Our Shared Ministries

Our shared ministries are designed to build healthy pastors and healthy churches.
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• Pastoral training and continuing education
• Assistance with pastoral search and call for local congregations
• Leadership training for Christian education and missional ministry
• Shared events for children and teenagers
• Social Justice education, involvement and advocacy opportunities
• Management of pooled financial investments for the benefit of specified ministries
• Annual all-church worship and mission events
• Summer camping ministries
• Conferencing facilities
• Pastoral retreat facilities
• Pulpit supply
• Granted funded programs
• Elder-care ministry resources and support
• Missional initiative resources for local congregation such as: Missional Church Learning Experiences and Joining God in the Neighborhood
• Establishing and maintaining processes and standards for recognition of ordained ministers​

 

Collaboration with other American Baptist ministry partners in Rhode Island such as:

• Baptist Home Board of Rhode Island,
•  Baptist Fund,
• Rhode Island Baptist Education Society,
  
• Baptist Heritage Center of Rhode Island,
• Rhode Island Baptist Theological Circle

Connections to global mission and ministry through American Baptist Churches-USA:

• International Ministries,
• American Baptist Home Missions Societies,
• One Great Hour of Sharing,
• Ministers and Missionaries Benefit Board

​American Baptist Churches of Rhode Island
54 Exeter Road
Exeter, RI 02822  
401.294.6318