The National Benevolent Association of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) rejoices with and congratulates the 10 young adults who have completed the 2014-15 NBA XPLOR Residency, having served for 10 months in Hiram-Mantua, OH; St. Louis, MO; or North Hollywood, CA.
When Rev. Sharyn Cosby came to Hope Partnership’s Leadership Academy last year, she came hopeful, but with a tired spirit. Through the Social Entrepreneur Track, offered by the National Benevolent Association (NBA), Cosby received useful tools to lead her organization and the encouragement needed to continue her justice work.
On June 4, Disciples in the St. Louis area joined with National Benevolent Association staff and board members for an Open House and Blessing of the NBA’s new office space at Union Avenue Christian Church. The program included several representatives who offered reflections on our shared ministries across the life of the church.
Thanks to grant funding from the National Benevolent Association and the West Virginia Region of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), the Gift of Years Project recently began a community garden in South Charleston, WV.
From April 17-20, representatives from the National Benevolent Association of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) came together with more than 1,000 fellow Christians in Washington, D.C. to advocate for “breaking the chains” of mass incarceration and systems of exploitation in our country. Here we offer some insight into the EAD experience via a brief Q&A with three NBA staff leaders.
The National Benevolent Association (NBA) of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) calls Ms. Kasi Zieminski to serve as the Director of Marketing beginning April 20, 2015. As Director of Marketing for the NBA, Zieminski will help establish and implement an integrated marketing and communications effort, including research, planning and implementation.
The National Benevolent Association (NBA) of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) calls Rev. Ayanna Johnson Watkins to serve as the Director of the NBA Incubator Initiative beginning December 1, 2014. Through the Incubator Initiative, the NBA is partnering with Disciples-related health and social service projects and emerging organizations especially in their start-up phase and processes.
Disciples Home Missions (DHM) and the National Benevolent Association (NBA), both General Ministries of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), are pleased to call Rev. Monica Wedlock Kilpatrick to serve as the Disciples Care Exchange & Affinity Group Director beginning January 1, 2015.
The NBA, in partnership with several Disciples churches and Regions, is now receiving applications for young adults interested in applying for the NBA XPLOR 2015-2016 year. To apply online, please go to www.nbacares.org/xplor.
This year’s inaugural class of NBA XPLOR Residents gathered last week in St. Louis for XPLOR orientation.
