| American Baptist Campus Ministry |
| Campus Minister National Gathering Are You Hungry for Justice? Happy are those whose greatest desire is to do what God requires; God will satisfy them fully! Matthew 5:6 GNT The annual gathering of the American Baptist Campus Ministries Association will be held in Washington, D.C., from June 25-28, 2007, immediately prior to the ABCUSA Biennial. Join us for this uplifting and enriching event! Program, schedule, registration form, and cost information are available HERE. Contact the Rev. David DeMott, ChairAmerican Baptist Campus Ministries Association |
American Baptist Campus Ministry The Rev. Reginald T. Fletcher |
| The American Baptist Campus Ministries Association (ABCMA) ABCMA relates to the Board of National Ministries of American Baptist Churches, USA. The American Baptist Campus Ministries Association is a merger of The American Baptist Higher Education Team (ABHET) and the American Baptist Campus Ministries Association. Currently the Rev. David DeMott, Executive Director of the Baptist Student Foundation at the University of Illinois, serves as President. The Rev. Jackie Saxon in Austin, Texas serves as treasurer. |
| Scholarships and Financial Aid Office of Lynne Eckman in National Ministries STUDENTS: www.nationalministries.org/education/financial_aid/student_info.cfm MINISTERS: www.nationalministries.org/education/financial_aid/ministerial_info.cfm ABCUSA (BNM) COORDINATOR OF SCHOLARSHIPS: Contact Lynne Eckman |
| Campus Ministry Positions Ecumenical campus ministry positions If you are seeking service in an ecumenical campus ministry contact: Kathy Carson Director of Program Services Higher Education and Leadership Ministries kcarson@higheredmin.org (314) 991-3000 May (Change June 1) (314) 991-2957 (fax) American Baptist campus ministry positions If you are seeking service in an American Baptist Campus Ministry, use the regular American Baptist profile system. When a new staff coordinator for campus ministry is appointed in National Ministries, you may contact that person as well. Some campus ministry positions are publicized via the Ivy Jungle communications. |
| Notice to Recipients of Institutional Support ATTENTION CAMPUS MINISTERS AND CAMPUS MINSTRY BOARD MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE FUNDS VIA THE ABCUSA INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT. The renewal process for participation in the Institutional Support channels has been delayed pending denominational reorganization. . For details on about Institutional Support contact the regional minister in whose ABCUSA region you are located or the Rev. Leo Thorne, Director of Mission Resource Development in the office of the General Secretary of ABCUSA. |
| Attention, Campus Ministers! Please list yourself on the Higher Education Ministries Arena (HEMA) directory by following the directions below. Please complete the form at www.higheredmin.org/ssAdd.html per directions at the website. It only takes a few minutes and is all done on-line. Please copy the above address into your internet server if the hyperlink is not working. I had hoped that our official registry of American Baptist campus ministers and college chaplains will be based on the information submitted for this on-line directory of the Higher Education Ministries Arena. You must complete the form in order to be listed in the registry. After you complete the form John Peterson will be consulted by the website manager to verify your American Baptist Status. If you prefer not to be in HEMA for some reason and only in the ABCUSA list contact the Rev. Reginal Fletcher at Reginald.Fletcher@abc-usa.org |
| Find the Campus Minister or Ministry You Need via Two Separate Websites The Higher Education Ministries Arena The Higher Education Ministries Arena (HEMA) Web site includes a directory of ecumenical ministries and Baptist campus ministries at www.higheredmin.org. Nearly every university and college campus in the United States is listed with those campus ministries which have registered to be on the site. For a different list of only American Baptist Campus Ministries/Ministers go to: www.nationalministries.org/education/campus_ministers.cfm ABCUSA List of Campus Ministers: www.nationalministries.org/education/campus_ministers.cfm Ecumenical List of Campus Ministries by college or university: www.higheredmin.org/Hcgi/ss0.pl (about half of ABCUSA ministries are listed) Ecumenical National Campus Ministry Association (NCMA) Website: www.campusministry.net |
| Other Miscellaneous News and Items Some of your evangelical brothers need help to understand Biblical Gender Equality? Refer them to www.cbeinternational.org, a thoroughly evangelical organization committed to equality. Submit nominations for the Newton Fetter Campus Ministry Award for 2007. Send nominations to Lynne Eckman at the ABC Valley Forge Mission Headquarters. The Rev. Jerry Losh, Director of Campus Ministry for American Baptist Churches of West Virginia, received the 2005 award. HEMA, the Higher Educational Ministries Arena, usually convenes twice yearly and is comprised of the national staff persons responsible for campus ministry in the following denominations: American Baptist Churches USA, Presbyterian Church USA, United Church of Christ, Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, United Methodist, Episcopal, and the Disciples of Christ. HEMA is one component of the Council on Higher Education Ministries, the incorporated organization comprised of the above denominations. Three of the above organizations participate in one component, United Ministries in Higher Education. Another component, the Council on Ecumenical Student Christian Ministry, is comprised of student and staff representatives of all of the above denominations except ABCUSA. In the summer of 2007 this structure will be somewhat revised and be a part of the National Council of Churches. Christ we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone in all wisdom that we may present everyone mature in Christ. Colossians 1:28 |