Get ready. Get set. Go!


The North American Baptist Women’s Union Assembly is a unique opportunity for you to network with women who share your passion and call to serve Christ in a world that seems to be unraveling. But the assembly happens only once every five years, so you won’t want to miss it!


What will be happening?


  1. BulletChallenging Bible studies by Raquel Contreras, president of the Baptist World Alliance Women’s Department

  2. BulletPowerful testimonies and messages by outstanding Baptist women, including Lauran Bethell, an international advocate for women who are exploited or abused

  3. BulletWorkshops on how you can address the most pressing needs of women in your church and community

  4. BulletWorship, sensitively and joyfully led by Hornrette Washington

  5. BulletWednesday night welcome session and reception

  6. BulletThe tapestry will roll up and out after the closing lunch on Saturday

  7. BulletAs plans unfold, keep watching this site for exciting new program developments.


What can you do now?


  1. BulletRegister. Go to our special registration site to sign up for assembly and book your accommodation.

  2. BulletFollow the daily devotional blog leading up to opening day.

  3. BulletPromote the assembly in your church and women’s group. Request a poster and bulletin insert (We will e-mail you hi-resolution PDFs so you can print as many copies as you need).

  4. BulletThink of the Baptist women in your area who are doing outreach ministries among refugees, prisoners, victims of abuse or human trafficking, and other women and children in hopeless or risky situations. Encourage them to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to network with women who share their passion and call.

  5. BulletOrganize a tour, or see if your denominational/regional women’s organization is planning a tour.

  6. BulletPromise financial assistance to emerging leaders or outreach workers.

  7. BulletPray for the preparations, planning team, and program participants.



Click here for registration details, program updates, and links to a blog with daily meditations by women like you. Details will also be posted on our Events page.




Say YES to Nashville

Join us at the  Millennium Maxwell House Hotel, an affordable, music-themed hotel with spectacular views of the city. Up to four people may share a room for only $109 per night (plus tax). There’s a free airport shuttle and ample parking for cars and RVs. Enjoy modestly-priced meals at the hotel or at several fast-food outlets within walking distance.


Experience Nashville. We’ll put you in touch with exciting ministries in the area and introduce talented local Christian musicians. Come a day early or stay an extra day or two, and take in the Grand Ole Opry, Country Music Hall of Fame, and other attractions.




















COPYRIGHT NABWU, 2011. Updated October 11 2011. Material on this site may be published in electronic and print media of NABWU member organizations, giving credit to NABWU and any authors named. For other permissions please contact webweaver. We thank Jaap Dijkstra of the Netherlands for his fine photos of the Leadership Conference.

 



NABWU connects women in 17 Baptist organizations in the USA, Canada, and Guyana. We are one of seven Continental Unions that make up the Baptist World Alliance Women’s Department >>





PLAN YOUR 2011 DAY OF PRAYER

How will women of your church be “In Step with the Spirit” on the first Monday of November? Could you make some “fruit of the Spirit” cookies? How will you pray for Baptist women around the world? What special projects will your offerings support this year?  See our program and offering pages for details.




Our 2011 newsletter!






Could you work with women who have been imprisoned? How could you help a family whose loved one has been arrested? Find inspiring stories and advice in the 2011 Tie>>



WHAT’S HAPPENING AROUND THE WORLD OF BAPTIST WOMEN? Find the latest news from the Baptist World Alliance Women’s Department here.




NEED INSPIRATION? See our Resources and Action pages...

For example, the Woman’s Missionary Union (SBC) is calling women’s groups and churches to address the issue of human exploitation, which it defines as “the unethical, selfish use of human beings for the satisfaction of personal desires and/or profitable advantage.” Their new CD, Release and Restore, is packed with resources >>



 

HELP US CREATE NEW NETWORKS to address the issues that confront Baptist women in North America.




Prayer Partners


JOIN US IN PRAYER for the Baptist Women’s Union of the South West Pacific (BWUSWP). From 2010 to 2015, Baptist women in North America and Guyana are praying for our sisters in Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, West Papua (Irian Jaya), and Fiji--and they are praying for us. Our new prayer partnership began at the 2010 Baptist Women’s Leadership Conference in Honolulu. The BWUSWP president is Julie Belding of New Zealand.


Canada’s Atlantic Baptist Women are seriously committed to NABWU’s 2010-2015 prayer partnership. The first day of the prayer calendar in each issue of Tidings, their monthly magazine, is a prayer request from the BWUSWP. How could you foster this prayer partnership in your women’s group?