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LATEST NEWS

• Early-bird discount for Chaplaincy Skills for Community Ministry course ends soon

  VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 08/22/2024)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) announces open registration for the Chaplaincy Skills for Community Ministry course for faith leaders that begins October 7. Discounted pricing is available until September 1.

• ABHMS calls for prayers, donations for relief efforts following Hurricanes Debby and Ernesto

  VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 08/16/2024)—The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season recently spawned Hurricanes Debby and Ernesto in rapid succession, with both fierce storm systems carving paths of destruction on their respective journeys and leaving communities in desperate need of aid.

• ABHMS urges prayers and support in response to devastating western wildfires

  VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 08/02/2024)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) offers prayers and concern for those in the path of raging wildfires in several states, where hot temperatures, low precipitation and gusty wind have made the land especially vulnerable to rapidly spreading conflations.

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Faith Formation and Neurodiversity (LIVE) — ABHMS Center for Continuous Learning

  Next in the Chosen Generations series! A live webinar about ministry with neurodiverse children and their families. Explore the unique gifts and challenges of serving these special families, and learn how to love the kids and support the caregivers.

  SPEAKER: Jen Murphree, director of admissions at Rainbow Acres

  COST: $25
  DATE: Fri., Sept. 6
  TIME: 12:30-1:30 p.m. ET | 9:30-10:30 am P.T.

  Click on the event title for more information and to register.

• Baptist Theology on Thursdays — ABHMS Center for Continuous Learning

  Next in the webinar series about lived theology, spotlighting the scholarship of Baptist historians, academics, and pastor-scholars, with a focus in 2024 on Baptist identity, historic and contemporary. Subscribe to access the full series (including 3 replays from the spring).

  SPEAKER: Rev. Dr. Julio González-Paniagua – on a theology of worship

  COST: $5/month subscription
  DATE: Thu., Sept. 19
  TIME: 12:30-1:30 p.m. ET | 9:30-10:30 am P.T.

  Click on the event title for more information and to register.

• 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; November 4, 11, 18 (Time to celebrate!)
  TIME: 6:00-8:00 p.m. ET

  Click on the event title for more information and to register.