Grace Baptist Mission

Saturday 29th October: One Memorable Day

At GBM Mission Centre we have been overwhelmed with messages of greeting, thanks and praise to God for last Saturday’s Anniversary Thanksgiving. It was a unique and special day, with some 1400 people present filling the main hall and all the overflow rooms. We enjoyed great ministry from Don Carson, and a large number of missionaries took part.

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New hymn for GBM Anniversary

To commemorate GBM’s 150th anniversary, Jim Sayers has written a hymn that speaks of God being at the heart of mission.

Father, God of mission was sung at Solihull and was very well received. A Trinitarian hymn, the first three verses explore the role of each Person of the Godhead in the work of mission, and the final verse expresses their unity and ours in the work of mission as we hasten the return of Christ. A PDF of the hymn words, together with copyright details, can be downloaded here.

History of GBM is published

GBM is pleased to announce that on 26th October we will be launching our next book, a history of the Mission’s 150 years of service, written by John McDonald, titled ‘Grace to the Nations.’ Drawing on a large number of different works which document different aspects of the work, this is a new telling of a great story. From the early beginnings in the revivals of the 1850s and 60s, through years of supporting Indian workers, and then the early days of Pioneer work, this book traces the growth of a work in India that is still dear to our hearts. Ernest Booth, David Morling and Jesse Brand shine as pioneers, and the development of the work through to the 1960s covers the great transition from Empire to Commonwealth. The book then explains how a radical change in policy made SBM (as it then was) become a church-based Mission, while we changed our focus to Europe, with increasing ripples spreading out into all the world. The ministries of Radio and Literature also became a significant feature of the work. A final chapter on leadership includes a fascinating and revealing interview with Chris Richards. Many of our supporters do not know the background to our work, or understand how we came to the convictions that now shape all our work. This book is the best place to start, and will challenge you to be passionately involved in mission.

An order form can be downloaded here. Special discounts are available for Church bookstalls (though not sale or return) and for Christian Bookshops. Contact GBM Mission Centre for details.

GBM Book is Published

‘Tell all the world – Church-based mission for the twenty first century’ has just been published by Grace Publications. Edited by Don Crisp and Jim Sayers, it explains the church-based approach to mission that guides our thinking and practice. After an introduction from Chris Richards explaining GBM’s change of practice in the 1960s and 70s, Sukesh Pabari explains the biblical principles of mission, particularly how the pattern in Acts is that the local church sends missionaries, supports and cares for them, and they report back to the church that sent them. The goal of mission is always to plant new churches. In seven further chapters a number of authors each explain the mission challenges of the context in which they work. Finally, John Benton and John Peet describe their experience as a sending church in Guildford, and Matthew Gamston describes what it is like to serve as a missionary, knowing that your home church is fully involved. You can buy a copy for £7.99 from GBM Mission centre, postage and packing free. Simply download the order form here.