VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 9/18/13)—Judson Press is releasing a series of author videos and podcasts called “Behind the Book” that feature three-minute segments with authors discussing their inspiration for writing the book. These author spotlights will be posted on the Judson Press social media sites and YouTube. The first video will be posted September 23, […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 9/18/13)—“JP Talks—About the Living Church” sessions held during the ABCUSA Mission Summit/Biennial in Overland Park, Kansas in June 2013 will be posted on the Judson Press and ABHMS websites in the coming weeks. The sessions feature authors of Judson Press’ Living Church book series. Each author presented a 10-15 minute talk […]
Washington, DC, Sept. 16, 2013 Christian Leaders Ask House to Say ‘No’ to $40 Billion in New SNAP Cuts Christian leaders this week urged members of the House of Representatives to vote “No” on a proposed bill that will further cut SNAP (the Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly food stamps) by $40 billion over the next […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 9/16/13)—Two Eastern University graduate students have traveled to India for a three-month research study and volunteer program as part of their graduate studies. The internship is a promising result of a collaboration between Rev. Dr. Benjamin Chan, American Baptist International Ministries (IM) area director for East Asia and India and Dr. […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 9/16/13)—Judson Press, the publishing arm of American Baptist Home Mission Societies, announced today the release of Boomerangs to Arrows: A Godly Guide for Launching Young Adult Children by Sharon Norris Elliott. In the face of high unemployment rates, rising costs of living, economic recession, and the present generation’s general malaise, many […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 9/13/13)—As the United States debates intervening in Syria in response to the use of chemical weapons on the Syrian citizenry, allegedly by Bashar al-Assad’s regime, American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) has posted on its website the essay “Six Questions to Consider Concerning a U.S. Strike Against Syria.” Written by Marvin […]
The Mission Table is an event that will be held November 11-13, 2013, at the Green Lake Conference Center/American Baptist Assembly in Green Lake, Wisconsin. Learn more about what will occur at the Mission Table below. Q: What is the Mission Table? A: The Mission Table is a gathering of people who come together to […]
Spotlight on a local ABC church: First Baptist Church of Pontiac, Illinois For more than twenty years the First Baptist Church of Pontiac, Illinois has offered a food pantry to supplement the nutritional needs of persons within our town and surrounding communities. The food pantry was the vision of one woman who had a passion for […]
This reflection was written by Jim Kelsey, executive minister of the American Baptist Churches of New York State. It is all a bit anticlimactic really. In Matthew chapter 3 Jesus is baptized, and then in chapter 4 he is tested in the desert. Chapter 4 ends with a quote from Isaiah about the bar of the oppressor […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 9/10/13)—The remarkable growth of Christianity in Burma (now called Myanmar) from 1813 – 2013 is highlighted in the new DVD from American Baptist International Ministries (IM). Today, most Christians in Myanmar call themselves Baptists primarily as a result of the efforts of the first missionaries in Myanmar, Adoniram and Ann Judson. […]
