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Resources
Where do you go to find information and help?
The following list of resources includes online downloadable items, print materials that you can order, and links to other ABHMS Web pages that address issues relevant within our truly multicultural and multi-lingual denomination.
Visit this page regularly for new and updated resources and ministry support. Subscribe to our monthly e-newsletter, American Baptist Home Mission News and Notes, to stay current on ABHMS work, including discipleship and Christian education. Also sign up to receive regular e-mail updates about the latest Judson Press publications.
ABHMS is a partner with you on the journey of faithful discipleship. If you become aware of other resources that we can include here, please let us know.
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ONLINE RESOURCES
2013 Discipleship Planning Guide (5.96 MB PDF)
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With articles, planning calendar, and monthly devotions in English, Spanish and French, this resource is ideal for Christian education/discipleship, mission, and worship committees. Hard copy will be sent to all ABCUSA churches and regions.
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2012 Discipleship Planning Guide (1.22 MB PDF)
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With articles, planning calendar, and monthly devotions in English, Spanish and French, this resource is ideal for Christian education/discipleship, mission, and worship committees. Hard copy will be sent to all ABCUSA churches and regions.
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A Matter of Stewardship: Eco-justice in Biblical Perspective (672 KB PDF)
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This six-session study, which is designed for either personal or group use, explores the call to stewardship as it was first given to us. Participants are invited to set aside preconceptions and ask the question: “What does it mean that God created the world and invited human beings to ‘have dominion’ (Genesis 1:26) and to ‘till and keep the garden’ (Genesis 2:15)?”. This study is not just for those who have committed to environmentalism. It is for all Christians who seek to understand and be faithful in our role as the “crowned ones” (Psalms 8) within creation.
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“A Matter of Stewardship” PowerPoint group study aid
The following PowerPoint presentations can serve as a teaching aid for groups participating in the six-session study of “A Matter of Stewardship: Eco-justice in Biblical Perspective.”
2010 Discipleship Planning Guide (1 MB PDF)
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With articles, planning calendar, and monthly devotions in English, Spanish and French, this resource is ideal for Christian education/discipleship, mission, and worship committees. Hard copy will be sent to all ABCUSA churches and regions by December 1, 2009.
Life Span Development Chart - PDF |
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2009 Discipleship Planning Guide Litany for Children (PDF Format)
In English or In Spanish
Articles from past issues of the Discipleship Planning Guide
ABHMS Workshops for Church Life and Leadership are free downloadable workshops that address a wide range of topics relevant to contemporary church life and can be used in a variety of leadership training contexts.
The Nine Qualities of a Disciple-making Congregation
Race and Poverty: A Five-session Study Guide This free, downloadable educational resource for churches examines attitudes and perceptions about race and poverty in America; it was developed in response to hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
PRINT RESOURCES
Children, Poverty, and the Bible This free, five-part Bible study explores the call of Scripture to uplift and care for children and the poor. It is useful for weekly meetings, multi-day events, or all-day retreats and includes a leader's guide. To order, call Judson Customer Service at 800-458-3766. Available for free download.
The Christian Citizen Published three to four times annually by ABHMS, American Baptist Churches USA, The Christian Citizen seeks to encourage and equip disciples to respond to social concerns. Recent issues have focused on poverty in the United States, children in poverty, health care access, education, housing, and hunger. From the theoretical to the practical, The Christian Citizen makes connections between faith and politics, discipleship, and citizenship. Subscribe to The Christian Citizen.
Learning the Way: Reclaiming Wisdom from the Earliest Christian Communities
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How should the church respond to the cultural and societal changes going on around it? Should it reject the historic traditions of the past or reject the changes of modern society? This book suggests we should do neither, but instead recover and reclaim our foundations and reinterpret them for the present-day.
Proposing that "Discipleship is a way of being grounded in vocation, nurtured within community, and guided by tradition," Learning the Way: Reclaiming Wisdom from the Earliest Christian Communities provides practical guidance for 21st century discipleship formation drawn from the earliest communities of Jesus followers.
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JUDSON PRESS RESOURCES
Judson Press' mission is to provide high-quality, Christ-centered resources designed to encourage, educate, and equip disciples of Jesus Christ as they strive to be like him. We publish leadership resources to meet the needs of the church as a whole as it seeks to fulfill Christ's mission in the world.
Our catalog of more than 350 titles features a variety of discipleship resources for the transformation of individuals, congregations, communities, and cultures. In particular, Judson prides itself on its diversity of resources, offering titles for Baptists, African-Americans, Asians, and Spanish-speaking Christians.
Tempted to Leave the Cross is the ABC Reads Selection for 2009!
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In Tempted to Leave the Cross, author and pastor Ernest Flores considers the cross of Jesus and what it represents in the Christian church today. Offering solid biblical study in a conversational style, he embraces the cross as more than a symbol of personal salvation but as a call to kingdom service. This rich collection of meditations challenges today’s Christians to:
Center our beliefs and actions in the cross
Value the high price that Jesus paid for our salvation
Be selfless and sacrificial in our pursuit of justice in the world
Complete with "Cross Examinations" for small-group use, this prophetic discipleship resource is ideal for Lenten study or reflection throughout the year. Available from Judson Press |
Modeling Mary in Christian Discipleship
by John Burns
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Although the biblical references to Mary, the mother of Jesus, are not overwhelming in number, they are profoundly reflective of the stages of discipleship that each of us must pass through on our way to spiritual maturity. Modeling Mary in Christian Discipleship offers readers spiritual meditations built on ten passages from the Gospels which focus on the spiritual development of Mary; a look at pondering, suffering, and refocusing in our journey of spiritual development; an understanding of the role grace plays in our becoming disciples of Christ. Includes questions for reflection and small group study. Available from Judson Press |
"Selecting Curriculum Materials" This model and process helps churches to identify curriculum resource needs and make choices that will enhance their ministries of education.
Curriculum materials Review the full list of available Judson Press curricula and sign up to receive a quarterly curriculum order form via e-mail.
Overview of Resources This chart helps the Christian educator select curriculum materials by comparing the various resources sold by Judson Press.
Christian Educators' Guide to Evaluating and Developing Curriculum
by Nancy Ferguson; Foreword by Marlene LeFever
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Christian education is identified as a top priority for most churches—the primary means for creating and growing disciples. Unfortunately, however, there is often a high level of frustration among those responsible for their church's educational ministry. Educator Nancy Ferguson offers a much-needed resource that provides step-by-step instructions for both evaluating purchased curriculum resources and adapting or developing your own materials.
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Teaching Does Not Equal Talking: Learning Styles and Christian Education This guide helps teachers to respect and maximize learning-style differences in educational ministries of the church.
OTHER RESOURCES AND LINKS TO RESOURCES
Camps and Conference Centers
Youth Ministries
Intercultural Ministries
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