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Index of articles
Text of the St Luke's Eccleshill "Thanksgiving and Blessing" Service
For those who want the text of a "homespun" service and some notes on where the different bits of it come from. Also some supplementary material.
Items for possible future printing in Update:
Full Christian initiation by local church elders
David Perry makes a plea for baptism and confirmation together to be administered by local churches, and to be seen once again as a transformative rite instead of an instrument of social control.
Awaiting printing, possibly in Update 45.
Baptism questions that every clergy person must face
ANNA BRETT looks at new resources on baptism.
Church of England Newspaper, 24 May 2002.
Who can be a godparent?
Letters to the editor of The Times.
The Times, May & June 2002.
Update 50:
(Winter 2005-6)
Fifty issues, fifty years
John Hartley, editor.
Can baptism be refused?
John Hartley, editor.
Come to me, says Jesus
The third in our series of hymns from our competition.
Should we baptize infants?
Michael Saward, a member of BI's Council of Reference.
Shouldn't we do what Jesus did?
Malcolm Hill, formerly vicar of St Mildred's Lee, London (Southwark).
Who counts as a Christian?
Clifford Owen, condensed from part of his draft thesis.
Communion before confirmation
A report on proposals before the General Synod of the C of E.
Watered down confirmation
Paul Brett (from a speech at General Synod).
Thanksgiving Survey
Roger Godin, Chairman of BI.
Update 47:
(Summer 2003)
A new role for a new generation?
Roger Godin, Vice-chairman of BI.
Council of Reference
Roger Godin and John Hartley.
Need a new song for the Lord
Hymn / Song Competition.
What "Dedication"?
Letter to the editor, from Bill Turnbull.
... well, what "Thanksgiving" then?
Reply by Paul Perkin.
UFCOS' report on Baptism
Overview on United Free Church of Scotland's report.
Christian baptism and John's baptism
condensed from part of the UFCOS report.
Pouring, sprinkling, or ducking?
condensed from another part of the UFCOS report.
On the Way's murky waters
John Hartley on chapter 5 of the report (relating to infant baptism).
Baptism - the providence of God
George Herbert (1593-1633), summarised from Kenneth Stevenson's book.
Interchurch family initiations
Ruth Reardon in the Journal of the Association of Interchurch Families
United Free Church of Scotland
Report of the Doctrine commission on baptism, in 9 Chapters:
Remit & Introduction
The institution of baptism
baptism "in the name of ..."
The origins of water baptism
The baptism of John the Baptist
The Old Testament evidence: "family"
The Old Testament evidence: "covenant"
The New Testament evidence: "children"
The New Testament evidence: "households"
The Extra-biblical evidence
The Proper Subjects of baptism
The Mode of baptism
A Way Forward
Update 46:
(Summer 2003)
To help parents hear the words
Colin Buchanan, president.
Web wanderings
Roger Godin, vice-chairman and webmaster, surveys our web site hits.
Dear Archbishop ...
Ian Robins' letter to our new Archbishop.
Convergence of the baptismal waters
Paul Perkin, vicar of St Mark Battersea Rise.
Videos and baptism preparation
Paul Cowan, curate of All Saints’ Wokingham, surveys the ‘market’.
Baptism - heaven opened
Lancelot Andrewes (1555-1626) summarised from Kenneth Stevenson's book.
Of godparents
John Hartley (editor).
Update 45:
(Autumn-Winter 2002-3)
Baptism is still an issue
Clifford Owen, retiring chairman.
Who should be a godparent?
Correspondence in The Times - Michael Saward & others.
Mission in South East London
Colin Buchanan's survey of the Woolwich Episcopal Area.
Full Christian Initiation by local elders
David Perry, Ecumenical Officer for Hull.
Downgrading 1662 Confirmation?
John Hartley, Colin Buchanan.
Integrity in conducting funerals
Mark McCaghrey replies to Roger Brown.
Write your own homespun liturgy
A service sheet from George Newell.
Baptism - sharing in the life of God
Richard Hooker (1554-1600) summarised from Kenneth Stevenson's book.
Paul's doctrine of baptism
Professor Andrews 1917, summarised from P T Forsyth's book.
Update 44:
(Summer 2002)
Press Releases
Letters to the editors to accompany Update 44, with two press releases.
Don't Baptize Brooklyn! - Go for the other christening instead: the "thanksgiving"
John Hartley's parish magazine article reprinted.
In the press and on the radio
John Hartley reflects on success at getting a baptism issue into the media.
Giving Thanks - from ASB to CW
Stephen Corbett asks us to use the CW Thanksgiving service instead of homespun ones.
The very best that we can offer
Malcolm Hill explains why he will continue to use his homespun Thanksgiving service and not CW.
What age for a baptism of testimony?
Kevin Roy raises questions about delaying baptism for those brought up within the church.
Introducing "On the way"
GS Misc 444 introduced briefly by John Hartley
The Mystery of Baptism
Rt Rev'd Kenneth Stevenson's book reviewed by John Hartley
Baptism - an inward or outward rite?
William Perkins' thoughts (1558-1602) summarised from chapter 3 of Kenneth Stevenson's book
Funereal Integrity
Roger Brown makes a plea for the reform of the conduct of funerals
Small Print
About BI and about BI Update.
Update 43:
(Spring 2002)
Integrity to the centre
John Hartley reflects on our journey over the years
A More Complex Question: Infant baptism in the early centuries
David Wright responds to the items by Colin Buchanan and Michael Saward in Update 42
Have you BI Surfed yet?
Roger Godin asks for readers and contributors to our web site
A Rational "Rationale"?
Nigel Rowe asks a few questions of Colin Buchanan's article in Update 42
What should BI say of Confirmation?
John Hartley ponders on what we ought to write about this aspect of initiation?
Anglican thinking on Confirmation
Mark Earey reviews the latest statements in CW and On the Way
Common Worship on Confirmation
John Hartley summarises the thoughts of the 1998 initiation services volume
Ecumenical Integrity
Clifford Owen surveys two recent publications
Review: Gordon Kuhrt's Introduction to Christian Ministry
Review by John Hartley
Baptism preparation, St George's Gainsborough style
Craig Smith, Team Vicar in the Gainsborough and Morton Team Ministry
Update 42:
(Autumn 2001)
Baptismal integrity - what's in a name?
A history, a confession and a farewell - Clifford Owen
A Rationale for Infant Baptism
Most of a chapter from "Infant Baptism and Common Worship", Colin Buchanan
Baptism in Common WorshipW
"Infant Baptism and Common Worship", by Colin Buchanan, reviewed by John Hartley
Baptism and the Fathers
Michael Saward, writing in the CEN on the way Patristic writers interpreted the NT
But does history compel the present?
Roger Godin, writing in the CEN in reply to the above two articles.
And is the history really so clear?
Extracts from Alan Wright's contribution to "Reforming Infant Baptism"
Integrity among Baptists
Kevin Roy, Lecturer at the baptist Theological College, Cape Town
Admission to table fellowship
John Hartley (editor) on Acts 11:3 after an ecumenical bible study
If God gave his Holy Spirit...
Brian Thompson, formerly vicar of St Andrew Sneyd Green
"I've been reborn again"
John Hartley's response when faced with a "rebaptism" enquiry
Update 41:
(Summer 2001)
Burning Boats or Fearful Compliance?
"Coming out" is a vital first step in baptismal reform - Clifford Owen.
The merits of the CW baptism rite
A review of Collingwood & Daugherty versus Buchanan in the CEN
Is baptism appropriate for infants?
Nigel Rowe pushes Jess Stubenbord's line.
Not out of mind
Liturgies for dead and dying babies, by Althea Hayton
Baptism, "Rebaptism" and Unity
Summarised from parts of "Baptism, Reconciliation and Unity" by Kevin Roy
Praxis: Pastoral Services Training Pack
The "Thanksgiving" section reviewed by Andii Bowsher
What is this thing called Baptism?
Summary and review of a booklet by Michael Saward
New Initiatives in Christian Initiation
Summary and review of a book by Simon Vibert
Update 40:
(Spring 2001)
Mixed Blessings
Clifford Owen
Praxis Pack response
Mark Earey, Praxis National Education Officer, responds to the review in the last issue
Improving the ASB?
John Hartley replies to Mark Earey's response
My dilemma with CW baptisms
Jess Stubenbord, Mulbarton, on baptismal regeneration in the new service
Baptism Policy and Evangelism
John Clarke, Greenham, Newbury: what policy best helps evangelism.
Baptism - a parish approach
John Reeves, Aldridge, Walsall
Promises, Promises...
David Rees, St Asaph, on adding promises to baptism services.
Timeless Update
Committee Report
Habitats of Infant Baptism
David F Wright, Edinburgh.
Update 39:
(Autumn-Winter 2000-2001)
Still a live issue
Editorial by John Hartley
On minding the gap
Clifford Owen, after a recent visit to Sweden
Delaying the Cohabitees
Donald Allister on BBC Radio 4's Sunday Programme
Reflections on the Parish Policy
John Hartley, Priest-in-Charge of Hanford 1991-2000
QCAs about Thanksgivings and Blessings
John Hartley
Praxis: Initiation Services Training Pack
reviewed by John Hartley
Welcome to Baptism - Journey of a lifetime
Grayswood video reveiwed by Carol Snipe
Thanksgiving and Blessing Liturgy
as used at the church of the Holy Family, Blackbird Leys (LEP).
Update 38:
(Autumn-Winter 1999-2000)
Baptism reform by default?
Clifford Owen
Splashdown in the pub
John Hartley on a news item from Tamworth
Colin's Testimony
as presented to a Faith-in-the-city national conference
Acceptance & Integrity
Ian Robins
Liturgical news
Kindly supplied by Praxis
The naming of Jack
... a piece of secular "liturgy" supplied by a friend of the family.
Update 37:
(Summer 1999)
MORIB - Alive and well
Editorial and short items
Where is the C of E up to on Baptism?
Paul Bradshaw's insights on liturgical progress in the parishes.
John Bronnert's Ph.D. Thesis
on Baptism Policies and the growth of the Church of England.
Richter Revisited
Clifford Owen responds to John Bronnert's proposals.
Baptise or be called "Unwelcoming"?
John Hartley responds to John Bronnert's proposals.
John Bronnert replies
to Clifford Owen and John Hartley.
The Benefit of the Doubt?
Andrew Cornes, extracts from a discussion paper.
Book reviews
"Into the Name of the Lord Jesus" and "Baptism Matters".
Other items:
Constitution
the text of the MORIB Constitution (1997) (with "MORIB" replaced by "BI")
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