VALLEY FORGE, PA (4/15/16)—Dr. Harold (Hal) D. Germer, who served the American Baptist Board of Educational Ministries (BEM) in the 1980s, passed away at Baptist Medical Center, Jacksonville, Fla., on April 7. He was 80. As director of Collegiate Education Services for BEM, Germer coordinated the American Baptist Association of Colleges and Universities (ABACU). “Hal […]

VALLEY FORGE, PA (4/15/16)—Judson Press, the publishing arm of American Baptist Home Mission Societies, releases a giver-centered guide to growing generosity in churches. Beyond Stewardship: A Church Guide to Generous Giving Campaigns brings the extensive fundraising experience of authors John Zehring and Kate Jagger to bear in this practical resource for Christian churches and their […]