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Chris Lewis and Mike Hedges discuss the Well-being of Future Generations Act and church involvement Chris: As you know Mike, I’m...
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South Wales BA
Sep 7, 2021
TeamTalk
It has been a looong time (like a properly scary long time) since I’ve played any type of serious sport – but, believe it or not, in...
South Wales BA
Jun 29, 2021
A new thing!
From Rev'd Mark Fairweather-Tall, Regional Minister Team Leader One of the Bible verses I have heard quoted a number of times during the...
Mark Fairweather-Tall
Apr 7, 2021
Breakfast with Jesus
A sermon for the Sunday after Easter. “Come and have breakfast!” John 21:1-17 Breakfast is often described as the most important meal of...
Mark Fairweather-Tall
Jan 5, 2021
Discover the link between SWBA and wheelchair rugby in Kenya
Steve Jones, baptist minister and sports chaplain for Ospreys Wheelchair Rugby visited Kenya in 2018. This led to the opportunity to...
South Wales BA
Jan 4, 2021
Miraculous Recovery
Friends at Bethel Baptist Church in Pontyclun share an inspiring story - In January 2015, Dr Mike Hardway fell headlong 36 feet while...
Mark Fairweather-Tall
Dec 18, 2020
Mission to Romania
David Powell, Trustee and Treasurer for South Wales Baptist Association tells us the story of his trip to Romania
Mark Fairweather-Tall
Dec 18, 2020
The Amazing Christmas Story
Christmas is a busy time for church ministers. At the end of a very challenging year, we decided to offer a Christmas sermon in the hope...
Mark Fairweather-Tall
Nov 18, 2020
Why is it so challenging to live through this pandemic?
The Baptist Times have printed an interesting article by Darren Blaney, Baptist Minister at Herne Bay BC, asking this very question. He...
Mark Fairweather-Tall
Nov 11, 2020
'To open or not to open, that is the question.'
‘To be or not to be, that is the question’. This opening phrase uttered by Prince Hamlet in Act 3, Scene 1 of William Shakespeare’s play...
Mark Fairweather-Tall
Oct 5, 2020
Remembering Clifford Thomas (1927-2020)
We are grateful to God for those who have faithfully served in ministry amongst our Baptist family. Cliff Thomas was a pastor in South...
Mark Fairweather-Tall
Oct 2, 2020
‘The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry’
Over recent months we may have heard the term ‘new normal’ regularly referred to in relation to our need to adapt to different...
Mark Fairweather-Tall
Sep 8, 2020
We do not lose heart...
What is September like for you? My experience in church life is that the dawning of September marks the start of the picking up of pace...
Mark Fairweather-Tall
Aug 5, 2020
My experience of going 'Back to Church'
It was just coming up for 10 o clock on Sunday morning as I and the family got ready to leave the house. For the first time since March,...
Mark Fairweather-Tall
Jul 28, 2020
Why follow Jesus 365
One of the privileges of Regional Ministry is discovering what God is doing in a number of different churches. The story of 'Why follow...
Mark Fairweather-Tall
Jul 14, 2020
When the music fades...
Today in the notes accompanying the ‘Bible in One Year’ passages I was reading, Nicky Gumbel quotes an illustration told by Pete Greig in...
Mark Fairweather-Tall
Jun 29, 2020
Covid Q & A with the Welsh Government
On 24th June, I had the opportunity to attend a Q and A session to find out more about where we are with lockdown... A Q&A session with...
Mark Fairweather-Tall
Jun 9, 2020
From 'Covid' to 'Kavod'?
Just over a week ago, I went for an early morning walk around a small lake, just a few minutes walk from our home. Whilst enjoying the...
Mark Fairweather-Tall
Jun 9, 2020
Re-imagining our future
Our present crisis due to the Coronavirus can be seen as an opportunity for the church to look at things in a new way. Can it lead to a...
Mark Fairweather-Tall
Jun 5, 2020
Looking for some material to make you think?
There is no shortage of digital content right now but if you aren't tired of it, here are some resources that might set you thinking......
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