Convention News
New Appointments at ADC
Acadia Divinity College (ADC) has recently announced two new appointments to the ADC family.
Dr. Anna Robbins has been appointed by the Board of Trustees as the Director of Doctoral Studies, overseeing the Acadia Doctor of Ministry program, and Academic Dean of Acadia Divinity College. Dr. Robbins will serve as Associate Professor of Theology, Culture and Ethics. For the past twelve years she has served at the London School of Theology in the United Kingdom as Lecturer in Theology and Contemporary Culture, Director of Training, Vice-Principal, Acting Principal, and Senior Lecturer.
Mental Health Week
This is Mental Health Week. For 61 years the Canadian Mental Health Association (http://www.cmha.ca) has been promoting awareness and open dialogue around mental health issues. The Rapha Network (formerly the Rapha Initiative) has been working in our Convention helping to shed light on the darkness that surrounds the stigma of mental illness that so many people in our churches and communities suffer from.
Current research is showing that 1 in 5 people are or will suffer from some form of mental illness in their lifetime. That means that most of us know someone who has from depression, anxiety, or another form of mental illness. The stigma that surrounds mental illness can often be as impacting as the illness itself.
Mission Camp
Ministry in our camps is starting to ramp up for the summer. It's an exciting time as camp directors, staff and potential campers hope for lots of great weather, time with friends and opportunities to share God's love. Did you know - the churches and Associations of our Convention own and operate 15 camps, more than any other denomination in Canada! Pray for our camps this summer. Click here to view the list of camps: www.baptist-atlantic.ca/about/baptistlinks/camps
Church News
This section contains stories of what God is doing in and through Convention churches across Atlantic Canada. If you would like to contribute a story idea please contact the section editor, Andrew Myers.
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Dr. George Allen Honoured as Pastor Emeritus
On Sunday, May 6th at 3 p.m. the Bridgetown Baptist Charge, the faith community, Allen family members, pastoral colleagues, church members, community residents and friends met in the Bridgetown sanctuary to praise God for His faithfulness to and through the life and ministry of, Dr. George Allen, 99.
Past Deacon, Thurston Marshall, opened the Service by reciting Psalm 121. Following the Opening Hymn, Lay Pastor Dave Buzza outlined the purpose of this rare service (this honour only being conferred once since 1900) and led in prayer. Deputy Clerk, Marguerite Hirtle, introduced the Congregational motion and Julie Hannam, Clerk, West Dalhousie Baptist, and Louise Bruce, Organist/Honourary Deacon, Centrelea Baptist, respectively read Psalm 67 and Col. 3:12-17.
Continue Reading...NMBC Hosts "How-To" Worship Workshop
As part of our ongoing commitment to train and equip local worship/tech teams, New Minas Baptist Church (NMBC) Worship Arts ministry hosted the 2nd annual How-To Training Days worship workshop “Equipping and Building Skill”. Thirty-five people from various local churches attended the 4 hour event on Saturday February 25th.
Along with times of corporate worship, a biblical teaching session on the importance of remembrance and a session on song arranging, the highlight of the day was an interactive rehearsal where everyone had the opportunity to arrange a brand new song. It was a fantastic time of worshipping and learning together!
A few comments from participants:
Continue Reading...New Minas Baptist Hears Ministry Stories
On February 26, New Minas Baptist Church welcomed Anne Embree, Danielle Gates and Laura Ells to share their stories.
Anne was involved with The World Race last year, leaving Canada in January and travelling to 11 different countries in 11 months. During this time she shared her love for Jesus with both children and adults of many cultures. By giving her time and energy helping and ministering to these people, she encouraged missionaries from these countries, dug a fish pond in Nepal, played with children in an orphanage in India, witnessed to prostitutes in Thailand, and many more experiences that you can read about in more detail on her blog. All of these experiences not only benefited those she visited, but Anne was challenged in her own faith, learning how to live in community and work alongside others with similar passions.
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