NBA Prayers for 6th July - Glendale Crossing Places (Wooler)

Based in Glendale, Northumberland: stunningly beautiful – spiritually needy. We work to:

 

1.      SOW and Share the Good news:

 

Praise:

• For our first (monthly) Café Church and all the people who came
• For our Sunday brunches to which friends and neighbours come and talk and laugh and listen
• For the enthusiastic and community-minded new folk in our (now completely full) community gardening scheme as we meet together monthly to chat and plan

Prayer:

• For our neighbours and fellow-gardeners, that we might have more opportunities to grow to trust each other, and increased likelihood that people will respond well to invitations to come to Café Church

2.      FORM and Build a community of disciples

 

Praise:

• For our programme and events which spur us into missional thinking

Prayer:

• For the friends on the edge of the group, that we will be grace-full and wise towards them, as we offer opportunities to become more engaged with us, and us with them

3.      SERVE and Work for the advancing of the Kingdom of God

 

Praise:

• For our local First School (years 1-5) who have responded positively to our invitation to introduce them to Scripture Union's "Life Path" school events this summer

Prayer:

• For our working with various agencies (RVS, Schools, U3A, Gateway Trust, et al.) - that we'll keep influencing their agenda with aspects of the Christian faith
• For our work in bringing the Christian story into the public arena – e.g. our future plans for story-telling about the Celtic saints
  

Minister: Rev Bill Eugster
Website: www.glendalecrossingplaces.org

NBA Prayers for 29th June - Darlington Baptist Tabernacle

For Thanks

The culmination of three successful years of training for our minister in training, Linda Donaldson.

The calling of a new minister in training, Robyn Shepherd, who will start ministry with us in September.

The baptism of two of our fellowship in February.

The development of community activities such as the "Community Choir" and "Not the Youth Club".

The developing links with Grange Road Baptist Church.

For Prayer

Linda Donaldson, as she moves to new ministry with Portrack Road Baptist Church.

Robyn Shepherd, as she prepares to join us and for a smooth transition into her ministry.

Wisdom in discerning God's will for us in mission, as individuals, as a fellowship and in conjunction with Grange Road.

Ability to identify appropriate resources, both human and financial, to fully utilise all the opportunities that appear to be coming our way at present.   

Minister in Training: Linda Donaldson

Website: www.darlingtonbaptist.com

NBA Prayers for 22nd June - Beacon Lough BC (Gateshead)

For Thanks:

• the beginning of a new ministry
• the continued good relationships between local churches
• Churches Together projects:  1. Foodbank;   2. The possibility of a CAP initiative

For Continued Prayer:

• openings into local primary schools
• the continued military links and Veterans Sunday services locally
• Mums and Toddlers
• weekly fellowship meal

Pastor: Rev bob Adams

Website: www.blbc.org.uk

NBA Prayers for 15th June - Westgate BC (Newcastle)

Give thanks for:

our 'chat and catch' prayer initiative with our children and for all that our children are hearing from God;
our growth (in every sense) as a church family;

the many answers to prayer we are seeing.

Please pray for:

our drop-ins

Monday evening's 'Gatehouse' for people in need

Tuesday afternoon's 'Hubbub' for asylum seekers

Wednesday morning's 'Foyer';

the development of our prayer ministry. That work on our retreat space and 'prayer tower' will be completed soon. That God will open up an opportunity to take prayer spaces into some of our local primary schools;
our church family – Please pray Ephesians 3 v 16-21 over us;
for our new season of mission and social action.

Pastor: Rev Paul Merton

Website: www.westgatebaptist.org.uk

NBA Prayers for Pentecost (8th June)

GIVE THANKS:

• for the work of God's Spirit in so many ways across our Association, in people coming to faith and being baptised; in new mission initiatives; in provision of needs; in new life in many of our churches.
• for the ministry of John Claydon, and the opportunity for rest and refreshing as he takes two months' Sabbatical.
• for the number of young people that have already booked for Kairos Christian youth camp this summer. 
• for the opportunity to grow in prayer and relationship together as we engage in the Season of Prayer in September.

PLEASE PRAY:

• for Paul as he covers for John in his absence while still finding his feet as Mission Enabler for the Association.
• as we are challenged by the Baptist Union to help mobilise missional pioneers, that God will raise up such people in our region and the resources needed, to enable us to plant new churches and new forms of church across the North East.
• for Rachael Ezra as she serves on the team planning Kairos and fulfilling other duties within the churches in our region.
• for a deepening of our sense of belonging to a wider Baptist family, expressed in growing friendships, prayer support and resourcing one another for ministry and mission.

provided by Rev Paul Revill (Regional Minister, Mission) & Rachael Ezra (Youth Specialist)

Website: www.thenba.org.uk

NBA Prayers for Bishop Auckland BC & Hamsterley BC (Mid-Durham Group)

We are looking forward to trying out new things in Bishop Auckland and Hamsterley.

 

The village post office in Hamsterley closed a while back and the residents now rely on a weekly visit from a mobile post office. As there is no village meeting point the church is running a drop in once a month when the post office visits. The 'Toast Office', will open from 10-12 to meet with local people.

 

On June 7, Churches Together in Hamsterley have a joint service to mark the anniversary of the covenant signed to work together. We then go into Hamsterley Forest for a Pentecost Picnic with an open air witness.

 

Good opportunities have been given in several schools in Bishop Auckland for assemblies and Bible Explorer lessons. Some members of the church will take to the streets for an open air sketch board presentation on June 3 as a first attempt at taking the church outside.

Pastor/Moderator: Rev Trevor Rowe

NBA Prayers for 25th May - Coulby Newham BC (Middlesbrough)

For thanks:

• Give thanks for the amazing culture of "family" that God has been developing at CNBC. Loads of eating together, praying with each other, sharing life with each other and having fun together.
• Give thanks for those whom God has been welcoming into His family in CNBC recently.
• Give thanks for our Youth Interns and the growing Youth Church we have on Sunday Evenings.
• Give thanks to God for His constant graciousness to our Church family, He is so, so good to us.

Join us in praying for:

• More of the seeds we have been planting for years to be harvested in this coming season. We long for more people to come into His kingdom and more people to welcome into His family.
• The fringe contacts we have through small groups, service, community engagement and youth work to be fully grafted into our family and to become disciple making disciples.
• That each member of CNBC would be released into more of their calling to be disciple making disciples and lovers of other.
• That our Youth Church would flourish despite the changing of our Youth work Interns over Summer time.
• That our Leadership Team would increasingly grow in personal intimacy with God and lead wisely in line with God's will.
• That God's blessing would be upon us!!

Minister: Rev Stephen Sutton

Website: www.cnbaptist.com