PORTLAND, OR (7/2/17)—The Saturday evening Worship Experience featured a message by Dr. Jeffrey Haggray, executive director of American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS). Haggray spoke on the theme “Connected to Each Other.” In his sermon, he reflected on the body of Christ and our own bodies together in community. He said, “We face three opportunities as […]
PORTLAND, OR (ABNS 7/1/17)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) sponsored a variety of activities prior to and on the first day of the three-day American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA) 2017 Biennial Mission Summit at Oregon Convention Center, Portland. Awards were presented at a luncheon during Thursday’s pre-Mission Summit “Chaplaincy and Specialized Ministry Conference” for chaplains, […]
PORTLAND, OR (7/1/17)—“Connected to Christ” was the theme of the opening Worship Experience at the 2017 Biennial Mission Summit in Portland, Ore. The Rev. Sharon T. Koh, executive director/CEO of International Ministries, spoke about the simplicity and the complexity in Jesus’ call to his disciples to “Come, Follow Me” (Mark 1:17). Koh said that Jesus’s call […]
