VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 6/9/21)—The American Baptist Churches USA Board of General Ministries met virtually on Thursday, June 3-Friday, June 4. The board meeting occurred prior to the ABCUSA Biennial Mission Summit, which will meet online June 24-26, 2021. President Karen Podsiadly called the meeting to order with a warm welcome to all attendees and […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 6/9/21)—Our Biennial Mission Summit Theme: “SOMETHING INSIDE SO STRONG” – Black American Baptists and Mental Health. With increasing reasons for despair, trauma, and risk, what internal strength do we have to help us heal, to make us stronger? Isaiah 30:18 VIRTUAL EXHIBIT BOOTH Come to the Black Caucus’ exhibit booth during […]
As you are planning out your June 2021 schedule for American Baptist events, please consider these events from American Baptist Women’s Ministries: Prior to the Biennial Mission Summit American Baptist Women’s Ministries (ABWM) continues the tradition, even during a pandemic, to host our Women and AB GIRLS’ Day prior to the Biennial Mission Summit. We […]
Accidents happen. We’ve all heard it. We all know it. Yet, when it comes to accidents, injuries, or illnesses that sideline someone from work, many people think that they only happen to somebody else. Read more about the benefits of disability insurance in MMBB’s May 2021 article.
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 6/7/21) This year’s ABHS-hosted “biennial breakfast” takes on a new twist: you do not have to make your way to a convention center before 7:00 a.m. on a Sunday morning! Join the American Baptist Historical Society for its Biennial Mission Summit event online, Friday, June 25, at 1:00 p.m. EDT/10:00 a.m. […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 6/7/21)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies and Judson Press announce that the beloved quarterly group study resource “Judson Bible Journeys for Adults”—also known as “Journeys”—will launch in fall 2021 as “Journeys—Judson Bible Lessons” with a fresh, new look and lesson redesign. “We are seeking to continue to offer a study resource for […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 6/7/21)—From now until June 26, Judson Press is offering 30 percent off the three-book set known as “The Judson Press Social Justice Library.” The set is comprised of “God in the Ghetto: A Prophetic Word Revisited” by William Augustus Jones Jr. and edited by Jennifer Jones Austin; “With Liberty and Justice […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 6/4/21)—“Taking Apart Bootstrap Theology: Gospel of Generosity and Justice” unites scholarly critique with practical wisdom. The book exposes the racist and classist assumptions entangled in the rugged individualism of what the author calls “bootstrap theology.” Dismantling both the impossible idiom of “pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps” and the social […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 6/2/21)—First Baptist Church of Trumansburg, Trumansburg, N.Y., has been selected as the winner of the 2021 George D. Younger Award for Excellence in Local or Regional American Baptist History. This award is given by the American Baptist Historical Society each biennium, and will be presented during the ABHS Biennial Mission Summit […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 6/1/21)—During these difficult times, American Baptist Home Mission Societies has reimagined ways to positively impact marginalized individuals, families and communities through Operation Planting Hope (OPH). OPH is an innovative program that updates the tradition of White Cross, begun in response to the great need created by World War I. OPH offers […]
