North American Baptist Fellowship
May we mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day with thoughtful respect and reflection on the challenge and struggle for racial reconciliation in all that we say, and more importantly, do together. This Baptist pastor and civil rights leader is reflective of the call of Christ on all of us in how we follow the Lord […]
Mark Medley (Baptist Seminary of Kentucky) interviews David Emmanuel Goatley on the 25th anniversary reprinting of his book, Were You There? Godforsakenness in Slave Religion (Wipf & Stock, 2021). View their conversation below:
Warm greetings of hope for you this New Year from the NABF. May you hear and see the surprising work of God’s Spirit in the coming season.
Click below to view warm greetings from the General Secretary, Jeremy BellNorth American Baptist Fellowship
We are excited to announce that the dates and location for next year’s North American Baptist Fellowship Annual Meeting has been set. We will be gathering in a hybrid model, with those who are able to attend in person hosted alongside those attending virtually. We will be meeting on Monday and Tuesday October 24th and […]
This month delegates from the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) and the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU) met both virtually and in person in Durham, North Carolina for phase three of a five phase set of intentional theological conversations. This gathering focused on recognizing ways in which Catholics and Baptists already engage in shared […]
Please see below a very supportive, kind and pastoral message from Rev. Dr Thomas Mackie, the president of the Baptist World Alliance: Dear Jeremy, I want to express my solidarity with so many people who are experiencing the tremendous consequences of the recent tornadoes. We are praying for you and also available as Baptist World […]
Many people have reached out and begun to respond to the devastating storm and subsequent tornadoes that have hit six states, and particularly Kentucky over the last few days. Our thoughts and prayers are with all those who have been affected. Most especially we pray for, people that are grieving lost ones or those yet […]
Essential to know; Important to Respond Around the world, we are familiar with the brutal and destructive power of earthquakes, tornadoes, and hurricanes. This summer, whole towns have been destroyed by forest fires: Lytton and Monte Lake in British Columbia; Greenville in California. But there is a new disaster modality that is upon us: the […]
A very Happy American Thanksgiving to you all. I would like to pause with you and remember the many things that have caused and continue to cause us deep and prayerful concern: the ongoing Covid crisis, economic disparity, reconciliation in all its aspects, the rise of violence, lack of civil discourse in so many places, […]