American Baptist Churches of Metro Chicago

Mission

We are a Family of American Baptist Churches united in Jesus Christ to serve God through mission and celebration in our metropolitan setting with a global vision.

Identity

The American Baptist Churches of Metro Chicago is a metropolitan association of diverse American Baptist congregations and ministries called by Jesus the Evangel and empowered by the Holy Spirit to be Gospel-centered in proclaiming, witnessing to, and being agent for the reign of God in the world -- to be evangels, as members one of another, on behalf of the Evangel's cause: the beloved community.

Commitments

The commitments of the American Baptist Churches of Metro Chicago:

  • To experience continuously and understand more deeply the God of grace revealed decisively in Jesus Christ
  • To be nurtured and nurturing in mind and spirit for the sake of our calling and mission
  • To be invitational in our life together and to make mutuality a defining mark of our lives in faith, with commitments to the congregation and the region, our denomination and the church universal
  • To live generously and give sacrificially
  • To be committed unswervingly to ministries of compassion, justice, and peace.

2010 Program Ideas

Mission: We are a Family of AB churches united in Jesus Christ to serve God through mission and celebration in our metropolitan setting with a global vision.

Identity: ABCMC is a metropolitan association of diverse AB congregations and ministries called by Jesus the Evangel and empowered by the Holy Spirit to be Gospel-centered in proclaiming, witnessing to, and being an agent for the reign of God in the world – to be evangels, as members on of another, on behalf of the Evangel’s cause: the Beloved Community.

Commitments:

Experience continuously and understand more deeply the God of grace in Jesus Christ

  • Create Region task force
    • Develop resources
    • Plan regional worship
    • Sponsor regional workshop

Be nurturing communities in mind and spirit

  • Bible study
    • Collective Bible study based on Region’s annual theme
    • Use of website
      Develop groups by areas of Region
  • Camp Grow
    • Info and promo events in ABCMC
  • Special ABCMC week on vocations (with follow-up in region)
  • Youth leadership programs
  • Sunday School curriculum on Region’s theme (immigration)
  • Spirituality task force

Invitation in life together, making mutuality the defining mark of our faith

  • Evangelism emphasis
    • Use of churches for new modes of outreach
    • Seed new congregations in old churches

Committed to ministries of compassion, justice, and peace

  • Immigration and refugees
    • What can congregation and congregants do?
    • What advocacy is expected of us?
  • Children in Poverty and Need
    • Work with Kids Hope United
    • Children in Poverty and Need
  • Baptist-Muslim Dialogue
    • Ethicsdaily.com meetings
  • Service Days for youth and adult