Our mission statement calls every American Baptist to radical personal discipleship and prioritizes ministries such as leadership, healthy missional churches, new church planting, youth, and mutual faithfulness. The Program Boards of our denomination offer resources to local churches to carry out these ministries as well as enable ministries beyond the reach of any one local church nationally and internationally.
American Baptist Churches Information Systems (ABCIS) Resources (reports, church mission support forms, instructions, etc.)
- 2019-2020 ABC Directory and Planning Calendar
- 10 Facts About American Baptists – En Español
- Stewardship Resources (Tithing resources, fundraising information, church stewardship programs, book reviews, etc.)
- Summary of Denominational Statistics 2018 PDF
- Summary of Denominational Statistics 2017 PDF
- Summary of Denominational Statistics 2016 PDF
- Summary of Denominational Statistics 2015 PDF
- Summary of Denominational Statistics 2014 PDF
- Summary of Denominational Statistics 2013 PDF
- Summary of Denominational Statistics 2012 PDF
- Film: Inspired…Transformed…American Baptist Churches (Learn more about the firm, request a copy, watch additional footage)
Other Resources
- A Short History of American Baptists PDF MS Word
- FAQs About Ordained Ministry PDF
- Recommended Procedures for Ordination
- Ordination Standards PDF MS Word Ordination Standards by Region
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