February 2022 – Page 2 – Moortown Baptist Church

Seek first, living stones – 11am, Sunday Jan 6

February 6, 2022February 4, 2022 by John Sherbourne

Here’s the link to today’s service.

This coming Sunday we come to the end of our most recent series which we called Seek First. Over the last month we have looked at four quite different ways of thinking about vision. These were and are: seeking the cornerstone, seeking firm foundations, seeking warrior builders (people prepared to hand everything over to God) and finally seeking living stones.

All these services are still available to watch or indeed to watch again via the Moortown Baptist Church YouTube channel.

So whether it be in person or on line we look forward to welcoming you at 11am on Sunday 6^Th February when our text will be seeking living stones 1 Peter 2:1-7.

As our month long focus on vision draws to a close, we’re still here to listen to your suggestions

February 4, 2022February 3, 2022 by John Sherbourne

On Sunday January 9th we threw out a challenge, and that was for you to spend until the 6th of February talking, thinking, dreaming and praying about what you think MBC ought to be focussing on.

Since then we have received a dozen or so emails, texts and phone calls as well as being invited to attend a number of face to face meetings.

However, just because this coming Sunday is the 6th of February don’t think you can’t still contact us with your thoughts; after all as someone once said “Rome wasn’t built in a day.”

Our next job is going to be to collate all the information we have, split it into sections and arrange to get back to you with some times and dates on which we can host anything from informal chats to slightly more formal workshops.

The email address you will need to contact us is leadership.team@moortownbaptistchurch.onmicrosoft.com or of course you can always grab one of us whenever you see us.

Q. Have you the heart to take on one of the most important jobs at MBC? A. If you can smile then you’re at least half way there.

February 9, 2022February 2, 2022 by John Sherbourne

There’s an age old saying that “you only get one chance to create a good first impression.” And here at MBC, just like anywhere else that is so, so true.

Since we reopened our doors Alan Gould has done a sterling job of being our welcomer in chief but now with upwards of eighty people joining us each and every Sunday we’re looking to add to Alan’s army so that we can give him the odd Sunday off.

So, if you have a heart for welcome, and equally important a heart for making people feel at home please either speak with any of your leadership team us or drop an email to leadership.team@moortownbaptistchurch.onmicrosoft.com

All we would ask is that on “your day” you be at church twenty to twenty-five minutes before our normal start time and that you stay around the entrance until about ten past eleven. There will be a bit of training – like making sure you know where the fire exits are and being familiar with where we muster if in fact the building were to go up in flames but depending on your response we shouldn’t be calling on you more than say once every six weeks.

John & Sue’s latest news from Paris

February 4, 2022February 2, 2022 by John Sherbourne

0122-Wilson.pdf (bmsworldmission.org)

All change as Kate, Shelley and newcomer Rachel move into new offices… and there’s even a space for your Deacons.

February 2, 2022February 2, 2022 by John Sherbourne

I would like to thank Rod Russell and Paul Chadwick for giving up their time so willingly to paint the office for the new Seniors worker, Rachel Beedle. It has made a big difference as we have been able to now set the room up with the resources she will need for her work. Rachel actually starts with us after half term but will be at Lunch Club for two weeks before that to get to meet the regulars and the teams.

However, Rachel’s isn’t the only office currently undergoing a clean up. After a very smart coat of paint Shelley has moved into what used to be one of the minister’s offices with the other, smaller one being given over to a Deacon’s Resource Room. Kate meanwhile is now in what used to be Shelley and James’s office.

Thanks also to Nicky Gibb, Megan Hornby and Diane Sunter who have worked so hard to tidy and sort the cupboards and drawers in other rooms, and of course to Hilary Darling and her team for the work they did in the old church hall.

Like every good bottoming (as my old granny used to call it) the exercise threw up several items that had somehow become separated from their owners; these are now in the lost property box.

Karen Ross

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