VALLEY FORGE, PA (7/21/21)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies’ Center for Continuous Learning will offer the 2021-2022 Intercultural Leadership Institute (ILI), a yearlong cohort experience that teaches intercultural competency skills. The deadline to apply for the cohort is Aug. 13. Members of the cohort will learn to do the following: interpret biblical text from a cross-cultural […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (7/16/21)—Approximately 100 individuals participated Wednesday in “Leading Out of Crisis LIVE,” a Webinar presented by American Baptist Home Mission Societies’ Center for Continuous Learning (CCL). It featured Alan Roxburgh, founder of The Missional Network (TMN)—an organization committed to supporting church leaders as they shape church culture around the mission of God—and Sara […]
Too often, investing for retirement is the “elephant in the room.” Many professionals — particularly clergypersons — aren’t adequately prepared. Here, a panel of CFP® professionals from MMBB Financial Services (mmbb.org) and ministry leaders bring the topics down to earth. Read more about investing for retirement in MMBB’s July 2021 Article.
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 6/30/21)—“Real Connections: Ministries to Strengthen Church and Community Relationships” invites churches to move authentic relationships to the center of congregational life and ministry with the community. It equips church members and leaders to invest in deeper, more diverse relationships in a variety of contexts: within the congregation; with other churches; with community […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (6/30/21)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) launched its Center for Continuous Learning (CCL) last Wednesday during the “2021 American Baptist Churches USA Biennial Mission Summit – An Online Experience.” Participants met CCL’s director, the Rev. Rebecca Irwin-Diehl, who said CCL is a work-in-progress. “The foundational vision for this [CCL] is that […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 6/16/21)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies will launch the website for its Center for Continuous Learning (CCL) at 1 p.m. ET on June 23 in ABHMS’ exhibit space at the virtual Biennial Mission Summit. Meet CCL’s staff, take a virtual tour of the newly launched website with its custom learning platform, and […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (6/16/21)—CeCaLi XXI (Centro de Capacitación para Líderes del siglo XXI), a program of American Baptist Home Mission Societies’ Latino Ministries office, introduces its Church Leadership Development summer and fall virtual workshops to be presented in ABHMS’ new Center for Continuous Learning. Delivered completely in Spanish, CeCaLi is designed to equip Latino pastors […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 6/16/21)—The American Baptist Foundation (ABF) is a ministry of the American Baptist Churches USA, organized in 1985, which supports the stewardship of all American Baptist individuals, churches, and organizations by providing gift planning, gift management, endowment fund management, and educational resources in harmony with the mission of our faith family. It […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 6/9/21)—In a report to the board of directors at its virtual meeting June 7-8, the Rev. Rothangliani Chhangte, senior associate for Strategic Initiatives and Relationships, said American Baptist Home Mission Societies distributed more than $3 million in grants last year. Included in that total is $637,577 earmarked for disaster recovery and […]
As you are planning out your June 2021 schedule for American Baptist events, please consider these events from American Baptist Women’s Ministries: Prior to the Biennial Mission Summit American Baptist Women’s Ministries (ABWM) continues the tradition, even during a pandemic, to host our Women and AB GIRLS’ Day prior to the Biennial Mission Summit. We […]
