TABCOM HALFNOTES
JUNE 15, 2024
| | | |
|
June 8-16
June 23
June 30
| |
|
On vacation/wedding!
Preaching at Church in the Acres, Springfield
Preaching at FBC Hanson
| |
AMERICAN BAPTIST WOMEN'S MINISTRIES | |
ABWM Interim Executive Director on the failure of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Law Amendment | |
|
The acceptance of my call to pastoral ministry was not easy. My “yes” was cemented during a visit to my college bestie’s 3rd grade class in Richmond, California. A beautiful African-American girl named Jada approached me and asked what I did for a profession. Reluctantly, I told her that I was in school preparing to be a pastor. With a look of confusion and a voice of conviction, she said, “Pastor?! You mean first lady?! A woman cannot be a pastor.”
I quickly responded by saying that a woman could certainly be a pastor and that I was training to become one. This happened in 2015 when Hillary Clinton had just announced that she would be running for the Democratic Presidential nomination. So, I wondered: how could this be? A woman could run to be the President of the United States of America, but I could not be a pastor? While Jada’s comments are particular to the Black Church experience, her comment also points to what the Women of Color in Ministry ("WOCIM") Project describes as the “final frontiers of American prejudice—gender discrimination in Christian Church and in its attendant seminaries, divinity schools, and service organizations.”
Through Jada, I soon realized that being an ordained pastor was bigger than my personal call and desires. She revealed that honoring my call to the pastorate could enable other young women to envision themselves in ministry when their contexts relegated them to becoming, at best, the wives of pastors. This transformative encounter sparked a commitment to create spaces where women and girls can fully embrace and share their gifts and voices as they become God’s person, build God’s faith community, and serve God’s world.
Read the full article here.
| |
For more information and to register, go here. | | |
|
LATEST NEWS FROM AMERICAN BAPTIST CHURCHES USA | |
|
|
ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING (OGHS)
OGHS supports disaster relief, ministries to displaced persons, and development projects of the American Baptist Churches and its partners.
| |
|
SAVE THE DATE
OCTOBER 26, 2024
THEME: Crossing Boundaries ~ 1 Corinthians 9:19-23
Calvary Baptist Church, 60 Hastings St, Lowell, MA
| |
TABCOM ANNUAL GATHERING 2025 | |
|
SAVE THE DATE
May 2-3, 2025
Grotonwood Camps and Conference Center
189 Prescott Street, Groton, MA
| |
OUR ASSOCIATIONS AND CHURCHES | |
|
Adoniram Judson Baptist Association
The Rev. Dr. David Kilpatrick, Coordinator
C- (617) 799-0705, E-Mail: dklpat@umich.edu | Rev. Dr. Kilpatrick is also the Pastor of West Medford Baptist Church – West Medford
| |
|
GRANT APPLICATIONS
Grant Cover letter 2024 Association grant application 2024-2025
| |
|
Berkshire Baptist Association
The Rev. David Anderson, Moderator/Coordinator
C- (413) 652-4179, E-mail: d_anderson@mail.com
Rev. Anderson is also the Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church – North Adams
| |
|
Boston Southwest Association
The Rev. Dr. Moreen Hughes, Coordinator
C- (978) 430-5355, E-mail: mphug@msn.com
Rev. Dr. Hughes is also the Associate Pastor and Minister to Women and Families of Concord Baptist Church in Milton
| |
|
CPR TRAINING
First Baptist Church of Dorchester is reaching out to BSW churches that might be interested in partnering with them as they are about to begin their training for the CPR program on June 29, 2024. They need a minimum of eight people for the training and there are two additional openings, potentially.
The purpose is to train people to become CPR certified instructors.
If you are interested, please contact Rev. Dr. Dana Gonsal.
| |
|
ORDINATION COUNCIL FOR MONICA PAIGE
An ordination council for Monica Paige will be held on Saturday, June 22nd from 10:00am-12:00pm at Morning Star Baptist Church, 1257 Blue Hill Avenue, Mattapan, MA 02126.
| |
|
Central Baptist Association
The Rev. Yvonne Miloyevich, Coordinator
Rev. Yvonne Miloyevich | e-mail: 17desiree50@gmail.com | (978) 618-2526.
Central Association Clergy meets to share, support, and pray with each other on the third Tuesday of each month from 9:30 – 11. This is a Zoom meeting
| |
|
Merrimack Valley Baptist Association
OPEN POSITION - Association Resource Coordinator
| |
|
Pioneer Valley Baptist Association
OPEN POSITION - Association Resource Coordinator
| |
|
Samuel Stillman Baptist Association
The Rev. Dr. Loretta St. Louis, Coordinator
C- (617) 835-6767, stillmanarc@gmail.com
Rev. Dr. St. Louis is also the Associate Pastor for Congregational Care of Union Baptist Church – Cambridge
| |
|
TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH SEEKS A MUSIC DIRECTOR
Trinity Baptist Church, Arlington, MA, seeks a music director. The Music Director will be responsible for the planning, organization, conducting, and evaluation of music in Trinity’s worship. The music director will provide a variety of types of music presented, both traditional hymns and contemporary music. The music ministry will focus on the totality of our individual and corporate experience of God and create venues for and assist in expressions of praise and worship each Sunday morning.
The purpose of the music ministry is to facilitate an atmosphere in which God is worshipped and glorified.
We seek someone who can:
- Play the piano or pipe organ and lead our choir for Sunday worship.
- Provide music on the following mandatory holy days: Maundy Thursday, Easter, and Christmas Eve.
- Coordinate and hold a weekly rehearsal for choir throughout the year, with a weekly anthem.
- Choose hymns, by Thursday before worship, that align with the sermon topic and the church calendar and communicate with those who are preparing the order of worship.
- Collaborate with the Pastor, music committee, and other ministries regarding music programs.
- If chosen, provide music for weddings and funerals held at the church. Payment for such events is negotiated by the individual parties or funeral home directors.
A candidate who is familiar with church music is preferred. A background check will be conducted. Please contact Nola Anderson, music committee chair, at naa529@gmail.com.
| | |
|
TABCOM Voices broadcasts air on the second Sunday each month 5-6 PM. | |
|
TABCOM Voices is looking for musical selections for the radio broadcast. Please send your selections to tabcom@tabcom.org | |
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE SAINTS BORN IN THE MONTH OF JUNE | | | | |
