Save the date for Biennial Mission Summit 2017!
Plan now to attend Mission Summit June 30-July 2, 2017, in Portland, Ore.!
 
Chaplains and pastoral counselors will gather June 29. Additional information will follow. Registration will begin in early 2017. Please continue to check online at www.americanbaptists2017.com.
 
Experience a gathering of American Baptists like no other, as our diverse family joins together for faith-stretching worship, Mission Summit conversations, preaching and fellowship.
Accomplishments & celebrations!
Congratulations to the following individuals for their hard work, perseverance and competencies! May God continue to bless each and every one in ministry!
 
The Association for Clinical Pastoral Education recognized the following individuals with the following credentials:
  • The Rev. Jan McCormack was recently recognized as an associate supervisor.
  • The Rev. Dustin Frye was recently recognized as an associate supervisor.
  • The Rev. Doug Vardell was recently recognized as a full supervisor.
  • The Rev. Kathryn DeYoung was recently recognized as a full supervisor.
  • The Rev. Janice Green was recently recognized by the National Association of Veterans Affairs as a board certified and clinical certified chaplain.
  • The Rev. Kelly Farrow was recently endorsed for Navy Reserve chaplaincy.
  • Erica Callicutt was recently endorsed for Air Force chaplaincy.
  • Chaplain (Col.) Sean Lee  of the Maryland Army National Guard was installed, along with the Rev. Sarah Lee, as pastors of Calvary Baptist Church, Towson, Md.
  • The Rev. Dr. Ruth Rosell, an American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA) pastoral counselor, was promoted from an assistant professor to an associate professor at Central Baptist Theological Seminary, Shawnee, Kan.
Please send your accomplishments and celebrations to [email protected].
Board certification & endorsement
If you are seeking board certification, an endorsement is required. Please review the requirements for endorsement at www.abhms.org > Ministries > Cultivating Leaders > Chaplaincy and Pastoral Counseling Ministries. Please plan accordingly.
Endorsement & letters of good standing
We have received many requests for letters informing agencies of an individual's endorsement in good standing. You are considered in good standing only if you have submitted your annual report for 2015. If you still need to submit your 2015 annual report, please do so now at www.abhms.org > Ministries > Cultivating Leaders > Chaplaincy and Pastoral Counseling Ministries.
Connect with your  associate endorser
If you are planning to attend any of the following 
events, please email the Rev. Kristy Moeller at [email protected] so that she can connect with 
you there.

National Ministers Council, Aug. 22-25, Chevy Chase, Md.
Veterans Affair Chaplain Leadership Training, Aug. 28-29, Newport News, Va.
Military Chaplains Association, Oct. 25-27, Arlington, Va.

In addition, please inform Moeller if you plan to attend a regional event.
Calling military chaplains! 'Here am I; send me!'
If you are a military chaplain, actively serving or retired, and would be willing to be the guest speaker/preacher at an American Baptist church in recognition of Veterans Day, please send an email to the following address: [email protected].  
Church planting
Is God calling you to start a church? If you are experiencing this calling, consider reading "The Ripple Church: Multiply Your Ministry by Parenting New Churches" (Phil Stevenson, Wesleyan Publishing House, 2004).

Although an older book, it suggests many timeless ideas. 

The next edition of this e-newsletter will feature additional information about church planting by Dr. Jeffrey Johnson, ABHMS national coordinator, Evangelism and New Church Planting. Johnson can be reached at [email protected] or 800.222.3872, x2406.
Connecting to your region
Are you an American Baptist who has recently moved? Are you feeling disconnected to ABCUSA life? Look for your regional event at 

American Baptist Chaplaincy and Pastoral Counseling Ministries

Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Haggray
Ecclesiastical Endorser
Executive Director/CEO
American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS)

Rev. Kristy Moeller
Associate Endorser
Director, Chaplaincy and Pastoral Counseling Ministries, ABHMS

Dr. Laura Miraz
Associate Ecclesiastical Endorser

Alice Mitchell-Cross
Administrative Coordinator

Rev. Dr. Harry E. Simmons, BCC, ACPE Supervisor
Chairperson, Endorsement Committee

Rev. Elizabeth Ritzman, LCPC
President, Ministers Council, Chaplains and Pastoral Counselors Chapter



American Baptist Chaplaincy and Pastoral Counseling Ministries
800.222.3872, x2482 
  
American Baptist Home Mission Societies