Rev. Stacy Emerson is one of this year’s presenters for our Annual Session. For more information and to register, make sure to go to www.abcnj.net/annual-session-2020
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As the first of their new monthly “Conversaciones Latinas Contemporáneas” (“Contemporary Latino Conversations”), American Baptist Home Mission Societies’ (ABHMS) Latino Ministries and the Hispanic National Caucus will offer the “Naked Inequality: Racism from a Latino Perspective” online workshop at 7 p.m. Eastern Time on Sept. 25.
“The polarization experienced in our communities, and even in our congregations, is an urgent call to create safe spaces for dialogue where love and respect should be the starting point to talk to each other,” says the Rev. Salvador Orellana, ABHMS’ director of Intercultural Ministries.
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Protective Factors that Strengthen Families and Help Keep Children Safe
A three part webinar series from Sacred Safe Spaces
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Sabado 19 de Septiembre // Saturday, September 19
10:30-12:00
The 40th Annual ABCNJ Latino Ministries event- “Concentración” will be held on Saturday, September 19, 2020 on Facebook Live! You are invited to tune in and celebrate with our Latino community
From The American Baptist Churches of New Jersey and Palmer Theological Seminary, as we and our churches are making our ways in the midst of the pandemic, racial strife, and economic hardship, we feel uncertain, pulled in many directions, and subject to many concerns and fears. We have been struggling and divided over whether and how to open our churches; in fear and sorrow over catching the virus and loved ones lost to it; in despair over the loss of jobs and how to make ends meet; in the sorrow and lament over the things that we were expecting and looking forward to that have been lost; and in anger mixed with hope and ambivalence at the continuing manifestation of deadly racism and the strength of multi-racial protests and anti-racist efforts marred by violence by a handful
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A letter from the Executive Committee announcing the decision by the Executive Committee of the American Baptist Churches USA Board of General Ministries, at its meeting on Thursday, September 10, voted to hold a virtual Biennial Mission Summit in 2021 and to seek to hold an in person Biennial Mission Summit in Puerto Rico in 2023.
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News from One Great Hour of Sharing, a fund administered by the World Relief Committee of the Board of General Ministries of American Baptist Churches USA. The committee facilitates American Baptist emergency relief, disaster rehabilitation, refugee work and development assistance by establishing policy guidelines and overseeing distribution of the annual One Great Hour of Sharing offering received by churches.
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Join us as we continue our Sacred Safe Spaces' webinars by looking at how marginalization, race, and bias have collided in profound ways with domestic violence.
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This year marks our 50th annual session, and while it is unlike any we have held before, we remember that learning and worshipping together have kept our ministries deeply rooted in Christ, mission, and love for 190 years. Check out the details of our upcoming webinars held during this year’s annual session.
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How does a “global consultant” serve, when “globetrotting” is out the window and out of the question?
I would bet that the answer is, “Probably a lot like you!”
Some of my work has continued just the same as before. Some has been radically transformed. Some has been postponed for… “later.” Though, honestly, nearly six months later, it is anybody’s guess when that “later” will become “now.”
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Here is a resource that our congregations are using! Are you looking for additional resources for discussions around race with children or with family members?
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American Baptist Home Mission Societies’ (ABHMS) Latino Ministries will sponsor the free “Models of Solidarity Economy in Times of COVID-19” (“Modelos de economía solidaria en tiempos de COVID-19”) virtual conference at 1 p.m. Eastern Time on Sept. 19, via the social media platform ministrElife.
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Rev. Dr. Daniel E. Weiss, who served as General Secretary of American Baptist Churches USA from 1988 to 2000, died on Saturday, August 22. Prior to serving as General Secretary, Dr. Weiss was Executive Director of the American Baptist Churches USA Board of Educational Ministries from 1983-1988, and previously served as president of American Baptist-related schools, Eastern College in St. Davids, Pa., and Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, from 1973-1981.
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ABHMS’ recent “Faith & Activism” town hall allowed its audience to listen in and ask questions as panelists delved into a conversation about transforming faith into action and activism.
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Our August webinars on Creating Safe Spaces continues with a webinar by the Outreach Coordinator and Prevention Specialist for Essex County.
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How can your congregation become a Sacred Safe Space? Preaching, teaching, posting information of helpful phone numbers are a good start… but there is still more work that can be done.
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Here is a resources that is being discussed within our congregations. Rev. Dr. Timothy Keller looks at what the Bible says about corporate evil and how it builds a foundation for understanding the pain others face with racism. Keller says, “If we don’t get what the Bible says about corporate evil, we won’t only misunderstand the Bible, but we won’t understand our non-white brothers and sisters’ pain.”
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Here is a resources that is being discussed within our congregations.Phil Vischer, one of VeggieTales's creators, talks about race in America and how the history of racism still impacts black communities today.
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Letter from our Executive Minister Miriam Méndez on antiracism: “Your ABCNJ staff and I continue to be honored to serve in an energetic, multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, Christ-centered Region characterized by covenant, friendship, mutual respect, and collaboration in mission. As such, we believe it is important for everyone to understand that all human beings are created equal in God's sight.”
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Sacred Safe Spaces is partnering with Rutgers University for three upcoming webinars.
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