Best Practice Congregations
Participating churches
Bethany Baptist Church
Clarkdale, Arizona (ABCOFLASH)College Park Baptist Church
Greensboro, North Carolina (ABCOTS)Falam Baptist Church of Indiana
Indianapolis, Indiana (ABC of IN/KY)First Baptist Church of Lawrence
Lawrence, Kansas (ABCCR)First Baptist Church
McMinnville, Oregon (Evergreen)Iglesia Bautista de Las Cruces
Caguas, Puerto Rico (IBPR)Lee Road Baptist Church
Cleveland, Ohio (CBA)Mount Zion Baptist Church
Madison, Wisconsin (ABC of WI)Mount Zion Baptist Church
Springfield, Massachusetts (TABCOM)New Life Christian Fellowship/Northeast Indian Church
Castro Valley, California (ABCCPC)Spanish American Baptist Church
Union City, New Jersey (ABCNJ)St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church
Charlotte, North Carolina (ABCOTS)
Coaches
Rev. Anita Peebles
Bethany Baptist Church
College Park Baptist ChurchRev. May May Latt
Falam Baptist Church of IndianaRev. Lin Story-Bunce
First Baptist Church of Lawrence
St. Luke Missionary Baptist ChurchRev. Dr. Tamar Wasoian
First Baptist Church, McMinnville
Mount Zion Baptist Church, SpringfieldPastora Doctora Berquis Torres
Iglesia Bautista de Las Cruces
Spanish American Baptist ChurchRev. Jeffrey Howard
Lee Road Baptist Church
Mount Zion Baptist Church, MadisonRev. Nathanael Thadikonda
New Life Christian Fellowship/Northeast Indian Church
Striving Congregations
The Striving Congregations Cohort comprises twelve American Baptist churches from across the United States and Puerto Rico with a vision to more regularly center the wisdom, leadership, and perspectives of children in intergenerational spaces of worship and prayer. These are congregations that have an expressed desire to grow their communities of faith toward recognizing the belovedness and agency of children as disciples of Christ, and full members of the church body. Learnings for this cohort explore a range of topics: Program Evaluation, Change Management, What is Worship? - exploring the diversity of possibilities for intergenerational worship and prayer, Play and Playfulness/Wonder and Meaning Making, Accessibility, Safe Church Practices, Nurturing the Spiritual Gifts and Calling of Children, and more. The practices shared and developed in this cohort will contribute to resources and tools for the formation of our future cohorts and denomination.
Little Faith Gathering

