American Baptist Churches USA World Mission Support
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Welcome, in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior! Thank you for your interest in God's mission in the world.
From our beginning, Baptists have been a people of mission. In the more than 190 years since our first missionaries, Ann and Adoniram Judson, sailed to Burma, American Baptists have become one of the most inclusive, evangelistic, and cross-cultural missions in existence. Supporting American Baptist mission gives you the opportunity to connect with an exciting, diverse, and committed mission community.
The single most significant and essential unit of Mission Giving in the American Baptist family is United Mission. Giving to United Mission makes possible many of the important ministries that comprise the scope of American Baptist missions as we seek to answer God's call in Acts 1:8, "You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." Find out more about United Mission, or prayerfully decide to Give Now.
Do You Really Want to Follow Jesus is a stewardship emphasis in the Stewards for NEW Life series. This exciting new program is a resource designed to assist you in asking, in your congregation, "Do You Really Want to Follow Jesus?" It involves a commitment to Jesus Christ, a commitment to pledge all of one's life for all of one's life. It helps us become a denomination centered in Christ, and generous in response to God's grace.
The Retired Ministers and Missionaries Offering (RMMO) is promoted and received in American Baptist congregations during November and December each year. Prayerfully decide how you can support the vital ministries supported by this offering.
Please Give Now or give when your congregation receives the offering.
Download Stewardship and Annual Offering resources here.
- Read how Mission Advocates work with pastors and regions to tell the story of American Baptist mission, or check out the new Mission Advocacy Resource.
- Learn about the historical and theological integrity of our American Baptist Missiology.
- Biblical Stewardship and Tithing are the foundation of mission support. Book reviews and sermon illustrations help pastors and leadership to encourage faithful giving.
- Shop online for your congregation's stewardship emphasis by ordering from our catalog of Stewardship Resources.
Need more information about becoming part of one the most effective missions on earth? Contact Us.
Or, if you use MSN Messenger or AOL Instant Messenger programs and would like to chat live via instant messaging, our handle for MSN Messenger is matthew.brown@abc-usa.org, and for AOL Instant Messenger is ABCUSAWMS. Send an instant message to see if we are online!
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The new "Pastor to Pastor" newsletter has been sent to American Baptist pastors and is available here. This resource was born out of General Secretary Roy Medley's desire to be in more direct contact with pastors serving our local congregations. This newsletter is a resource exploring Radical Discipleship, one of the ABC Key Ministry Areas (KMAs). The previous version, exploring the new vision for American Baptist ministry, is available here.
The 2006 American Baptist Mission Support (ABMS) brochure is available here. This year's brochure continues last year's format, reflecting a "Narrative Budget" style, highlighting budget estimates for ministry areas. It is designed to be tri-folded.
The most recent Stewards for NEW Life Bulletin Inserts are available here.
