Area Conferences

Not all the information has come in yet but here are the links for the information that has been gleaned so far for the Area Conferences this summer. 

Central Area Conference

Western Area Conference

AB G.I.R.L.S. Conference information will be posted as soon as possible. 

What will be at the AB Women's Ministries Store?

If you have been to our Annual Convention and Gathering before you know that we have an American Baptist Women's Ministries Store in the Bookstore area that allows you to purchase materials specifically created for you to promote and assist you in creating programming for your local AB Women's Ministries groups focusing on the yearly theme. 

Here are a few examples of things that will be available.  All of these are also available for purchase from the national AB Women's Ministries website store. 

2011-2013 Program Theme:  “In the Potter’s Hands”

Based on Jeremiah 18:1-6, the AB Women's Ministries 2011-2013 program theme "In the Potter's Hands" will help women and girls explore what it means to be shaped by God to God's service. Through Bible studies, devotionals, and programs, women and girls will become aware of how God uses their gifts, limitations, and experiences of their lives to shape them into the women they are today-vessels capable of being used by God for his glory and the good of creation.

The 2011-2013 ministry resource has been produced in two books: one available in March 2011 for the 2011-2012 program year and the second available in March 2012 for the 2012-2013 program year. Each book has two Bible studies, two devotionals, an AB GIRLS program resource, Women's Sunday materials, Love Gift dedication, Vital Partners dedication, White Cross dedication, Officer installation, seasonal program ideas, and mission study theme information and articles.

Cost:  Year 1 Book $12.00, Year 2 Book $12.00

G.I.R.L.S. Resources on CD

The G.I.R.L.S. resources on CD helps girls develop in their relationship with God through Jesus Christ, grow in their relationships with authentic, caring adults, and with one another. It equips girls to be critical thinkers to interpret the culture in which they live, helps them become secure in applying Biblical truths to everyday life, and embraces a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, cross-cultural context.

Leadership 101: Leadership Training for Ministry with Girls is for leaders of girls' ministries, to help them learn how girls develop through childhood and teenage years. Leaders learn how to meaningfully interact with girls, and how family and community can be components of the girls' ministry. The Leadership 101 resource includes graphics, articles, and advice for working with three different age levels.

Wholeness is a CD in the G.I.R.L.S. series that includes 36 topical sessions for girls (12 sessions for  grades 3-5; 12 sessions for grades 6-8; and 12 sessions for grades 9-12),  and mix-and-match activities to best fit the needs of your group! The sessions are organized around "body," "mind," and "spirit"-dealing with everything from caring for the body God gave us, to deepening one's prayer life.

Cost:  Leadership 101 is $9.00 and Wholeness is $9.00

Biblical Reflections and Bible Studies for Women

Words of Vitality is a collection of seven biblical reflections for women. First appearing in Vital Woman Magazine throughout its five years of publication, these reflections were among the favorites from the magazine.  Discussion questions are included in Words of Vitality, making it an ideal resource for personal or group use.

Women of the Wild is a series of six Bible studies for women, written by Joyce Anderson-Reed, an American Baptist missionary in Mexico. Women of the Wild helps women delve into their God-given creativity.

Women Who Weep is another series of six Bible Studies for women, written by Joyce Anderson-Reed. Women Who Weep gives women an opportunity to open up to the experience of grief, discovering how God can use tears to speak to us and through us.

Each of the 3 resources listed above contains reflection and discussion questions, making them appropriate for individual or group study.

Cost:  Each study listed above is $6.00 each. 

Did you know? 

Did you know that there are Free Email Newsletters that you can receive? 

Leader's Reader

Leader's Reader is the source for officer information and wonderful program helps, resource recommendations, and news and events in AB Women's Ministries. 

Leader's Reader is published bi-monthly: January, March, May, July, September, and November. Women receive up-to-date information quickly. In addition, in the event of a sudden change or new information that needs to be disseminated between the normal LR publication dates, the Leader's Reader subscribers will receive that information immediately.

 If you have no access to email or the website, and don't know anyone willing to print one off for you, you may request a print version to be mailed to you directly from our office. There is a cost involved in this option to help defray the expense of photocopying and postage: we request $15 per year for the mailing of a print version. Mail your $15 and subscription request to AB Women's Ministries, c/o Phyllis Brown, P.O. Box 851, Valley Forge, PA 19482-0851.

AB GIRLS Leader E-Newsletter

The National Leadership Team of AB GIRLS developed the AB GIRLS Leader E-Newsletter to disseminate important information for leaders in ministry with girls. AB GIRLS Leader E-Newsletter, written by members of the National Leadership Team, includes excellent program helps and ideas, resource recommendations, national news and events of interest to girls, and ideas shared by women in ministry with girls across the country. 

AB GIRLS Leader is published quarterly: March, June, September, December. In addition, in the event of a sudden change or new information that needs to be disseminated between 'the normal AB GIRLS Leader publication dates, the subscribers will receive that information immediately.

Please note:  AB GIRLS Leader is available only through email or as PDF on the AB Women's Ministries website (in AB GIRLS Resources). There is no mailed print option available.

Subscribe  to any of these email lists by: Emailing AB Women's Ministries at info@abwministries.org with "Subscribe  to" and whichever list you are subscribing  to in the subject line. Include your name in the body of the email- this helps our record-keeping. Please send a separate email for each email newsletter/prayer chain request to be sure we are able to accurately subscribe you to the appropriate list.

Convention Registration & Scholarship Deadline Extension

Convention Registration is available online!  You can download either the entire packet or pieces of it here.  Convention Registration and the Registration for the hotel are due by March 27, 2012. 

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The deadline for the ABWM NYS Scholarship has been extended to March 15, 2012.  All items needed for the application need to be postmarked by that date.  Still need an application?  You can download it here.

Covention Registration

Convention Registration is not available yet but should be very soon.  Please check back or look for an email if you receive email updates. 

Please remember that the deadline for ABW Scholarship is MARCH 1ST, you can get the directions and the application either by clicking on the Mission & Ministries Tab up above to select ABWM of NYS Scholarship or you can check the post just below this one.  :)

Scholarship Application Is Up!

We have the revised Scholarship Application with the updated address for materials to be sent to Rebecca up on the website.  Please make sure you download both the DIRECTIONS and the APPLICATION. 

Remember the deadline for items to be postmarked is MARCH 1st!