This is a great resource created by the American Baptist Home Mission Society: This six-session study, which is designed for either personal or group use, explores the call to stewardship as it was first given to us. Recognizing that we do not need to adopt a secular view of the environment in order to justify […]
A Virtual Lovefeast – Maundy Thursday by Rev. Kate Fields An Advent Devotion: Peace for God’s Creation by Dr. David Wheeler Making the Connection: Climate Change Intensifies Every Issue We Already Prioritize by Anita Fête Crews How Do We Pray for the Care of Creation? The Beatitudes Give Us Guidance by Katherine Smith BUGS […]
Become a Creation Justice Congregation Creation Justice Ministries Resources Blessed Tomorrow – Resources to Inspire Others GreenFaith Christian Resources Evangelical Environmental Network Resources The Blessed Tomorrow Moving Forward: A Guide to Climate Action For Your Congregation and Community provides you with information and resources to reduce energy use, to build resilient houses of worship as […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (8/21/19)—Cheered on by staff, parents, guardians and friends, students of a six-week Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) Freedom School accepted certificates during a graduation ceremony on Friday hosted by American Baptist Home Mission Societies at its Leadership and Mission Building in King of Prussia, Pa. The graduates were among 64 students aged 6 […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (8/21/19)—To facilitate healing and self-care among pastors dedicated to ministering to others in the aftermath of 2017’s Hurricane María, American Baptist Home Mission Societies offered, in partnership with Iglesias Bautistas de Puerto Rico (IBPR), the “Me haces descansar” (“You Make Me Rest”) retreat Aug. 8-10 in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. The event launched […]
Creation Justice Recommendations A User-Friendly Universe?: Spiritual Speeches in an Academic Context by Clifford Chalmers Cain Many Heavens, One Earth: Readings on Religion and the Environment by Clifford Chalmers Cain Down to Earth: Religious Paths Toward Custodianship of Nature by Clifford Cain Re-Vision: A New Look at the Relationship between Science and Religion by Clifford […]
11 September 2019 Rev. Dr. Lee B. Spitzer General Secretary American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA) Dear Dr. Spitzer, Grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ! On behalf of the Convention of Philippine Baptist Churches, I would like to express my deepest appreciation to the ABCUSA Board of General […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (8/8/19)—Welcoming new personnel to Volunteer-Mobilization and Disaster-Response Ministries as well as to Financial Empowerment Ministries, American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) continues to cultivate leaders, equip disciples and to heal and transform communities across the United States and Puerto Rico in Jesus’ name. As ABHMS’ national coordinator of Volunteer-Mobilization and Disaster-Response Ministries, […]
75 years ago, 11 American Baptist Missionaries were martyred at Hopevale, Philippines. They had been hiding in the hills of a remote area of Panay. They had chosen to hide, rather than to surrender to the Japanese Forces. They were aided in their hiding and supported by their Filipino brothers and sisters, who brought them […]
On my first day in Manila, I saw a plaque on a tricycle that read, “Go with the Lord”. The Hopevale group, both survivors and victims, had to “Go with the Lord”. I think it is a good theme for my life and actually answers the question of how to respond to the Hopevale tragedy. My […]
