As I am settling in back at home and preparing to preach this Sunday, reflecting on my “mountaintop” experience, I thought I would share my gratitude with you for all that went into the Transformed by the Spirit and Mission Summit experiences, past and ongoing… When the ABCUSA gathers, it is amazing just how much […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 6/27/13)—Jennifer “Jeni” Pedzinski from Niles, Michigan has been endorsed for service as a development worker by American Baptist International Ministries (IM). She will serve in Sobhan Village near Phnom Penh, Cambodia with IM partner Jumpah, a Christian economic and community development initiative. The announcement was made at the 2013 American Baptist […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 6/27/13)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) Board of Directors unanimously affirmed two candidates as commissioned home missionaries at its meeting in Kansas City/Overland Park, Kan., last week. The missionaries—Pastor Ronald Charles Nunuk, founding senior pastor of Carson Chin Baptist Church, West Allis, Wis., and trustee of Chin Baptist Churches of USA, […]
The Mission Summit Conversations were a featured part of the Mission Summit/Biennial event, June 21-23, 2013, in Overland Park, Kansas. The Mission Summit Conversations allowed for an open opportunity for anyone attending the event to engage in meaningful dialogue about a topic of interest by self-selecting into a small group. These learnings will be used in November […]
OVERLAND PARK, KS (ABNS 6/23/13)—At American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA) 2013 Mission Summit/Biennial here Friday through today, American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) hosted a variety of justice-related events and activities. Speaking at opening worship on Friday evening was Michelle Alexander, lawyer, professor, civil rights advocate and author of the acclaimed book “The New Jim […]
OVERLAND PARK, KS (ABNS 6/23/13)—American Baptists gathered this weekend for Mission Summit 2013: An American Baptist Biennial Gathering in Overland Park/Kansas City, Kansas, from June 21-23, 2013. The event featured dynamic speakers, powerful worship, and a new Mission Summit Conversations component, during which attendees engaged in dialogue about mission challenges faced by churches across the […]
OVERLAND PARK, KS (ABNS 6/23/13)—American Baptists attending Mission Summit 2013 jumped in to the Mission Summit Conversations aspect of the event on Saturday morning, meeting in small groups focusing on self-selected topics in order to share learnings, surface insights, and suggest experiments related to those topics. “The Mission Summit Conversations are an opportunity for ABC […]
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OVERLAND PARK, KS (ABNS 6/22/13)—Mission Summit 2013: An American Biennial Gathering began on Friday, June 21, as attendees focused on being Transformed for Justice. The three day event also features a new Mission Summit Conversations component, during which attendees engage in dialogue about mission challenges faced by churches across the denomination. “In over thirty years […]
As a pastor, I’ve sat through MANY a denominational gathering over the years (Southern Baptist, Cooperative Baptist, Alliance of Baptist, Progressive Baptists, National Baptists, and American Baptists) and as executive editor of Baptists Today, I covered many a Baptist event, but NEVER have I felt what I felt tonight, being present for ABCUSA’s Missions Summit […]
