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For many, the highlight of the week is the speakers. Our devotional speakers were instrumental in focussing on our attention on Jesus as we began our days. On Thursday, Dr. Harry Gardner, President of Acadia Divinity College, through his own family experiences this past year… Read More »

Acadia’s rapidly growing Doctor of Ministry programme is set to expand again. Beginning in the fall of 2012, ministry leaders based in Europe and elsewhere will be able to study toward an Acadia DMin in Prague, Czech Republic. This new international Doctor of Ministry programme… Read More »

Were you there? If you were, you will be talking about this one for months. If you couldn’t attend, you can start planning now to attend Oasis 2012 – August 22-25 @ Crandall University, Moncton, NB. As the week unfolded, it was evident that God… Read More »

After fifty years of serving the Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches and individuals across Atlantic Canada, it is with deep regret that the Baptist Bookroom Committee and the Council of Convention announces that the Baptist Bookroom will close on December 31, 2011. Given the ongoing… Read More »

Baptisms are key component of the outward expression of the inner change that God has made in our lives. As Baptists, we believe by being baptized, we are being obedient to God in following Jesus’ command (Matt. 28:18-20). While not necessary for salvation, baptism has… Read More »

The impact of 1000 youth serving for a week in a community is something that cannot be measured! Last week Tidal Impact swept across western New Brunswick from Jemseg to Perth Andover, and it left behind transformed lives and deeply impacted communities! Shelby Mercer, a… Read More »

The images and stories coming out of the horn of Africa are gripping and heart wrenching. Families leaving the famine and political turmoil in Somalia for the UN refugee camps of north east Kenya only to have family members die along the way. There are… Read More »

One might expect to hear stories of vibrant and growing churches from a more urban setting. The truth is that God is moving and growth is being experienced in churches of all sizes and settings. Here’s a story from Central Norton Baptist (NB): Over the… Read More »

A conversation with Rev. Hugh McNally, one of our retired pastors who is doing anything but slowing down. Hugh has helped to found the Atlantic Society for Biblical Equality (ASBE). For more information, click here: www.biblicalequality.org.

Beginning in September 2011, people in New Brunswick will be able to participate in a variety of Acadia Divinity College courses. In this first year, classes will be held in Woodstock (Jacksonville Baptist Church), Fredericton (Brunswick St. Baptist Church), Sussex (Atlantic Community Church in Apohaqui),… Read More »