VALLEY FORGE, PA (10/1/15)—Just in time for Pastoral Care Week, celebrated October 25–31, Judson Press is releasing two new titles in The Pastoral Caregiver’s Casebook series: Ministry in Health, Volume 3 and Ministry in Specialized Settings, Volume 4. The Pastoral Caregiver’s Casebook series, edited by John J. Gleason, is a collection of best practices and […]
We invited American Baptists from across the country to share their Ministry Stories with the American Baptist family through the Ministry Story Opportunity, coming out of the Transformed by the Spirit initiative. These stories were highlighted at the Biennial Mission Summit in June 2015, and we will again be lifting them up in a series […]
We invited American Baptists from across the country to share their Ministry Stories with the American Baptist family through the Ministry Story Opportunity, coming out of the Transformed by the Spirit initiative. These stories were highlighted at the Biennial Mission Summit in June 2015, and we will again be lifting them up in a series […]
American Baptist Churches General Secretary Roy Medley received the Interfaith Leadership Award from the Islamic Society of North America at 52nd ISNA Annual Convention, September 4-7, 2015. The award was presented to “Dr. A Roy Medley, whose passion for building bridges of understanding in the US and abroad identify him as a leader we are proud to recognize.” […]
How Would They Know? People don’t become Christians suddenly. They hear the Good News and realized that God loves them so much that God gave his only Son, Jesus Christ to die on the cross to save them. At the most basic level, someone shares the love of Christ with them. This is Christian education […]
We invited American Baptists from across the country to share their Ministry Stories with the American Baptist family through the Ministry Story Opportunity, coming out of the Transformed by the Spirit initiative. These stories were highlighted at the Biennial Mission Summit in June 2015, and we will again be lifting them up in a series […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (9/17/15)—The Board of Directors of IM officially expressed its long-term commitment to supporting Syrian refugee and IDP communities in the recent International Ministries Resolution on Syrian Refugees. The resolution paves the way for a focused mobilization of human and financial resources to pray for, meet the needs of and prepare to receive […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (9/17/15)—The Board of Directors of American Baptist International Ministries (IM) unanimously adopted a resolution calling upon American Baptists to respond to the human disaster created by the ongoing civil war in Syria. The International Ministries Resolution on Syrian Refugees comes in response to this growing crisis. As the Syrian civil war enters […]
Join us for a webinar on Oct 20, 2015 at 1:00 PM EDT. Register now! https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1660505919160998402 Join us for a one-hour webinar and conversation with Marcia Shetler, Executive Director and CEO of the Ecumenical Stewardship Center (ESC). In this webinar, Marcia will talk about current stewardship trends, year round stewardship programs, generosity, as well as […]
Each year on September 21, the World Council of Churches calls churches and parishes to observe the International Day of Prayer for Peace. September 21 is also the United Nations-sponsored International Day of Peace. As it approaches, the World Council of Churches invites people to offer prayers for peace. Observances of the peace prayer day began […]
