Mission In 5

Join the American Baptist Churches of Nebraska on the 2024 Lenten reflections, "Facing Jerusalem."   2024 Lent Readings February 18: Luke 9:51-62 February 25: Luke 13:22-30 March 3: Luke 17:11-19 March 10: Luke 18:31-34 March 17: Luke 19:11-27 March 24: Palm Sunday Luke 19:28-44 March 31: Easter Luke 24:1-12 April 7: Luke 24:13-34   Churches and Pastors First Baptist Church, Lincoln, Nebraska--Rev. Joy Martinez-Marshall United Faith Community Church, Valley, Nebraska--Rev. Scott Jones Benson Baptist Church--Rev TN Praveen Kumar Second Baptist Church, Lincoln, Nebraska--Rev. Dr. Steve Wisthoff Arthur Baptist Church, Arthur, Nebraska--Rev. Blake Wilkes American Baptist Churches of Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska--Rev. Dr. Greg Mamula

Join the American Baptist Churches of Nebraska on the 2024 Lenten reflections, "Facing Jerusalem." Easter Benediction   In the dark of the early morning, It descended. The very breath of God.   Dawn approached. The Spirit filled the lungs of our fallen king, And his heart began to beat anew.   At the rising of the sun, He awoke. He opened his eyes. He smiled. He rose.   Victorious.   They say the tomb was empty, But we know otherwise.   Sorrow and mourning. Left behind. Fear and shame. Left behind. Sin and death. Left behind. Our old ways and our old selves. Left behind.   Forever entombed by Christ the Son. He who has conquered the grave. He who is risen. He who reigns.   Halleluiah.    ~ written by Mike Yager, and posted on Ecclesia. 2024 Lent Readings February 18: Luke 9:51-62 February 25: Luke 13:22-30 March 3: Luke 17:11-19 March 10: Luke 18:31-34 March 17: Luke 19:11-27 March 24: Palm Sunday Luke 19:28-44 March 31: Easter Luke 24:1-12 April 7: Luke 24:13-34   Churches and Pastors First Baptist Church, L

Join the American Baptist Churches of Nebraska on the 2024 Lenten reflections, "Facing Jerusalem"   2024 Lent Readings February 18: Luke 9:51-62 February 25: Luke 13:22-30 March 3: Luke 17:11-19 March 10: Luke 18:31-34 March 17: Luke 19:11-27 March 24: Palm Sunday Luke 19:28-44 March 31: Easter Luke 24:1-12 April 7: Luke 24:13-34   Churches and Pastors First Baptist Church, Lincoln, Nebraska--Rev. Joy Martinez-Marshall United Faith Community Church, Valley, Nebraska--Rev. Scott Jones Gibbon Baptist Church, Gibbon, Nebraska--Pastor Taylor Shippy Benson Baptist Church, Omaha, Nebraska--Rev. TN Praveen Kumar Second Baptist Church, Lincoln, Nebraska--Rev. Dr. Steve Wisthoff Livingstone Christian Community, Lincoln, Nebraska--Rev. Marlesh Mbory First Baptist Church, Blair, Nebraska--Susan Howell American Baptist Churches of Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska--Rev. Dr. Greg Mamula

Join the American Baptist Churches of Nebraska on the 2024 Lenten reflections, "Facing Jerusalem"   2024 Lent Readings February 18: Luke 9:51-62 February 25: Luke 13:22-30 March 3: Luke 17:11-19 March 10: Luke 18:31-34 March 17: Luke 19:11-27 March 24: Palm Sunday Luke 19:28-44 March 31: Easter Luke 24:1-12 April 7: Luke 24:13-34   Churches and Pastors First Baptist Church, Lincoln, Nebraska--Rev. Joy Martinez-Marshall United Faith Community Church, Valley, Nebraska--Rev. Scott Jones Gibbon Baptist Church, Gibbon, Nebraska--Pastor Taylor Shippy Benson Baptist Church, Omaha, Nebraska--Rev. TN Praveen Kumar Second Baptist Church, Lincoln, Nebraska--Rev. Dr. Steve Wisthoff Livingstone Christian Community, Lincoln, Nebraska--Rev. Marlesh Mbory First Baptist Church, Blair, Nebraska--Susan Howell American Baptist Churches of Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska--Rev. Dr. Greg Mamula

Join the American Baptist Churches of Nebraska on the 2024 Lenten reflections, "Facing Jerusalem"   2024 Lent Readings February 18: Luke 9:51-62 February 25: Luke 13:22-30 March 3: Luke 17:11-19 March 10: Luke 18:31-34 March 17: Luke 19:11-27 March 24: Palm Sunday Luke 19:28-44 March 31: Easter Luke 24:1-12 April 7: Luke 24:13-34   Churches and Pastors Arthur Baptist Church, Arthur, Nebraska--Rev. Blake Wilkes First Baptist Church, Lincoln, Nebraska--Rev. Joy Martinez-Marshall United Faith Community Church, Valley, Nebraska--Rev. Scott Jones Gibbon Baptist Church, Gibbon, Nebraska--Pastor Taylor Shippy Benson Baptist Church, Omaha, Nebraska--Rev. TN Praveen Kumar American Baptist Churches of Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska--Rev. Dr. Greg Mamula

Join the American Baptist Churches of Nebraska on the 2024 Lenten reflections, "Facing Jerusalem"   2024 Lent Readings February 18: Luke 9:51-62 February 25: Luke 13:22-30 March 3: Luke 17:11-19 March 10: Luke 18:31-34 March 17: Luke 19:11-27 March 24: Palm Sunday Luke 19:28-44 March 31: Easter Luke 24:1-12 April 7: Luke 24:13-34   Churches and Pastors First Baptist Church, Lincoln, Nebraska--Rev. Joy Martinez-Marshall United Faith Community Church, Valley, Nebraska--Rev. Scott Jones Gibbon Baptist Church, Gibbon, Nebraska--Pastor Taylor Shippy Benson Baptist Church, Omaha, Nebraska--Rev. TN Praveen Kumar American Baptist Churches of Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska--Rev. Dr. Greg Mamula   Resources New International Commentary: Luke by Joel B. Green Bible Project: Luke Lent for Everyone by NT Wright Tyndale NT Commentary by Leon Morris

Join the American Baptist Churches of Nebraska on the 2024 Lenten reflections, "Facing Jerusalem"   2024 Lent Readings February 18: Luke 9:51-62 February 25: Luke 13:22-30 March 3: Luke 17:11-19 March 10: Luke 18:31-34 March 17: Luke 19:11-27 March 24: Palm Sunday Luke 19:28-44 March 31: Easter Luke 24:1-12 April 7: Luke 24:13-34   Churches and Pastors First Baptist Church, Lincoln, Nebraska--Rev. Joy Martinez-Marshall Arthur Baptist Church, Arthur, Nebraska--Rev. Blake Wilkes United Faith Community Church, Valley, Nebraska--Rev. Scott Jones American Baptist Churches of Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska--Rev. Dr. Greg Mamula   Resources New International Commentary: Luke by Joel B. Green Bible Project: Luke Lent for Everyone by NT Wright Tyndale NT Commentary by Leon Morris  

MERCY is a regional consultant in theological education and leadership development in Iberoamérica and the Caribbean. Mercy teaches, mentors, and walks alongside men and women that are following God’s call in their lives. She works with colleagues and local leaders to provide resources such as retreats and workshops. Mercy is also part of a team of global servants that are collaborating with Palmer Seminary in a NEW Online master’s in theological studies in Spanish. Learning using this medium makes higher education accessible to many people from countries in Iberoamérica and the Caribbean. “I love to see the emotion and gratitude in the eyes of the students; they are truly thankful for this opportunity to stretch for the Kingdom of God. God is indeed doing a new thing”.   https://www.internationalministries.org/author/m-gonzalez-barnes/  

Executive Director for ABC USA’s International Ministries, Rev. Sharon Kho. She has served as the Executive Director for IM since 2016. Prior to coming to IM Sharon served for 13 years as the Mission and Community Life Pastor at Evergreen Baptist Church in Los Angeles, California. She has spent her entire life on mission supporting global servants and preparing people to be on mission in the name of Jesus.   https://www.internationalministries.org/author/sharon-koh/  

In partnership with the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary of the Lebanese Society for Educational and Social Development, MELANIE, as a student in the seminary’s master’s in religion program, is focusing on learning the Arabic language and culture, building relationships, and preparing for future ministry in Arabic speaking cultures. Melanie, a former middle school teacher, is also volunteering as a teacher at the seminary, assisting some students in their English studies. IM Page: https://www.internationalministries.org/author/m-baggao/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iheartcamels Arab Baptist Theological Seminary: https://abtslebanon.org/  

Keith serves in Central Mexico. They partner with the Council of Rural Indigenous Evangelicals of Mexico, AR, (CICEM) to provide pastoral accompaniment to the indigenous churches. This consists of training pastors, church leaders, youth leaders, and teachers for the children. Debbie and Keith serve in four states in Mexico and work with 34 churches within these states to empower the people. IM Page: https://www.internationalministries.org/author/dk-myers/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KeithBMyers Email: keith.myers@internationalministries.org  

NORA and PIETER have a mission to share the love of Jesus and glorify God through networking with Baptist churches in Europe and the Middle East, developing mission awareness and coordinating the skills and interests of short-term mission volunteers with the needs of the 50-plus Baptist conventions. They are based in the Czech Republic and serve through International Ministries with the European Baptist Federation. With only 2.5% evangelical Christians, Europe is a priority mission field. Their ministry impact multiplies through volunteers.   Learn more: https://www.internationalministries.org/author/np-kalkman/   Learn more about Table Life visit https://table-life.org/ Churches Helping Churches ABC Nebraska visit http://abcnebraska.com/wp/  

Ann Borquist serves as Global Consultant for ministry “From Everywhere to Everyone” to build capacity in contextualized theological education, servant leadership, cross-cultural skills development, church-based holistic community transformation and work with refugees. Bruce Borquist serves as Global Consultant for Holistic Community and Economic Development to promote faith-based social entrepreneurship, servant leadership, cross cultural skills development, and church-based holistic community transformation. They work alongside a wide range of Baptist partners including those in Brazil, Cambodia, Indonesia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, and others. Ann and Bruce have also served in the Philippines, the U.S. and Brazil since 1987. IM Global Servant Page: https://www.internationalministries.org/author/ab-borquist/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ann.borquist Email: borquist@internationalministries.org  

BECKY and LARRY serve with International Ministries partners Hungarian Baptist Aid and the Baptist Union of Hungary. Becky works with schools in the eastern region of the country, primary and elementary community schools in Téglás and a college-prep high school in Debrecen. Larry assists Serbian Baptist churches in Stara Moravica and Paçer with their service to the community and to refugees along the Balkan route. Larry and Becky’s three daughters attend local schools, learning Hungarian and teaching English as only children can.   Learn more about the Stanton's: https://www.internationalministries.org/author/lr-stanton/ Twitter: The Stantons @thestantons2007 Instagram: beckymaystanton   Learn more about Table Life visit https://table-life.org/ Churches Helping Churches ABC Nebraska visit http://abcnebraska.com/wp/

AMANDA and JON serve through ministries of evangelism, discipleship, education, and theological education in partnership with the Baptist Union of Hungary. Amanda assists with education at the school managed by the Baptist Church in Debrecen, as well as those managed by Hungarian Baptist Aid (HBAid). She also helps with discipleship ministries of the Baptist Church in Debrecen. Jon assists the Baptist Church in Debrecen with its evangelistic outreach, church planting, and church development ministries. He also helps with the training of Christian leaders through the Union’s seminary. Amanda and Jon both work with the church planting efforts of HBAid.   Meet the Goods: https://www.internationalministries.org/author/aj-good/ Shoebox's https://www.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/pack-a-shoe-box/ Want to become a missionary? https://www.internationalministries.org/long-term-mission-service/ Short term mission trip https://www.internationalministries.org/short-term-mission-stm/     Learn more about T

Kristy Engel is a global consultant with a health care focus. She is trained as a pediatric nurse practitioner and served for 12 years in the Dominican Republic, leading teams, and working with public health issues. She helped coordinate the 2010 Haiti earthquake relief and worked in Liberia during the 2014 Ebola outbreak. As a global consultant, Kristy provides health assessments, training, clinical skills, partner consultation, and crisis relief throughout the world. Teaching about Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) is a hallmark of her work.   Connect with Kristy https://www.internationalministries.org/author/k-engel/ https://www.kristynurse.org/   Listen to her podcast "Provisions Table Conversations" https://anchor.fm/mel-kristy-provisions   Ethiopian Famine https://www.vox.com/22545382/tigray-famine-ethiopia-abiy-war https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2022/8/21/23315264/droughts-extreme-heat-climate-crisis   World Health Organization https://www.who.int/   Learn more about Table Life visit ht

The fifth season of Mi5 is scheduled to launch September 2022. We will feature guests from International Ministries and other Churches Helping Churches partners.

My guest today is Donna Biek. Donna deep family roots in Hastings, NE and is a member of the First Baptist Church. Donna’s ministry focuses on students and adults with special needs in her community. She is the point person for the area Special Olympics, where she helps coordinate the various sports the athletes participate in. She is also the owner operator of the non-profit Ice Cream parlor Special Scoops, that hires over 20 special needs persons. Please be sure to check out the show notes to learn more about how you can support Special Olympics in your area and how you can support Special Scoops with your non-profit donations. Donate over the phone to Special Scoops: 402-461-5860 Mail donations to Special Scoops 237 North St. Joseph Ave. Hastings NE 68901 Special Scoops Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/specialscoopsicp68901/?ref=page_internal Special Olympics Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sone.org/ Special Olympics NE Website: https://www.sone.org/welcome.html Learn more about Table Life visi

Rev. Dr. Tod Bolsinger joined Fuller Seminary in 2014 as vice president for vocation and formation and assistant professor of practical theology, and he now serves as vice president and chief of leadership formation. Ordained in the Presbyterian Church (USA) in 1993, Dr. Bolsinger served in pastoral ministry for over 25 years before transitioning to Fuller.  Tod the author of several books including three books, It Takes a Church to Raise a Christian: How the Community of God Transforms Lives (Brazos, 2004), Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory (IVP Books, 2015) and most recently Tempered Resilience: How Leaders are formed in the crucible of Change (IVP 2020). On November 18, 2021 14 American Baptist regions will partner together to offer a free webinar titled “Adaptive Leadership” where Dr. Tod Bolsinger will share insights from his book Canoeing the Mountains and other morsels of wisdom on leadership formation and innovation to encourage and equip pastors and leaders for the

My Guest today is Kelli Foreman, the Assistant Executive Director of Kodiak Baptist Mission and American Baptist Home Missionary. She has a full and diverse set of responsibilities at Kodiak that include grant writing, directing the before and after school programming, overseeing the only grade-A goat dairy on the Island, and is a rather imaginative social media content creator. Her husband Stephen in addition to his work with Kodiak Baptist Mission is a counselor for the local school district. They are Nebraska natives with ties to Gibbon and Fremont, and met at the Moses Merrill Camp and Conference Center.   I really enjoyed my conversation with Kelli and look forward to hearing more from her and Stephen during our “Say Yes to the Call” Region Expo on October 1 and 2, 2021. Unfortunately, they cannot attend our event in person, but will be joining us through the magic of a live zoom call to learn more about their callings to serve at Kodiak Baptist Mission and in school counseling and how they invite othe