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ABHMS’ The Justice Dialogues deals with mental health at holiday time
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 12/3/21)—“Faith, Hope, Love and Mental Health” was the topic of the latest edition of American Baptist Home Mission Societies’ (ABHMS) The Justice Dialogues held online Wednesday.
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ABHMS awards ‘Beyond the Stained-glass Ceiling’ grants
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 11/30/21)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) announces that co-preachers the Rev. Kamilah Hall Sharp and the Rev. Dr. Irie Lynne Session of The Gathering: A Womanist Church, Dallas, and Dr. Carol M. Garrett of the Historic Parsells Church, Rochester, N.Y., have been named recipients of the 2021 “Beyond the Stained-glass Ceiling” grants.
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ABHMS provides grant for immersive labyrinth walk video
VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 11/29/21)—Thanks to a grant from American Baptist Home Mission Societies’ (ABHMS) Intercultural, Leadership Empowerment and Discipleship ministries, First Baptist Church of Seattle and the Rev. Carolyn Shimabukuro have designed a video resource for prayer and meditation with themes that follow the seasons of the Christian calendar. The current video is a 30-minute guided immersive labyrinth walk for Advent.
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LAUNCHING THE ABHMS CENTER FOR CONTINUOUS LEARNING
If education has the power and potential to transform individual lives, practical mission education has the power to cultivate Christian leaders and equip disciples who transform churches and communities. Rev. Rebecca Irwin-Diehl, director of the Center for Continuous Learning, invites you to share in her passion for mission education.
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SPACE FOR GRACE: Sept. 19 - 23, 2022
At ABHMS' conference in Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 21 - 23, connect with passionate speakers and network with workshop leaders and ministry colleagues in dialogue about Christian leadership, discipleship, and social justice. The Spiritual Caregivers Conference, offering enriching connections and engagement to chaplains, pastoral counselors and specialized ministers, Sept. 19 - 20, precedes the general event.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Faith & Finance: Wealth Building in the Community • Dec. 1, 2021 • 2-3:30 pm
Are you a faith leader, impact investor, theologian, social entrepreneur, nonprofit organization leader, or someone that wants to learn innovative ways to increase financial empowerment? Then this webinar is for you! Panelists will provide information on how to build capacity in your members so they can become debt free and establish generational wealth for their children. Empowering people of all faiths to increase their wealth! We will also discuss best practices that nonprofit organizations and faith leaders can use to partner. Come prepared for an engaging conversation!
