VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 1/13/15)—The Spiritual Art of Raising Children with Disabilities by Kathleen Deyer Bolduc has been named a finalist for the 2015 Illumination Awards. Winners were selected among 18 categories. The Spiritual Art of Raising Children with Disabilities, selected as a Silver medalist in the Spirituality category, has been praised nationally by Christian […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 12/22/14)—Judson Press, the publishing arm of American Baptist Home Mission Societies, has selected Church on Purpose: Reinventing Discipleship, Community, & Justice edited by Adam L. Bond and Laura Mariko Cheifetz as the “ABC Reads” title for 2015. ABC Reads is a denomination-wide emphasis designed to bring together American Baptists through the […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 12/16/14)—The board of American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) seeks nominations for ABHMS ministry awards to be announced at the American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA) 2015 Mission Summit/Biennial to be held June 26-28, in Overland Park/Kansas City, Kansas, and Space for Grace, a national conference sponsored by ABHMS in Los Angeles […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 12/10/14)—MMBB Financial Services recognized First Baptist Church (FBC Topeka), Topeka, Kansas, for its steadfast commitment to promoting the Retired Ministers and Missionaries Offering (RMMO), presenting them with the Widow’s Mite Award on December 7, 2014. “The Widow’s Mite Award goes to a congregation that reflects the spirit of thankfulness and generosity Jesus […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 12/10/14)—Jeanine White from Yuba City, California, has been appointed by American Baptist International Ministries (IM) to serve as a Global Consultant. Jeanine will serve in partnership with her husband, Walt White, current IM global consultant. The White’s home church is First Baptist Stockton in Stockton, California. Jeanine will join Walt in […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 12/8/14)—In response to the Staten Island, N.Y., grand jury ruling in the case of New York City police officer Daniel Pantaleo, 34 national and regional leaders of American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA) have issued a statement calling for a national examination of the U.S. judicial system as well as the nation’s […]
Share your story and learn how American Baptists have done ministry in their communities through this Ministry Story Opportunity as we “Share the Journey” before, during and after the Mission Summit. VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 12/8/14)—On October 8, 2014, the Journey Team of ABCUSA approved the initiation of a Ministry Story Opportunity with grants to be awarded at the Biennial […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 12/3/14)—The Ministers Council has been awarded a $45,000, two-year grant by the Imago Dei Fund to implement the “7R’s of Sanctuary: Leadership Effectiveness through Spiritual Practice” program. The program is designed to help clergy to realize spiritual wellbeing and increased effectiveness as leaders by incorporating spiritual practices in their lives. The […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 11/25/14)—The Ministers Council is pleased to announce its new Ministers Council Endowment Gift of Stock Program as a beneficial way for supporters to invest in training, education, peer learning, and other resources to increase the effectiveness of ministry leaders. This Endowment program is being introduced to replace the three-year Together in […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 11/25/14)—At last week’s American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) board of directors meeting, the opening luncheon highlighted “money as ministry” and featured speaker Joy Anderson, founder of the Criterion Institute, a think tank related to shaping markets to create social and environmental good. “There is no debate that our economy is […]
