Right now as I write, I am situated 30,000 feet above the U.S. flying through Denver to Sioux Falls. I have spent a lot of time this fall in planes, cars and trains visiting our churches and mission partners. Actually, these moments often serve as time for reflection and prayerful musing. Much of my focus […]
Did you know… Most Americans associate the month of November with Thanksgiving. In American Baptist Churches, we also think of November as a time to express our thankfulness to God for the many gifts given to us. We do this as generous disciples by promising to return a portion of our financial resources to God […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 10/11/13)—For many readers across the country, a quarterly magazine called The Secret Place helps them walk with the Lord on a daily basis. A subscriber from Wrightsville Beach, NC declares, “I love The Secret Place so much that I can’t imagine a day without it.” The daily devotional, published by Judson […]
American Baptist Home Mission Societies publisher Judson Press is offering October Specials for Clergy Appreciation Month! Check out some recommended gifts from Judson Press. Jeremiah 3:15 (NIV) Then I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will lead you with knowledge and understanding. In 1992, Clergy Appreciation Month was established with a mission of […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Originally reported by Church World Service)-As Congress works to reach a deal that will return the U.S. government to service, top national faith leaders joined Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D- Calif.) and Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Calif.) on Tuesday, October 9, in calling for bold steps in the House to pass immigration reform that keeps […]
Pamela Williams led a team of 10 excited and motivated missionaries from Solomon Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Denver, CO, in a three-day urban plunge August 16-18, 2013. Open Door Ministries, located in Denver, sponsored the plunge. Open Door provides practical help and hope to people in Denver’s inner city who are homeless or in danger […]
The story below was published by Word and Way on October 02, 2013. “Would you like some Christian toilet paper?” Regan Stoops, pastor of First Baptist Church in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, explains how church members are loving their community through toilet paper, ice melt and other acts of kindness. He recently spoke to delegates and guests […]
As American Baptists, we are proud to be a part of a strong, vital, missional denomination. Being an American Baptist church means supporting ABC. When you give to United Mission, we all become United IN Mission – our ministry is made possible by givers like YOU! We are beginning a two-year focus on strengthening giving […]
Register today! Visit www.abcemerge.com YOU ARE INVITED! “Emerge: Baptist Witness in the 21st Century” combines a Ministers Conference and Orientation to American Baptist Life, where conferees will explore emergent themes in Baptist theology of the Holy Spirit, postmodern witness and third millennium mission, in this 200th anniversary year of the historic Judson mission to Burma. The […]
R.S.V.P. Requested! Rev. Donald Ng, Vice President of ABCUSA, invites all former staff members of American Baptist Educational Ministries to an “EM Staff Reunion Dinner” on November 16, 2013. Please click here to read Ng’s full invitation letter “When Educational Ministries completed its ministry in 2003, we knew that we had been part of a […]
