The Transformed by the Spirit initiative has taken hold across American Baptist Churches USA, with churches, regions, and partner groups all looking to answer a similar question: “What challenges are we facing, for which we do not presently have an answer, but which must be addressed if we are to live into the future God […]
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VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/17/14)—Churches are grappling with unprecedented change, including one third of adults under the age of 30 who are increasingly not affiliating themselves with any religion. So, what is the future of the churches? In For Such a Time as This: Young Adults on the Future of the Church, Kathryn Mary Lohre […]
The blog below was written by Rev. Dr. Leo S. Thorne, associate general secretary for Mission Resource Development, ABCUSA. Blogs written by ABCUSA Leadership Team members will be published periodically on the website. Views expressed are the sole opinion of the author. (Interested in submitting a blog for publication? Email bridget.holmstrom@abc-usa.org.) I went visiting one of […]
The Transformed by the Spirit initiative is helping change the outlook of American Baptist congregations. Through this emphasis congregations are being urged to more fully engage their communities and the world for the sake of the gospel. However, a church which is outwardly focused in mission can only be sustained by a strengthening of the […]
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/12/14)—The North American Baptist Fellowship event, “FutureBaptists: A Collaborative Missional Movement,” took place March 6-7 at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church, an American Baptist Churches USA affiliated church in Philadelphia, PA. FutureBaptists was a gathering honoring the 50th anniversary of the North American Baptist Fellowship (NABF) that anticipates the next 50 years […]
Did you know that the Kodiak Baptist Mission is celebrating its one-hundred and twentieth Anniversary? On July 4, 2013 KBM began its 121 year of continuous service to the Children of Alaska. Today, just as it was in the very beginning, KBM is a vibrant influence in the lives of children living on this remote […]
The below article was published by ABPNews/Herald, and written by Jeff Brumley. ABPnews/Herald was created by the January 2014 merger of The Religious Herald, the 185-year-old newsjournal for Baptists in Virginia and the Mid-Atlantic, and ABPnews, founded in 1990 as Associated Baptist Press, the first and only independent news service created by and for Baptists. Read the […]
The story below is about a ministry of the First Baptist Church of Belfast, Maine, which is a recent recipient of the Matthew 25 Grant, sponsored by ABCUSA. Urban poverty is a well-documented challenge facing us today. However, there are also significant pockets of rural poverty that do not receive as much attention. First Baptist Church […]
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) Executive Committee held meetings at the ABC Mission Center in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, March 3-5, 2014. American Baptist Churches USA national staff members joined members of the BWA Executive Committee in worship each morning, prior to the BWA board meetings. The Baptist World Alliance is a fellowship of 228 conventions […]
