ABC Vermont & New Hampshire

05/02/2024

For many people, the word “networking” sounds intimidating. Just the sound of it brings on anxiety! So, what is networking in its purest form? Networking is about building relationships that provide the opportunity to explore ministry options. One of the most powerful tools in any industry is ne...

03/14/2024

Join us this afternoon at 2pm ET for a FREE WEBINAR with David Graham as he describes how church revitalization occurs and why listening to our surrounding communities is central to the process.

Register to watch live or on-demand: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/86073459656

Dr. David J. Graham is the Lead Pastor at Kingdom Church in Twin Falls, ID. He has led many successfully revitalized churches nationwide in Colorado, Idaho, Georgia, and Texas. Pastor Dave consults on church revitalization, focusing on developing leaders and discipling the next generation.

12/30/2023

There are lots of ways to read the Bible. For most people, its much less important to worry about how to read the Bible, and much more important just to do it...get started today.

The NH Bible Society can help you find a plan that fits your interests, your schedule, and your needs.

https://biblenh.org/?page_id=845

03/21/2023

Check out this interview with Dale Edwards and Leah Hidde-Gregory about the Rural Church!

Doing ministry in rural areas is different from doing ministry in urban or suburban areas, but many books and conferences tend to be more helpful for larger population areas. In...

03/20/2023

Jim Murphy is a Church Planter working in the Midwest to plant and revitalize churches through Saturation Church Planting and the Christian Missionary Alliance, seeking to give every man, woman, and child opportunities to respond to the gospel.

He delivers to the Annual Gathering a message of encouragement in mission, calling upon the American Baptist Churches in VT and NH to continue on the path of developing a missional culture, cultivating disciples, as we stay focused on Jesus and his good news.

Jim Murphy is a Church Planter working in the Midwest to plant and revitalize churches through Saturation Church Planting and the Christian Missionary Allian...

03/20/2023

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After receiving her MDiv from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, MA, Pat pastored a small church in Kennebunkport, Maine. That’s where she honed her preaching skills…week after week, speaking to the needs of the congregation, from the Bible.

After earning her DMin in preaching, she finds great pleasure in teaching soon-to-be pastors. Today, she lives on the North Shore of Boston with her husband, three sons, and their beautiful daughter Audrey Grace, born with Down Syndrome.

Pat is passionate about encouraging preachers to think about people with disabilities as they prepare their sermons. Here she offers from her own experience, a powerful meditation on God’s image, God’s encompassing love, and fullness of God’s family in Christ.

After receiving her MDiv from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, MA, Pat pastored a small church in Kennebunkport, Maine. That’s where s...

03/18/2023

Dale Edwards has been the Regional Executive Minister of the American Baptist Churches of Vermont and New Hampshire for 12 years, and is retiring later in 2023. At this, his last Annual Gathering in his role as Executive Minister, he offers some reflections on how he has seen the Spirit of the Living Christ at work in our region, and some encouragement for the future.

Dale Edwards has been the Regional Executive Minister of the American Baptist Churches of Vermont and New Hampshire for 12 years, and is retiring later in 20...

03/02/2023

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03/21/2022

On Saturday afternoon, Rev. Dale Edwards offered some concluding thoughts for those at the Annual Gathering. He encourages us to "let not our weeping hinder our sowing" and "while living in a world of change let us seek the abiding city."

Rev. Edwards is the Regional Executive Minister for the American Baptist Churches of Vermont and New Hampshire.

The American Baptist Churches of Vermont and New Hampshire gather every year to remember the past, to celebrate the work of the Holy Spirit in the hear and n...

03/21/2022

This is the Saturday Keynote Address offered by Dr. Emmet Price III. He focuses on the role of alignment to God and proximity to God in cultivating spiritual resilience in our lives.

Emmett G. Price III is an internationally-recognized expert on Black Music & Culture, Afro-Diasporic sacred & secular expressions, and Christian Worship. Currently, Dr. Price serves as Dean of Africana Studies at Berklee College of Music and Visiting Associate Professor of Music at Harvard University.

The American Baptist Churches of Vermont and New Hampshire gather every year to remember the past, to celebrate the work of the Holy Spirit in the hear and n...

03/21/2022

The American Baptist Churches of Vermont and New Hampshire gather every year to remember the past, to celebrate the work of the Holy Spirit in the here and now, and to imagine and pray together for what God has in store for the year to come.

The theme of this year's gathering is Resilience in Ministry. On Friday evening, Andy spoke from a text from Habakkuk, relating it to his families personal experience when we pray for prosperity but God gives us pain.

Andy and Kate Bauer have been leading Fireside together from the very beginning. They get really excited about the impact of the local church, and seeing people's lives transformed by an encounter with Jesus.

The American Baptist Churches of Vermont and New Hampshire gather every year to remember the past, to celebrate the work of the Holy Spirit in the hear and n...

12/07/2021

We know it's late getting out, but here is the keynote address from our recent Annual Gathering, a timely and powerful message offered through Dr. Dee Stokes. Those present were deeply moved and greatly encouraged. We hope you will be as well.

Dr. Dee Stokes is a spiritual advisor, speaker, coach, author, and educator who is known as a program builder. Dr. Stokes utilizes her apostolic gift to repu...