EVENTS:

Courageous Conversation: Financial Wellness Amid COVID-19 and beyond
Thursday, May 28, 2020
7:00 PM Eastern/4:00 PM Pacific   

American Baptist Women's Ministries (ABWM) wants to help you get and stay financially well amid COVID-19. Inarguably, money is one of the top stressors people face. A pandemic only exacerbates the stress. Come and learn from financial experts from the Ministers and Missionaries Benefit Board, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's, Your Money, Your Goals Program (YMYG). Hear a firsthand testimonial from a YMYG program participant.
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Courageous Conversation with H.S. Counselors and College Admissions Professionals 
On Thursday, May 14, 2020, American Baptist Women’s Ministries (ABWM) hosted a Courageous Conversation with High School Counselors and College Admissions Professionals. The webinar aimed to ease fears and inform high school students, incoming college students, and parents of how COVID-19 may impact their future.  
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Courageous Conversation about Pastoral Care with Chaplains Webinar Recording
On Thursday, April 30, 2020, American Baptist Women’s Ministries (ABWM) hosted a Courageous Conversation with Chaplains. Chaplains are on the frontlines of spiritual care during COVID-19. Participants received resources to provide pastoral care and support to their communities. Panelists discussed the ethical and theological issues that have arisen during COVID-19. Since spiritual caregivers are not able to be physically present, participants were encouraged to think more about using scripture and their words more effectively and compassionately. Those in need are not always looking for answers but are seeking companionship, theological exploration, and assurance that comfort will come. Panelists also shared self-care practices that included prayer meditation, maintaining a healthy diet, exercise, and music. 
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Courageous Conversations about Youth Ministry Webinar Recording
On Thursday, April 16, 2020, American Baptist Women’s Ministries (ABWM) hosted a Courageous Conversation with youth ministers and college chaplains from around the nation about the challenges and opportunities for ministry with youth and young adults during COVID-19. Exploring ways to do youth and young adult ministry during a pandemic has left many youth workers with more questions than answers. American Baptist Women’s Ministries is committed to equipping youth workers in churches, universities/colleges, and community organizations with the resources they need to effectively serve young people during these uncertain times. We will explore the theological, social and practical applications of youth ministry in this season.
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Avenues to Wholeness Webinars
American Baptist Women’s Ministries hosted “Avenues to Wholeness”, a free winter webinar series in 2020. This webinar series help participants to discover their natural abilities, strengths, gifts so they can achieve their full spiritual, personal and professional potential. The series featured a variety of experts including Dr. Elizabeth Perryman, founder of Upstream Mindfulness LLC and Allison Lansky, Lead Senior Clinical Therapist at Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center. Topics ranged from mindfulness and Christian spirituality, emotional awareness as a tool to overcome addiction to finding wholeness after tragedy through the lens of a survivor of Hurricane Maria. This webinar allowed space and time for women to be honest and examine their intents, motives and desires for setting goals. 

Avenues to Wholeness: Discover your Superpowers
January 9, 2020
Guest Presenter: Dr. Robin L. Owens, Ph.D 
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Avenues to Wholeness: Finding Wholeness in Seasons of Change  
January 23, 2020
Guest Presenter:  Rev. Jessica Vaughn Lower
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Avenues to Wholeness: Mindfulness and Christian Spirituality  
February 6, 2020
Guest speaker: Dr. Elizabeth Perryman, Ph.D
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Avenues to Wholeness: Finding Wholeness after Tragedy
February 20, 2020
Guest speaker: Mrs. Sandra Roman
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Avenidas a la Plenitud: Bienestar Financiero (For Spanish Speakers)
March 19, 2020
Presentadora:  Mrs. Magda Amargos
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To watch recordings from the Fall 2019 Avenue to Wholeness Series, click here. 

To watch recordings from past webinars, click here.