The Ministers Council is an autonomous, professional, multi-cultural organization of ordained, commissioned and lay Christian leaders within the American Baptist Churches, U.S.A. We are women and men who advocate for and covenant with each other to deepen our spiritual journey and to increase our effectiveness, as persons who are accepting the call of God and church for the advancement of the mission of the church of Jesus Christ. As a resource in planning, sample services are offered. They were designed by or for Ministers Council members, from various resources selected by them. Please feel free to click and use them in any way as you design your own.
Local dues vary per council.
The Ministers Council is looking for a few good men and women to work at the display booth at the Providence 2001 Biennial. A wealth of information on congregations and denominations is available at the web site of the Hartford Institue for Religion Research. In addition to facts on current trends and statistics, you will find information on how to set up your own church web site. Today is an autonomous, national news journal providing timely information, thoughtful analysis and inspiring features in each monthly edition with regular updates on the web. Frank Merryweather and Stanley J. Grenz manage and edit the site.