May 31, 2013
The reflection below was written by Marcia Street, president of Mid-American Baptist Women’s Ministries. 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...
May 29, 2013
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 5/29/13)—American Baptist seminarians and new-to-ABC ministers will meet for the Orientation to American Baptist Life conference in Orlando, Florida, January 6-9, 2014. For the third time, the orientation conference will be integrated with a Ministers Conference which is sponsored by ABCUSA. The 2014 event theme is “Emerge: Baptist Witness in the 21st Century” and is linked to Acts 1:8. In this 200th anniversary year of the...
May 28, 2013
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 5/28/13)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) is encouraged that the Senate Judiciary Committee, by a 13-5 bipartisan vote, recently passed the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (S.B. 744) onto the Senate for a full vote. The Senate committee mark-up spanned three weeks and covered many of the 300 amendments offered.
“We commend the Senate Judiciary Committee for the spirit of collaboration,...
May 24, 2013
MEMBERSHIP HAS ITS PRIVILEGES!
Yale Divinity School and the Ministers Council partner to provide members an opportunity to extend their education at Summer Study 2013 at a DISCOUNT.
Summer Study 2013, consists of two week sessions...
May 23, 2013
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 5/23/13)—Fans of the popular TED Talks can experience this format live at the ABCUSA Mission Summit/Biennial in Overland Park/Kansas City, June 21-23, 2013. Scheduled in the event’s exhibit hall at 2:30 and 4:00 p.m. daily, “JP Talks—About the Living Church” feature authors of Judson Press’ Living Church book series.
Every afternoon, two different speakers will present a 10-minute talk on topics to empower, challenge and motivate 21st...
Looking Ahead: Celebrating ‘An Experimental People’
The following text is taken from the video above. Watch (or read) to see American Baptist Churches USA General Secretary Roy Medley’s reflections on the upcoming Mission Summit/Biennial in Overland Park/Kansas, June 21-23, 2013. Visit www.americanbaptists2013.com for more information!
I hope that congregations...
May 21, 2013
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 5/21/13)—A massive tornado tore through Moore, Okla., and surrounding suburbs of Oklahoma City on Monday, damaging homes, businesses and elementary schools. American Baptists are joining with others to respond to this disaster. Church World Service has issued an appeal, and $5,000 in One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) domestic emergency disaster-relief funds have been released in response to the appeal.
Victoria Goff, national coordinator for...
May 20, 2013
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 5/20/13)—On Monday, May 20, three American Baptist college students embark on a month-long mission trip to the Republic of Georgia, in eastern Europe. These students have been working for several months in anticipation of this trip – filling out paperwork, fundraising, and praying for God’s power and love to be experienced by all.
For the first time ever, the IGNITE team will also include two young Baptist leaders from the country hosting us....
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May 17, 2013
The Mission Summit Conversations are a featured part of the Mission Summit/Biennial, June 21-23, 2013 in Overland Park, Kansas! The Mission Summit Conversations will be an open opportunity for anyone attending the event to engage in meaningful dialogue about a topic of interest by self-selecting into a small group.
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