VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 12/20/19)—Leadership of the Young Adult Caucus of American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA) met November 8 at the American Baptist Home Mission Societies Leadership and Mission Building for a meeting of transition in leadership. The Young Adult Caucus became a recognized Caucus of the denomination in November 2016 at a Board of […]
Luke 1: 46b-55 Isaiah 35: 1-10 “God is turning the world upside down.” Whatever else can be said about Mary’s song of praise to God, this “Magnificat” from the heart of the mother of Jesus, proclaims is that God is the One who brings down the mighty and exalts the lowly, who fills the hungry […]
The ABCUSA Office of the General Secretary and the ABCUSA Creation Justice Network would like to invite you to join us for a webinar, “Moving Forward: A guide to climate action for people of faith” on Thursday, December 12th at 4:00 pm, EST. In this season of Advent, the creation is groaning, but there is […]
Isaiah 11:1-10, Matthew 3:1-12 This week we celebrate the Advent theme of peace. In the famous words from Isaiah, “They will not hurt or destroy on all my holy mountain” (Isaiah 11:9). This is a precious promise to embrace in these days when actual shooting wars have displaced millions, and other millions are casualties of […]
The Generosity Project is a collaborative effort between ABCUSA, regions, and local congregations. The Generosity Project aims to help pastors re-frame the conversation around stewardship and generosity in their congregations. Bi-monthly blogs help support new growth and understanding as we deepen our ministry and discipleship. Sunday nights are probably not the best time for me to […]
What if you suddenly found out that Christmas was tomorrow? Would you be ready? Most of us would probably say no. The cacophony of responses would probably include concerns about Christmas cards and letters; wreaths, bows, ribbons, and trees; ham, turkey, tofu, and sweet potatoes; trips, schedules, and maps, etc. It takes time to plan […]
An Invitation In response to the 75th Commemoration (in 2018) of the Hopevale martyrdom in the Philippines in which missionaries of the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society (now International Ministries) died heroically for their faith, the Convention of Philippine Baptist Churches (CPBC) approved a resolution to designate the Sunday nearest to December 20 (the anniversary […]
