Comments on: North West Baptist Association (NWBA) Forum http://graham.doel.org/index.php/2008/10/05/north-west-baptist-association-nwba-forum/ Life, Faith, Study and Techy Ramblings. Sat, 10 Jul 2010 18:40:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Catriona http://graham.doel.org/index.php/2008/10/05/north-west-baptist-association-nwba-forum/comment-page-1/#comment-993 Catriona Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:38:29 +0000 http://graham.doel.org/?p=377#comment-993 I have no idea what NWBA fora are like as Ihave never been to any. And whilst I understand and appreciate the difficulties of Saturdays for any ministers with families, they domean that other church folk can - and do - get involved, which in EMBA anyway is a large part of the point! I enjoy attending them for various reasons: - Being part of a small, older church, it is good to be reminded that not everyone is over 70 and not everyone is in a small church (though for some ministers of course the very remidner can be painful) There are often some good keynote speakers to listen to and most times some seminars that sound interesting. It's a great opportunity to catch up with friends (and at our events, many folk do this rather than ging to seminars, no one minds) For me, Saturday is a working day, so why not be 'working' by having a good time?! I have no idea what NWBA fora are like as Ihave never been to any. And whilst I understand and appreciate the difficulties of Saturdays for any ministers with families, they domean that other church folk can – and do – get involved, which in EMBA anyway is a large part of the point!

I enjoy attending them for various reasons: –

Being part of a small, older church, it is good to be reminded that not everyone is over 70 and not everyone is in a small church (though for some ministers of course the very remidner can be painful)

There are often some good keynote speakers to listen to and most times some seminars that sound interesting.

It’s a great opportunity to catch up with friends (and at our events, many folk do this rather than ging to seminars, no one minds)

For me, Saturday is a working day, so why not be ‘working’ by having a good time?!

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