Research by Topic: healing-communities
ABHMS applauds new resources on mental health for faith leaders
Published July 16, 2015VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 7/16/15)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) applauds two new resources to help faith leaders better understand mental illness and treatment as well as to better help individuals and families in their congregations who face mental health challenges. Resulting from last summer’s Mental Health and Faith Community Partnership meeting sponsored by American […]
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Siyin Chin pastors meet with ABCUSA leaders
Published July 8, 2015VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 7/8/15)—A delegation of Siyin Chin pastors and American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) Executive Director Dr. Aidsand F. Wright-Riggins III met at American Baptist Churches USA’s Mission Center here Monday to discuss mutual ministry ideas and concerns. While at the Mission Center, the group also met with ABCUSA General Secretary A. […]
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American Baptist Home Mission Societies affirms solidarity with Charleston church
Published June 28, 2015OVERLAND PARK, KS (ABNS 6/28/15)—During its June 22-24 meeting, the Board of Directors of American Baptist Home Mission Societies approved by common consent a letter of sympathy and solidarity to Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Charleston S.C., along with a gift of $9,000 for distribution to the families of the nine victims so senselessly murdered […]
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ABHMS launches registration for national gathering to feature theologian Brian D. McLaren
Published June 11, 2015VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 6/11/15)—Registration for American Baptist Home Mission Societies’ national gathering, Space for Grace, Nov. 4-7, 2015, opens today. Visit http://www.abhms.org/ and click on the Space for Grace graphic at the bottom of the page to register online. Paper registration forms will be available by mid-June. The California gathering, to be held at […]
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Judson Press title on parenting a special-needs child wins 2015 Eric Hoffer Award
Published May 12, 2015VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 5/12/15)—The Spiritual Art of Raising Children with Disabilities, written by Kathleen Deyer Bolduc, wins the 2015 Eric Hoffer Award in the Spiritual category. In her latest title, author, parent, and spiritual director Kathleen Deyer Bolduc shares her experience and the stories of parents who walk similar paths of raising a child […]
Filed under: disabilities-ministries, disability-ministry, healing-communities
New Judson Press book offers possibilities for new directions for communities of faith
Published April 30, 2015VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 4/30/15)—What are the “big ideas” our emerging Christian leaders have that concern today’s church? In Judson Press’s latest release, Church on Purpose: Reinventing Discipleship, Community & Justice, edited by Adam L. Bond and Laura Mariko Cheifetz, pastors, church leaders, and laity will discover fresh and thoughtful views about traditional models of […]
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ABHMS receives award for The Christian Citizen magazine
Published April 22, 2015VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 4/22/15)—On behalf of American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS), Curtis Ramsey-Lucas has received a 2015 Certificate of Merit from the Religion Communicators Council (RCC) for “Communities of Care: The Church & Mental Illness,” the Volume 2, 2014, issue of The Christian Citizen magazine. The award was presented in the national magazine […]
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American Baptist receives prestigious pastoral counseling award
Published March 18, 2015VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/18/15)—The Rev. Dr. Glenn H. Asquith Jr., an ordained American Baptist pastor and former chair of the American Baptist Endorsement Committee for chaplaincy and pastoral counseling, received the 14th Helen Flanders Dunbar Award for Significant Contributions to Clinical Pastoral Training on Sunday in Chicago during the 2015 conference of the College […]
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Judson Press releases practical helps for pastoral care, counseling situations
Published March 16, 2015VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/16/15)—Many people at one time or another experience difficult times and seek the help of a pastor, chaplain or lay leader. Knowing how to respond to each situation is a matter of personal perspective and discernment. In The Pastoral Caregiver’s Casebook Series, noted clinical pastoral educator and chaplain, John J. Gleason, offers […]
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