Author Archive: Sean Cornell

Unity in Community Prayer Walk

Milwaukee Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church hosted its first Unity in Community Prayer Walk on July 1st, 2023. Organized by Rev. Victoria Nelson, the purpose was to walk and pray in the community against violence and division. Calvary Baptist Church and Milwaukee Myanmar Christian Church joined in the walk along with other neighboring churches, Common Ground, […]

ABC-USA Biennial 2023

The ABC-USA Biennial Mission Summit took place June 22-26 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Much of the mission summit celebrated women in ministry, including our nine current women regional executive ministers (upper-right; missing from the photo is Mary Day Miller, executive minister for Massachusetts).

Transitions in Ministry

A year ago, some of our pastors and regional staff participated in the Transitional Ministries training by ABC-USA. One of the key lessons we learned is that change and transition are not the same thing. Change is something we all must face, every day. Right now, the road to our home has been torn up […]

Nominating Committee – 2023

The American Baptist Churches of Wisconsin – through our Region staff and volunteer leaders –  are discerning how God would have us move forward in bold Gospel ways. We need conscientious voices shaping this beautiful association of connected yet autonomous Baptist churches and persons. We are looking for stewards of our common mission and shapers […]

ABHMS Mobilizes in Response to Devastating Flooding in the Northeast

Click here to donate. American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) continues to pray for God’s comfort and strength for those ravaged this past week by storm-induced floodwaters that tore through Vermont, which experienced the widest swath of destruction; New Hampshire; Pennsylvania; and New York, where one death was confirmed. The Rev. Ron Bouthillette, interim executive […]

Sabbath is Sacred

Remember the sabbath day and keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work. But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work—you, your son or your daughter, your male or female servant, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns. […]

Where are you paying your attention?

The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden to till it and keep it. Genesis 2:15 Over the last 10 years, I’ve been learning to garden. Each year I learn a little more. But every year I’m amazed at the growth that happens this time of year. I’ve come to love […]