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April 24

Joy in the Journey

filed under News & Updates

John Cassidy shares a story from Hope Community Church about prayer and God’s provision; new Missional Initiatives newsletter.

The Incredible Journey of Hope
Equipped for Ministry
Equipped for Ministry at the BCCL
In Cohort Together
Year of Equipping
New Three Questions
Three Questions: Adam Buyer

March 24

Apostles Adrift

filed under Easter

Each Saturday during Lent, we will explore a story or profile of peace in action: people who are acting as shalom-bearers in our world.

From Devastation to Hope
Loving Our Enemies
Betrayal
Fortress
The Real Treasure
Sabbath: Psalm 31:9–16
Always Pressing In
Peace Found in Lament
Stories from the Global Church
A Name of Promise
Allegiance
Lost
Trust the Shepherd
Sabbath: Psalm 51:1–13
Bringing Out the Best
Praise from the Cave
Spring Missions Sunday
In Christ Alone
A Psalm of Praise
River of Transformation
Malformation
Sabbath: Ephesians 2:1–10
Life of Trust
Unity Peace
God’s Church Is Global
Good Posture
The Story of Jesus
Whatever the Cost
Control / Trust
Sabbath: John 2:13–22
Stewards of Stuff
Peace in All Circumstances

February 24

Looking Back to Look Ahead

filed under News & Updates

Looking at “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” as part of Black History Month; last chance for Triennial early bird; and remembering Bernie Lemke.

A Deep-Rooted Tree
Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing
Selective Hearing
A More Gentle Way
“We,” Not “They”
Sabbath: Mark 8:31–38
Love Endures All
A Holy Beacon
Open Doors
Proclamation and Restoration
Nine Days of Shelter at River City Church
An Earthly Scandal
Transformative Prayer
Regarding Hats…
Embody Peace
Sabbath: 1 Peter 3:18–22
The Bleeding Woman
Humility toward Others
Black History Month
Ends and Means
Black History Month: Its Origin and Purpose
Changes in Japan
False Piety
Thank You Bergman Family
Important News from the NAB

January 24

Kerry Bender Stepping Down as VP of International Missions

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filed under News & Updates

After six years of service in the NAB International Office, Kerry Bender has announced he is stepping down as vice president of International Missions.

Learning to Be
Three Questions: Bob Baumann
Faith in Action
Things to Come
New Year, New Season of Ministry
New Friends, Family Connections, an Amazing God

December 23

Unfailing Love Forever

filed under Advent Devotionals

As we reflect on this season of anticipation, I’m reminded of the enduring silence that stretched across 400 years.

Inauspicious Beginnings
A Savior for Everyone
The Wonder of God among Us
Recaps and Reflections
Christ to Us
Family of God
Joyful, Prayerful, and Thankful Communities
Magnify the Lord
Cheetos Dust
Gaps, Spaces, Silence
Of Trees and Baptism
The Flourishing of God’s People
With Each Other in Christ
NAB Missions in Transition
With Christ
Choosing to Be Family
Graced by God
Prepare the Way of the Lord
Mary’s Response
The Shepherd’s Way
Ministry To, Ministry With
Past, Present, Future
Three Questions: Carol Potratz
Poor Little Critter
Christmas Is Alive
Fallen Leaves
God With Us

November 23

Practicing the Art of Being With

filed under News & Updates

A story of transformation in Turtle Lake Baptist Church; an Advent webinar on neighboring; and Advent devotionals.

Celebrating All God Is Doing
Autumn Season Is Mission Season
The Latest Triennial News
Three Questions: Rommel Ticas
Something New
Backyard Movie Nights

October 23

Triennial Registration in 6 Days!

filed under News & Updates

Registration for the 2024 Triennial opens in only six days. Watch the latest promotional video. Also, the October Missional Initiatives newsletter.

Kingdom Collaboration
The Power of Collaboration
Sneak Peek of the Triennial Venue
Kingdom Ministry Wherever You Are
Three Questions: Rev. Joseph Thomas

September 23

Christlike Community in Action

filed under News & Updates

River City Church extends Christlike community; new Triennial walkabout invitation from Ryan Sidhom; upcoming webinars.

A Legacy of Hispanic Heritage
The Legacy of Jorge Osorio and Hispanics for Christ
In the Days to Come
Understanding Indigenous People
Shaped for Mission

August 23

Loving God and Others

filed under News & Updates

Loving God and others through baseball camp; extending the legacy of an NAB church in South Philly; Triennial news.

For Love of Jesus (and the Game)
Back to How It All Started
Stories of God’s Saving Grace
Three Questions: Pastor Charles Stevens, Jr.
Missional Living in Action
Friday Night Moms
In Service to the Kingdom
The Kingdom at Work
Three Questions: Tilly Wademan

July 23

The Kingdom in Action

filed under News & Updates

Chain of Love is an NAB partner ministry in Brazil that cares for orphans and children who cannot be with their parents.

The True Treasures of the Church
Partnership for Peace
Striving toward Peace
Pure and Faultless
Multiplication in God’s Kingdom
A New Multiplication Operating System

June 23

God’s Good Timing

filed under News & Updates

filed under Triennial

A new outreach opportunity for students at NAB partner BCCL in the Philippines; Triennial promo video; and the June Missional Initiatives newsletter.

When It Is God’s Time, It’s Time Indeed
For Everything There Is a Season
A Thank You for Serving Well
News of Things to Come
Stories of Ministry
Joy in Gathering

May 23

The Joy in Gathering with Old Friends

filed under Events

It was another great reunion at Cedar Springs Christian Retreat Center in Sumas, Washington, May 15–17, 2023, with retirees coming from eight states and two provinces.

Celebrations and Congratulations
From Across the NAB
Three Questions: Pastor Kevin Wong
Missional Initiatives Spring 2023 Update
Four Foundations of Partnership
Blessings in the NAB
Blessings in Brazil
Life and Ministry in the NAB
The Life and Ministry of Emma Rauschenbusch-Clough

April 23

Praying for Chain of Love

filed under News & Updates

Recent updates from Chain of Love in Brazil, a partner NAB organization caring for at-risk kids. Also, an urgent need for a Cameroon field treasurer.

You’re Invited!
Reunions, Gatherings, and More
Kingdom Love
A Posture of Service
Remembering Good Friday
Enemy Love
Good Friday
Love
A Moral Imperative
The Joy of You
Sabbath: Psalm 4
Kingdom Joy

March 23

Joy

filed under Easter

It seems too often that the Church defines itself by the things we are opposed to, that are forbidden, that are against the rules or the law.

Spring Missions Offering
Garden People
Prince of Peace
Peacemakers
Peace
Sabbath: Psalm 27
Forbearance
Godspeed
David Fitch at Bonfire
Powered by Community
Patience
Small Acts
Loving-Kindness
Sabbath: Psalm 23
Living Empathetically
Passing the Baton?
Kindness
Spring Missions Sunday 2023
For Good
Thin Goodness
Outward Goodness
Goodness
Sabbath: Psalm 36
Endurance Race
Forest and Trees
Making a Kingdom Impact
Like Hosea
Faithfulness
Gentle Erosion
Morning Fish Fry
Sabbath: Psalm 18
Inherit the Earth
Gentleness
Celebrating God at Work
The Trellis
Rooted

February 23

Dyads vs. Triads

filed under Easter

In his 2003 essay titled “The Fourteen Triads of the Sermon on the Mount,” Glen H. Stassen argues that most of us mis-frame the way the sermon is constructed.

Self-Control
Sabbath: Psalm 1
Example and Gateway
Cultivation
Good Fruit
Missional Impact
The Fruit of the Cross
Missional Ministry: The Word and Gospel Works in Action
Turkey/Syria Relief
Important Conversations
John 17 Conversations
The Gospel and Our Culture

January 23

Expanding Our Vision for Interpreting God’s Word

filed under Cross-Cultural Engagement

Serving the Lord for twenty years in a culture that is not my own, I see him in a way I never would have had it not been for my Brazilian brothers and sisters. When my context changed, my perspective changed as well.

What It Looks Like to Be a Disciple
REAL Discipleship Groups
The NAB at the North Pole
Introducing the Northwest Region RM
Ministry Multipliers
Three Practices I See in Ministry Multipliers

December 22

Silent Night

filed under Advent Devotionals

The much-beloved “Silent Night” was first performed at a Christmas Eve service in 1818 in a small city in what is now Salzburg, Austria.

Everlasting Light
Sacred Conversations
Desire Paths
Slow, Steady Drip
Fernweh
Philippians 2
A Multicultural Kingdom
End-of-the-Year Stories and Resources
Crinkle Crankle Wall
Two Roads Diverged
A New Kind of Sunday Rhythm
The Untamed Goose
The Anti-Saccharists
Psalm 131
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
The Rock under Our Feet
Hometown Disadvantage
God’s Timing
Lineage
Conditional Reflex
Present Self vs. Future Self
Agents of Shalom
Psalm 121
Action/Reaction
In the Midst
Incarnational Ministry
Hope over Cynicism

November 22

Love of Enemy

filed under Advent Devotionals

Loving others in the general sense is not the identifier of our relationship with God; to be known as children of God, we must love those who despise us.

True Hospitality: Love for the Stranger
Spiritual Palmar Reflex
Holy Sanctuaries
Embracing the Difficult Manger
The Difficult Path of Loving Our Neighbors
To Love One’s Neighbor Is to Learn about One’s Neighbor
Getting Back Out There (Part 2)
Comings and Goings in the NAB
Overcoming Barriers to Sharing the Gospel
Lessons in Discernment

October 22

Connecting across the NAB

filed under News & Updates

Recap of WCLT luncheon in North Dakota, as well as NorCal Annual Celebration with Harry Kelm, and video of End Goal #2.

New Video Updates from the NAB
Trained for Missional Ministry
Planting for the Harvest

September 22

Call to Prayer alongside the CBC

filed under News & Updates

filed under Prayer

We want to join with our brothers and sisters of the CBC in praying. Please take time over the next few days to do that. We would also request that you remember the CBC in your upcoming weekend worship services.

Challenge and Hope
The Challenge and Hope of the Hispanic Community
Upcoming Applications and Events
The Importance of Cross-Cultural Engagement
Love of Neighbors
Creating Ways to Reach Our Neighbors
Coming in for The Landing

August 22

Introducing The Landing

filed under EYELET

“Youth workers are currently in crisis and at risk of burnout.” What kind of response do those words elicit from us? Do we shrug our shoulders and think, “Everyone’s in crisis and at the risk of burnout.” Or do we respond, “This is a crisis; what will we do?”

A Recap and a Countdown
Short-Term Missions with the NAB
Part of His Redemption Story
A Path to Focus On
Getting Back Out There
Bud and Lois’s Transition Letter
Ministry Across Borders

July 22

Celebrations and Searches

filed under News & Updates

filed under Partners

Celebrations at Chain of Love and searches for a new RM and NAB International Office admin

Did You Know Scot McKnight Will Be at The Bonfire?
NAB Statement on Sexual Misconduct
Meet EYELET
What Is EYELET?
The Young Will See Visions

June 22

Into All Nations

filed under Camp Falcon Rock

filed under Cross-Cultural Engagement

filed under News & Updates

Meet the interim Romania field directors, read about a local church reaching the nations in the people around them, and reflections on the holiday weekend

When the Nations Come to Us
Ministry to Indigenous People
Seeking Abundant Life for Indigenous People
Why Juneteenth Matters
Why Acknowledging Juneteenth Is Important to the Church
Missional Community in Action
Christ as Rest

May 22

Pray for NAB Camps

filed under News & Updates

May 29 is National Day of Prayer for Camp Ministries in Canada; also find the Bonfire schedule and missionary newsletters

Registration Open for Planter Summit and Bonfire
Upcoming Events across the NAB
International Connections

April 22

The Journey on Mission

filed under News & Updates

Elsie Lewandowski lands in Romania; next church planter assessment; new Onward magazine

Elsie Lewandowski Arrives in Romania!
Holy Week across the NAB
Resurrection Is Here
It Is Finished
Counted Righteous
Humble Love
Willing Participant
The Lament of a Delayed Promise
Proclamation of Justice
Palm Sunday
One Life for All Nations
Evidence of Relationship
Never See Death
Light in Midst of Darkness
Committed to the Truth
Jesus Our Redeemer
No Longer Measuring Up
Psalm 126
A Message That Must Be Heard
The Joy of Being Sent

March 22

Nothing on My Own

filed under Easter

The Son was so intimately committed to the will of the Father, he could not even imagine doing anything solo.

Ukraine Crisis Fund Update
A Kingdom of Glory and Power
Have You Been Watching?
God’s Holy Mountain
Psalm 32
The Heart of the Gospel
The Heart of Jesus
Connecting the NAB and the CBC
The Hardened Heart
Connecting Executive Director to Executive President
Humility: The Way of the Heart
The Heart of the Matter
It Is Well with My Soul
Psalm 63:1–8
Hope as Confidence in God
The Rest of the Story
The Delight Found in the Law
Self-Sacrificing Love
A Sacrifice of Thanksgiving
We Were There
Psalm 27
The Sign of Jonah
Six Reminders from the Lord’s Prayer
The Germ of Pridefulness
Perspective . . .
Common Love
Whiter Than Snow
River of Life
Psalm 91
The Strange Command of Christ
Of Limes and Lives
A Posture of Expectation
Ukraine Crisis Fund
Ash Wednesday

February 22

Justice and Righteousness and the NAB

filed under Justice & Righteousness

I have been asked why we as the NAB are focused on justice and righteousness and not just simply preaching and teaching the Gospel.

Justice and Righteousness in Church Multiplication
Rebecca Freundlich Protten: Mother of Modern Missions
Justice and Righteousness: Across the Globe and Across the Street

January 22

Justice and Righteousness as a Sign, Instrument, and Foretaste of the Kingdom

filed under Justice & Righteousness

As we join God on mission at the NAB, how then do we become a sign, servant (or instrument), and foretaste to God’s justice and righteousness?

Justice and Righteousness: Love of Neighbor in Action
Important News from the Hohns in Cameroon

December 21

God Is Immanuel

filed under Advent Devotionals

The most beautiful part of Christmas is that it is above all an announcement to the world that God is with us.

God Is Messiah
God Is Savior
God Is Redeemer
God Is Merciful
God Is Holy
God Is Omnipresent
God Is Omniscient
God Is Omnipotent
God Is Unchanging
God Is Faithful
God Is Counselor
God Is Sovereign
God Is Righteous
God Is Just
God Is Shepherd
God Is Light
God Is Patient
God Is Word
God Is Love
God Is Peace
God Is One
Mourning and Praying
God Is Spirit
God Is Jesus

November 21

Call to Mourning and Prayer with the CBC

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filed under Prayer

Cameroon is the oldest mission partner of the North American Baptist Conference. Through the years, we have had opportunity to rejoice with them as churches were planted, church leaders were trained, hospitals were built, and lives were forever changed by the in-breaking of the Kingdom of Heaven on earth. Today, however, is an opportunity to mourn with those who mourn.

God Is Father
God Is Creator
God Is
Better Together
On the Road Again
Better Together Than Apart

October 21

To Everything There Is a Season

filed under Camp Falcon Rock

filed under News & Updates

A big announcement from Vern and Gloria Wagner, the next Discovery Center planter assessment, and new Servant Link

An Openness to God’s Leading
Missional Ministry: On Mission with God
Partnerships within the NAB
Walking Boldly into the Future

September 21

Change in Seasons

filed under News & Updates

End of summer recap at Camp Falcon Rock; next Identity article from Harry Kelm; Blue Ocean changes; and more!

Mbingo Hydroelectric Dam Is Operational
Our Identity as the NAB
Identity: Part 6 – An Openness to God’s Leading
Identity: Part 5 – Partnerships
Identity: Part 4 – Irenic
Identity: Part 3 – The End Goals
Identity: Part 2 – Our Beliefs
Identity: Part 1 – Why the NAB?
Update on Gaudios
You’re Cordially Invited
Jim Renke Retires as RM

August 21

Missional Life Reimagined

filed under News & Updates

Kingdom Community is a new church in Lodi, planted by One-Eighty out of a vision for their city’s broken neighborhoods. This new church is deeply connected with One-Eighty’s Intentional Neighboring program.

Biyaya Means ‘Blessing’
Illustrations of Church Multiplication
New NAB Partnership in Lebanon

July 21

Triennial Sunday

filed under Missional Living

filed under News & Updates

Every Triennial, the Sunday worship gathering is one of the chief highlights of our time together. Unfortunately, the vast majority of NAB churches have no experience. With Triennial 2021 moving online it has created opportunities for us to bring Triennial to you!

June 21

Homeward Bound

filed under Missional Living

filed under News & Updates

We are happy to share that after a few weeks in the hospital due to COVID-19, Valdir, the maintenance supervisor at Chain of Love in Brazil, has been released! He has been released to return home to continue his recovery.

May 21

Miracles Out of Nowhere

filed under Gateway Global

I suspect that maybe some of you, but probably not all of you, would know the reference that I chose for the title of this newsletter article: ‘Miracles Out of Nowhere.’

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