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...
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 4/26/13)—The Women in Ministry Advisory Team is excited to introduce “Celebrating the Gifts of Women in Ministry,” a letter of support created by the Advisory Team to gather signatures of American Baptists who affirm women as ministerial leaders for our churches. The initiative seeks to highlight the support that already exists for women as leaders in our churches—but may not be widely known—in order to encourage others to join in this momentous...
April 25, 2013
Following the bombing in Boston on April 15, General Secretary of American Baptist Churches USA, Rev. Dr. Roy Medley, wrote a letter to National Director for the Office for Interfaith & Community Alliances with the Islamic Society of North America, Dr. Sayyid M. Syeed, a friend made through ecumenical connections between the two organizations. Medley shared his hopes for the positive progress of understanding and community that has grown between the people of Islamic and Baptist faith...
April 23, 2013
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 4/23/13)—Central Baptist Theological Seminary hosted a conversation between Baptists and Muslims at Prairie Baptist Church, Prairie Village, KS, on Saturday, April 20. The Committee on Christian Unity and...
April 19, 2013
Register today for Mission Summit 2013: An American Baptist Biennial Gathering
Visit www.americanbaptists2013.com to register!
