here . . . for a printable copy go here . . .
There will be further meetings later in the year, with a view to reaching an outcome on these matters towards the end of 2010.
Further material that contributes to this process will be added here in due course.
