The American Baptist Churches of Massachusetts-TABCOM
Description
We help each church determine the aspects of Christian faith and service to emphasize and form partnerships to transform lives and communities. Primary Core Values
Spirituality
† We will be a transformed (regenerate) people as we grow in Christ’s likeness. (Philippians 3:12-13)
† We will be known as a community that makes God’s Word central in all we say and do.
† We will constantly seek through prayer, worship and study to understand what Christ wants for our lives.
Discipleship
We are all called to be ministers of Jesus Christ. As such we will be His lifelong students and measure ourselves by our ability to live Christ-like lives. We seek to fulfill the Great Commission to make disciples of all nations. (Matthew 10)
Diversity
We will be a healing and empowering community that celebrates the diversity of humankind and our unity in Jesus Christ by:
† The ways we value and esteem all God’s people and their gifts and abilities
† Overcoming bias and fear
† Our effectiveness in developing local and global awareness of diversity in the body of Christ (Acts 10:34B-35)
Distinctiveness
We will constantly celebrate God and our rich heritage as American Baptists. We believe our principles of soul freedom, autonomy of the local church, separation of church and state, freedom of and responsibility for interpreting scripture, our regenerate theology and our associational principles not only set us apart but particularly strengthen and equip us for minis
try in these times. (I Peter 2:9)
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Share your testimony of what Christ is doing in the life of your church and church members.
Timeline Photos
This porch at Covenant House, a recovery ministry of Greater New Life, Springfield was fixed with funds from a grant funded by One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS). Thanks for contributing to the One Great Hour of Sharing Offering taken each year by TABCOM Churches and ABCUSA Churches throughout the USA.
The TABCOM Executive Minister's Prayer Group is "on the road" today, as I am at the Advanced Interim Ministry Training at FBC Worcester. Please join me in prayer at noon, wherever you are.
International Ministries--American Baptist
Happy Birthday ABC International Ministries.
teensalive.org
Teens Alive is a ministry of Calvary Baptist Church, Lowell, MA
Haitian TPS extended for six months by Trump administration
At our Annual Gathering earlier this month we heard a presentation by Tabcom Haitian Pastors regarding Temporary Protective Status (TPS) authorized by Congress for many Haitians living the US. Here is the most recent news we have. Please continue to keep these brothers and sisters and their churches in your prayers. http://www.newsweek.com/haitian-tps-immigration-trump-decision-deportation-611101
Happy Birthday to our TABCOM Creation Care Coordinator, Kristina Keefe-Perry!
Pastor's gathering for lunch, sharing, and prayer.
Timeline Photos
Here is a pic of my lovely new office! Still a work in progress, but I now have 2 plants and a fish so I am starting to feel at home! (small photo distortion due to taking it as a panorama, through the window from the hall).
www.sturgisaid.com
DID YOU KNOW that American Baptists have an Emergency Services Center each summer at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota? Click here to learn more, or to volunteer for this ministry project.
Rev. Dr. Lee B. Spitzer Called as ABCUSA General Secretary
Zion Baptist Church
The Judson Association of #Tabcom unanimously recommended to Zion Baptist Church of Lynn that they proceed with the ordination of Minister Karina Fontanez.
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