VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 7/21/17)—Many Christians know the popular Scripture known as the Lord’s Prayer. But do we realize the true power of this deceptively simple yet significant model for prayer? In The Revolutionary Power of the Lord’s Prayer, Alice Burnette Greene offers today’s Christian disciples new understanding of the potency and impact this prayer […]

VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 7/14/17)—What can Christians do to cultivate the common bond that we share and to unite the people of God? According to Neville Callam, noted educator, theologian, ecumenist, pastor, and retiring General Secretary of the Baptist World Alliance, we must discover the power of the Eucharist. In his new book, From Fragmentation […]

VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 7/14/17)—The American Baptist Churches USA Office of the General Secretary is announcing a search for two Associate General Secretary positions. The positions include Associate General Secretary for Missional Initiatives and Partnerships and Associate General Secretary for Congregational and Pastoral Effectiveness. American Baptists are a Christ-centered, biblically grounded, ethnically diverse people called […]

VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 7/12/17)—The Rev. Dr. Alfred J. Fletcher has announced he will complete his service as Acting Associate General Secretary for Mission Resource Development at the end of August 2017. Throughout a 13-month cooperative term of service with the ABCUSA Office of the General Secretary, Fletcher has continued to serve the American Baptist […]

ATLANTA, GA (ABNS 7/12/17)—The American Baptist Historical Society awarded the George D. Younger Award for Excellence in Local or Regional American Baptist History to the West Henrietta Baptist Church (West Henrietta, NY). Along with a certificate honoring the church, a check for $500 was presented at the July 2 American Baptist Historical Society Biennial Breakfast in Portland, […]

VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 7/11/17)—American Baptist Women’s Ministries held its biennial Women’s Day event with morning and afternoon programming and lunch meal on June 30, 2017, the opening day of the ABCUSA Biennial Mission Summit at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Ore., with more than 220 in attendance. The event officially launched ABWM’s 2017-19 ministry […]

VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 7/10/17)—The American Baptist Historical Society announces a Call for Papers for the Torbet Prize. This $500 award is given yearly for the best essay in any area of Baptist History. Each year ABHS seeks essays from authors who have not already been published in a major scholarly work. The Research and Publication Committee […]

VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 7/10/17)—American Baptist Women’s Ministries announces the national officers elected for the 2017-2020 term. The election of officers was held during the annual meeting of American Baptist Women’s Ministries on Friday, June 29, 2017, at Women’s Day in the Oregon Convention Center, Portland, Ore. Treasurer Colleen Charsky, of Pulaski, New York, has served […]

VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 7/5/17)—The 2017 Biennial Mission Summit of American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA) ended on Sunday, July 2, with a communion service and a time of celebrating local church pastors. Four pastors from different parts of the country and representing different church environments were interviewed to give a window into their lives as church […]

PORTLAND, OR (ABNS 7/3/17)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS)-sponsored activities continued Saturday and Sunday at American Baptist Churches USA’s (ABCUSA) 2017 Biennial Mission Summit at Oregon Convention Center, Portland. Highlights included ABHMS’ Sunday luncheon, at which the Rev. Katherine Longhat, pastor of Watonga (Okla.) Indian Baptist Church, based her sermon on Jeremiah 20:7-9. (“Oh Lord, […]