Dear Rainbow Circle Friends: My 2025 travel itinerary is off and running. My first trip of the year was to Louisville, Kentucky, where I had the privilege to be the proclaimer (preacher) for Highland Baptist Church. HBC’s pastor, Mary Alice Birdwhistell is concluding...

From Left To Right: AWAB donors Tom & Dianne Bayes, Board Member Erica Saunders, Executive Director Rev. Dr. Brian Henderson, with Board Member Rev. Dr. Cliff Matthews, Pastor of AWAB Member Church, St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church, and his associate Minster...

AWAB Executive Director, Rev. Dr. Brian Henderson with author, Brian Mclaren Dear Rainbow Circle, My October travel schedule has been full. After a visit to Kentucky, where I had the opportunity to spend time visiting AWAB family and friends, including connecting with...

AWAB Board Members with special guest lecturer Rev. Dr. Brandon Crowley  Dear Rainbow Circle, Merriam-Webster defines retreat as: an act or process of withdrawing especially from what is difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable. Well, your AWAB staff and board of...

Pictured L to R: AWAB Board Members Aubin Petersen and Scott Green, ABCUSA Pastor and national leader Zina Jacque, and I  Dear Rainbow Circle, Do you need to be encouraged? Well, I found myself encouraged in a number of ways this past weekend as I traveled to...

Dear Rainbow Circle Friends, My two-week visit to Tbilisi, Georgia, and the Peace Cathedral has come to an end. Time spent with Bishops Malkhaz, Rusudan, and the extended community of the Peace Cathedral was rich and has me considering ways AWAB may continue to...