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• ABHMS presents Discipleship Summit 2024: Engaging Young Adult Faith

  VALLEY FORGE, PA (10/01/2024)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) is pleased to announce Discipleship Summit 2024: Engaging Young Adult Faith, an online course designed to help church l, parents, and others passionate about working with young adults better understand and engage with them in today’s rapidly evolving spiritual landscape. The ABHMS Center for Continuous Learning will convene the summit on October 16, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. (ET) via Zoom.

• ABHMS calls for prayers and support as Hurricane Helene threatens Southeast U.S.

  VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 09/26/2024)—Hurricane Helene will make landfall on the Gulf Coast of Florida on Thursday, September 26, as a potentially deadly Category 4 storm, according to the National Hurricane Center of NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. High-velocity winds, flooding rainfall, and storm surge that could reach 20 feet are expected. The Hurricane Center further states that as Helene progresses along its forecast northeasterly track, the massive storm will likely unleash fury across Georgia, the Carolinas, and Virginia in the coming days before it dissipates.

• ABHMS invita a líderes para la Confererencia de Liderazgo Intergeneracional en Chicago con los temas: Misión Intergeneracional y Discipulado Intergeneracional

  VALLEY FORGE, PA (09/24/2024)— American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) anuncia con orgullo el segundo evento de una nueva iniciativa de liderazgo, Conferencia de Liderazgo Intergeneracional (CLI), el 26 de octubre, en North Baptist Church, 5244 N. Lakewood Ave, Chicago Illinois. Este evento es una colaboración de la oficina de Ministerios Latinos de ABHMS, los líderes regionales latinos/as Pastor José Faz, el Reverendo Shakespeare Osorio, y el Reverendo Jaime Flores de las regiones Bautistas Americanas de Wisconsin, Metro Chicago, e Indiana-Kentucky, y Yarilis Hidalgo, vicepresidenta del Caucus Nacional Hispano.

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Community Skills for Chaplaincy Ministry Cohort — ABHMS Center for Continuous Learning

  A 6-week certificate course introducing the competencies of chaplaincy, including multicultural dynamics, active listening, trauma response, and grief. Facilitated by board-certified chaplains.

  SPEAKERS: Patricia Murphy, Janet McCormack, Anne Dondapati-Allen

  COST: $249
  DATE: Mondays–October 7, 14, 21, 28, 2024; November 4, 11, 18, 2024 (Time to celebrate!)
  TIME: 6:00-8:00 p.m. ET

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• Discipleship Summit 2024: Engaging Young Adult Faith — ABHMS Center for Continuous Learning

  Does your church talk about young adults or with them? Let’s listen well as young adults reflect on the latest research from Fuller Youth Institute and share how they are shaping meaningful lives both within and sometimes beyond the church.

  PRESENTER AND FACILITATOR: Chuck Hunt
  PANELISTS: Evan Henry, Luke Lagwi, Marta López, Matthew Rivera, Hailey Timmons

  COST: $25
  DATES: Wed., Oct. 16, 2024
  TIMES: 6:30-8:00 p.m. ET | 3:30-5:00 p.m. PT

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• Principles of Boundary Awareness — ABHMS Center for Continuous Learning

  This 9-hour certificate training educates and reminds ministry professionals about the privilege and responsibility we hold. Boundary awareness fosters increased intentionality by which clergy interact with God’s people in diverse ministry contexts.

  Registration closes on October 10; seminarian discount is available.

  SPEAKERS: Reebee Girash, Gregory Marisse

  COST: $125.00
  DATES: October 24, 2024; November 7, 21, 2024
  TIME: 1:00-4:00 p.m. ET | 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. PT

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