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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

• 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: Thurs., Sept. 19, 2024
  TIME: 12:30-1:30 p.m. ET | 9:30-10:30 a.m. PT

  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, 2024; November 4, 11, 18, 2024 (Time to celebrate!)
  TIME: 6:00-8:00 p.m. ET

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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

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