Written by Kevin Walden, Associate General Secretary for Congregational and Pastoral Effectiveness At the end of May, I joined American Baptist Churches of New Jersey’s Mission trip to Puerto Rico led by their disaster relief coordinator, Denise Gratzel. The logistics for the trip were coordinated through the American Baptist Home Mission Societies program: Rebuilding, Restoring, […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 6/26/18)—The American Baptist Historical Society announces a Call for Papers for the Torbet Prize. ABHS established this prize in honor of Robert G. Torbet to encourage development of young scholars in the field of Baptist history studies. This $500 award is given yearly for the best essay in any area of […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 6/26/18)—From an update on the Rebuilding, Restoring Renewing, Puerto Rico initiative to an observance of World Refugee Day, the June 19-20 meeting of the board of directors of American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) focused on home mission, including implementation of the new strategy developed to meet the ever-changing ministry needs […]
The Board of General Ministries of American Baptist Churches USA met June 13-15, 2018, in Green Lake, Wis., at the Green Lake Conference Center/American Baptist Assembly. “Throughout the Board of General Ministries meetings, the Holy Spirit spoke through individuals, whose presence and perspectives made a key difference in the course of discussions,” said ABCUSA General […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 6/21/18)—International Ministries (IM) has received an emergency relief grant of $8,500 from One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) funding to respond to the critical needs in Latin America following the deadly volcanic eruption in Guatemala and the violence in Nicaragua. IM thanks God that the Rev. Ricardo Mayol Bracero, IM regional consultant […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 6/19/18)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies Executive Director Dr. Jeffrey Haggray has released a statement decrying the separation of migrant children from their parents at the U.S. border. “Treating children as prisoners, depriving them of their basic right to be with their families, is not biblical in any way,” Haggray says. “American […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 6/16/18)—A letter has been sent to Jeff Sessions, in response to his remarks which cited Romans 13 as justification for practices such as separating children from their parents in immigration cases. After discussion with the Board of General Ministries at its meeting in Green Lake, Wis., June 13-15, Dr. Lee B. […]
A team working together around the challenge of stewardship in the 21st century has worked hard over the past eighteen months to put together “The Generosity Project,” a pilot program running from Sept. 2017 – Dec. 2018 which will work to provide stewardship resources and support to a cohort group of pastors from New England […]
This story, authored by the American Baptist Churches of Maine Regional Executive Minister, is part of a series focusing on how churches are creatively approaching seven priorities of American Baptist Churches USA. “Innovative Models of Pastoral Ministry” is the focus for this piece. By Al Fletcher I have found that my best thinking rarely is […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 6/8/18)—On June 7, 2018, Rev. Dr. Lee B. Spitzer, General Secretary of the American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA), in consultation with leaders and missionaries from International Ministries, wrote a letter to the Consulate General of Nicaragua in Washington, DC, to express American Baptist concern over recent events in Nicaragua. Political unrest […]
