News & Notes  August 2019



"I pray our nation's leadership will lead with acts of peacemaking," said ABHMS Executive Director Dr. Jeffrey Haggray after joining U.S. faith leaders in signing a declaration that decries launching war on Iran .

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With help from the Children's Defense Fund Freedom School at Philadelphia's Somerset Academy Early Learning Center--an ABHMS Rizpah's Children partner--students can welcome fall at or above peer reading level. 

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Campbell, Ohio's Heart Reach Neighborhood Ministries, an ABHMS Community Outreach Ministries partner, has collaborated with Mahoning Valley Baptist Association to provide mattresses to families in the low-income Youngstown area.  

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From children's, youth and adult education to Church Leadership Studies, ABHMS' free Workshops for Church Life and Leadership offer everything you need to plan your fall Bible study or Sunday school classes.

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ABHMS seeks applicants for its "In Support of Excellence" 2019-2020 pastors financial-empowerment cohort to begin meeting in November. Apply online by midnight on Aug. 28.      
 

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Edited by the Obama Administration's ambassador-at-large for International Religious Freedom, " The Sister's Guide to Survive & Thrive in Ministry " offers 10 guidelines for women who are answering God's call.      
 

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