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  • BAPTIST EDUCATORS OF THE BALTICS MEET TOGETHER

    Tartu, 10-11 September 2010. Tartu Theological Seminary hosted a meeting of the Baptist leaders of the three Baltic States. Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian Baptists had enjoyed deep friendship ties during the times of Soviet occupation, but after the countries gained their independence, these relationships weakened as the churches put their energies into establishing new relationships with the Baptists and other partners throughout the world.

    Over the last few years, however, there has been a growing desire to renew the depth of the fellowship enjoyed previously. This has led to a meeting of some twenty representatives of the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuania Baptist Unions to reflect together on the present situation of the Baltic context, discuss possibilities for common projects and activities in the future, and also work in groups focusing on the issues of education, mission and evangelism, social engagement, and leadership.

    The Education workgroup looked at the possibilities of organizing joint events based on common needs, as well as extending invitations to seminars or conferences taking place at the local Baptist schools (seminaries and colleges) which may be of interest to others, especially as a number of them now happen not only in the local language, but also in English - the new lingua franca of the Baltic region.

  • CEBTS Sixth Forum and European Baptist Theological Teachers' Conference 15-19 July 2010

    took place at the Northern Baptist Learning Community, Luther King House, Manchester, United Kingdom. A new CEBTS Core Group was elected:

    • Moderator: Teun van der Leer (Dutch Baptist Seminary)
    • Clerk: Keith G Jones (IBTS, Czech Republic)
    • Member: Lina Andronoviene (Non-residential Bible School, Lithuania)
    Sixth forum group [new window]

    The theme of the European Baptist Theological Teachers' Conference was "Baptist Learning in Community: Cognitive and Non-cognitive Expressions of Identity". Speakers included Myra Blyth (Regent's Park College, Oxford, UK), Drs Keith G Jones and Parush R Parushev (International Baptist Theological Seminary, Prague, Czech Republic), Drs Richard Kidd and Anne Philips (Northern Baptist Learning Community, Manchester, UK), Wout Huizing, Dutch Baptist Seminary, Michael Kißkalt (Elstal Baptist Seminary, Germany), Henk Bakker (Dutch Baptist Seminary).

  • CEBTS "STUDENT WEEK" 22-27 MARCH 2010

    International Baptist Theological Seminary, Prague, Czech Republic, was an exciting event for all those involved. For impressions of the week, check here or here.

  • Newest members who have joined CEBTS:

Fifth Forum makes strategic decisions

Fifth forum group [new window]

The Fifth forum of CEBTS followed on from BWA BICTE VII with eighteen participants 29-30 July 2008.

A new core groups was elected:

  • Moderator: Johnny Jonsson, Stockholm School of Theology
  • Clerk: Lina Andronoviene, Non-Residential Bible School, Lithuania
  • Member: Richard Kidd, Northern Baptist College, Manchester

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