I encourage all American Baptists to be a neighbor this week. Be the kind of neighbor that Jesus taught us to be. No matter what happens this week, it will be a difficult week for some. Reach out to others via email, chat, twitter, and other forms of social media. Let’s wear ourselves out asking […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 10/30/20)—The World Council of Churches (WCC) has announced an essay competition for youth who want to reflect on the theme “The Future of Interreligious Dialogue.” The contest marks the 50th anniversary of the WCC’s Office of Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation. The contest aims to encourage people under the age of […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 10/30/20)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) makes available a collection of nonpartisan 2020 election season worship resources, such as litanies, prayers and scripture for use in worship services. ABHMS recognizes the ever-present tension and need for unity as the general election approaches on Nov. 3. These resources are for faith leaders […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 10/23/20)—Former American Baptist Men USA (ABMen) President and former Executive Director Kenna “Lucky” Ray died on October 20, 2020. While serving with ABMen in a number of leadership positions, Lucky demonstrated a unique ability not only to strategically plan ministry activities, but to excite those around him about the men’s ministry […]
As we approach our national election we encourage you to visit our page for Golden Rule 2020. This initiative encourages people to apply Christian teachings to our political discussions. The purpose of Golden Rule 2020: A Call for Dignity and Respect is to promote the application of the Golden Rule in interactions during this election year. […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 10/20/20)—Aaron and AmyEstelle Trout of San Francisco, Calif., have been endorsed to serve as International Ministries (IM) Global Servants in Mindanao, Philippines. They will serve through an IM partner, the Convention of Philippine Baptist Churches (CPBC). AmyEstelle, born in San Francisco, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Biola […]
Continue to pray for the planners of the June 2022 event “Celebrating Ministering Women: Radical. Redeemed. Ready.” The conference, which moved from June 2020 to June 15-18, 2022, will meet at the Green Lake Conference Center in Green Lake, Wisconsin. The conference will highlight inspiring women in ministry, and will bring together men, women, lay […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 10/5/20)—The ABCUSA Office of the General Secretary announces the call of Rev. Dr. Marie Onwubuariri to serve as Associate General Secretary for Mission Resource Development. Onwubuariri has served as Executive Minister of the American Baptist Churches of Wisconsin since 2014. She will begin the new role at the Roblee Ministry Building […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 10/21/20)—The important and provocative book “With Liberty and Justice for Some: The Bible, the Constitution, and Racism in America” asserts that the two texts we count as sacred—the Bible and the Constitution—have not been merely impotent in eliminating racism but have been used to support and sustain white supremacy. The book […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 10/21/20)—From its theological roots in the Radical Reformation of Europe and North America, the praise houses of slavery’s invisible institution, and the evolution of distinctively black denominations, the history of the Black Baptist Church unfolds in the newly released book “A History of the Black Baptist Church: I Don’t Feel No […]
