May 6, 2013
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 5/6/13)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) announces its activities slated for before, during and after the American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA) Mission Summit/Biennial, June 21-23, 2013, in Overland Park/Kansas City, Kan.
Visit ABHMS and Judson Press bookstore in their first shared exhibit
ABHMS and Judson Press will share exhibit space, so visitors can conveniently learn about home mission and...
May 3, 2013
The American Baptist Women in Ministry (ABWIM) Advisory Team gathered in Chicago, IL, April 29-30, for their second annual meeting as a fully constituted team.
At the meeting, the team reviewed current projects and set future directions for ABWIM...
The reflection below was written by Rev. Elizabeth B. Congdon, Senior Pastor of The First Baptist Church of Trenton, NJ. This is part of a new featured series, “Proud to be an American Baptist.” Check the ABCUSA website and other publications in the near future to see more stories! View the archive and learn why others are proud to be American Baptist by...
Article originally published by Vicki Brown, Word&Way Associate Editor, on Tuesday, April 23, 2013. View original posting here
Understanding, intentionality and service were three themes that surfaced repeatedly in a dialogue among Baptists and Muslims April 20 as adherents of the two faiths shared a meal and their hearts....
May 2, 2013
Dear colleague in ministry,
The demands of ministry are many. Every week, you wrestle with competing needs and varied expectations. In spite of your best efforts, there are times that a deadline comes more quickly than you imagined.
This is why I write to remind you that, if you have not registered, we need your online registration for the 2013 Mission Summit/Biennial by May 31, 2013. Hotel rooms are filling. May is going to fly by!...
“Rhythms of the Spirit” is a retreat that will be taking place at Green Lake Conference Center, August 5-9, 2013. Rev. Jeff Savage, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Springfield, Oregon, will be the keynote speaker at the conference, leading attendees in finding a balance in their daily lives. The following is his reflection includes his hopes for what attendees of the event will experience in August.
“Be still and know that I am God.” – Psalm 46:10
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May 1, 2013
The Board of General Ministries Election Slate which will come to the Biennial delegates for vote at the American Baptist Mission Summit/Biennial event, June 21-23, 2013, in Overland Park/Kansas City.
CLICK HERE to view the slate
April 29, 2013
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 4/29/13)—Katrina and Kyle Williams, from Everett, Washington, have been endorsed by American Baptist International Ministries (IM) to serve in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with IM’s partner, the Baptist Community of Congo at the Pastoral Institute of Kikongo. They will assist with training pastors and their spouses in theology, literacy and church and rural development.
Kyle is currently a graduate student in psychology at Central...
April 26, 2013
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 4/26/13)—American Baptist Women’s Ministries’ Break the Chains project has led the organization to refocus its mission outreach through its Women and Girls Mission Fund, said AB Women’s Ministries Executive Director Virginia Holmstrom in an announcement that the Break the Chains project and grants will end this year. The Women and Girls Mission Fund will be the primary funding vehicle for AB Women’s Ministries’ mission work on...