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.
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.
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.
Partnering with American Baptists to promote Christian faith, cultivate Christ-centered leaders and disciples, and bring healing and transformation to communities across the United States and Puerto Rico
Our Mission >NEW from ABHMS' Latino Ministries! Conferencia de Liderazgo Intergeneracional is a bilingual leadership conference for Latino/a ministry leaders that explores the vitality of intergenerational engagement in today's churches and communities. Join us online August 27 and 28. For more information and to register for this amazing event, visit the ABHMS Center for Continuous Learning online.
Watch the video >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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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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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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