VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 5/16/12)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) and American Baptist Women’s Ministries (ABWM) are co-sponsoring the 2012 Mission Encounter Tour to Alaska this Friday through May 27. The trip can be followed online via real-time podcast and blog. “While serving and worshiping with the people of Alaska, participants will experience firsthand how […]

VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 5/15/12)—Findings from the 2010 National Survey of Congregations revealed a number of areas of concern for today’s churches, including the challenge of developing lay leadership. When asked whether volunteers in leadership roles stay the same year after year, 86% of respondents reported that either the same people serve or, while there […]