You may have been too busy to think much about it, but I have been unusually quiet in recent years—especially the last couple.
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It's hard to believe, but after 39 years of faithful service to the region Linda Porter is retiring.
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The ABCNJ Academy is proud to announce it’s partnership with the Eastern School of Christian Ministry (ESCM), part of Palmer Theological Seminary.
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Nothing brings light to a child’s eyes more than toys at Christmas. Many of the children of Puerto Rico are still living without electricity, so their homes and schools are especially in need of the light of God’s love.
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“Where exactly are you now?” a friend asked. Good question! It depends on requests from Baptist partners across the Asia-Pacific region, and how God leads.
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The Christian liturgical calendar is organized around two major pillars of sacred time - from Advent to Pentecost, and then from Pentecost to Advent.
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If one phrase could capture the message of the events we attended, it would be this: global mission is no longer just for the West.
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On Tuesday, October 31, my son and I were traveling home from the Ministers and Missionaries Benefit Board meetings in Manhattan. Driving south on the West Side Highway, and then turning west to enter New Jersey through the Lincoln Tunnel, I was unaware that just a short distance away a terrorist act of extreme violence was unfolding. Yesterday, while traveling home from a wonderful ABCOFLASH celebration of the executive ministry of Sam Chetti, along with the rest of the country, I was deeply saddened by the news of the horrific violence inflicted upon the members of the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas.
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Two years into my twenty-year pastorate at the Oaklyn Baptist Church several of my colleagues — Bob Santilli, Frank Reeder, John Grove and Michael Feicht — invited me to come to a prayer retreat. It was one of the best things which has ever happened to me in ministry.
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ABCNJ is currently seeking applications for a region accountant. The American Baptist Churches of New Jersey (ABCNJ), founded in 1830 under its original name of the New Jersey Baptist Convention, has more than 285 member churches and approximately 70,000 members.
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Dr. Spitzer's transition to his new position took place so fast many of the staff didn't have an opportunity to wish him well on his new journey. We were thankful for the opportunity to share some well-wishes at Annual Session on September 23.
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On September 12, 2017 Baptist Camp Lebanon broke ground a new Harker building which will serve both as a dormitory and Summer health facility. The ceremony was a lot of fun, and we'd like to share some snippets with our family!
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Palmer Seminary invites all to attend the Orlando Costas Lectureship.
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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and, as part of our Sacred Safe Spaces initiative, we are encouraging pastors to help raise awareness of this issue in a Sermon. To help with this endeavor I have listed some suggested texts, topics, and a Litany of Non-Violence.
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With Annual Session behind us, we are ready to enlist your help as together we begin to make a difference in the many lives that have been effected by so many hurricanes this season.
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ABCNJ's 2017 Annual Session was as wonderful success!
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ABCNJ's Annual Session weekend began today with Academy at Annual Session.
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There are times in ministry when we may not be certain what impact or presence we are having on our environs, which is why we wanted to share an encouraging article with our ABCNJ family.
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