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Meet NBA’s 2026 SENT Cohort Members!
Leadership development, healing spaces, and empowerment for Black men, women and girls of African American, Indigenous, and diasporic descent; access to sensory-centered STEM opportunities and products designed for hard of…
Read MoreBuilding Relevant and Resilient Programs for 2026
As communities continue to navigate shifting economic, social, and health needs, nonprofit leaders should be rethinking how they design and deliver programs. Things that worked five years ago may not…
Read MoreNBA Board of Trustees November 2025: Hybrid Homecoming at Fowler Communities
The National Benevolent Association’s Board of Trustees gathered November 6–8, 2025, for a milestone hybrid meeting—welcoming both in-person and virtual participants to Dallas, Texas, and the historic Juliette Fowler Communities.…
Read MoreNBA Offers Events to Help Navigate Grief During the Holiday Season
The holidays are often associated with feelings of joy, excitement, celebration, and gratitude. However, for individuals who are in a season of grieving, it can be an entirely different experience…
Read MoreA True Sense of Accompaniment
As part of our year-end giving campaign this year, we’re looking at ways that NBA brings justice to life every day, through clarity, courage, and creativity. Between now and the end of…
Read MoreThe Power of Connection
As part of our year-end giving campaign this year, we’re looking at ways that NBA brings justice to life every day, through clarity, courage, and creativity. Between now and the…
Read MoreSilver Chalice Ministry Member Congregation Highlight: Senior Connections Lunch and Learn Program
Contributed by Rev. Kimberly Weir, Older Adult Ministries Innovative Conversations Group Riverside Avenue Christian Church in Jacksonville, FL embraced Silver Chalice as a pilot church earlier this year, and formed…
Read MoreMental Health & Identity — A Recap of the 2025 NBA Mental Health Professionals Conference
Over the first weekend of October the National Benevolent Association’s Mental Health and Wellness Program hosted its annual hybrid Mental Health Professionals Conference in Denver and virtually for online attendees,…
Read MoreMeet NBA’s Newest HSS Partner, Restore Clergy!
NBA is excited to welcome Restore Clergy and its Executive Director, Rev. Kinsie Tate, as one of our newest HSS Partners. Restore Clergy is a transformative organization dedicated to the…
Read MoreTech for Good: How NBA is Empowering Nonprofits Through Digital Transformation
What if your nonprofit had a CTO for a day? What could be possible? For many smaller nonprofits, technology often falls to the bottom of a very important to-do list.…
Read More2025 SENT Seminar: Embodying God’s Dream For Justice, Belonging, and Flourishing
NBA’s Social Entrepreneurship program recently hosted the 2025 SENT Seminar. This year’s theme was “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion: Building Impactful Futures.” Throughout the two-week event a variety of experts discussed challenges…
Read MoreNBA Launches First-Ever National Recovery Month Programming
For the first time in its history, NBA is offering dedicated content and programming for National Recovery Month—an important step in our ongoing commitment to mental health and wellness. Observed…
Read MoreBeing Part of the Vision: Highlights from 2025 NBA Giving Week
What does combating injustice, technology and a garden all have in common? They are all elements mentioned during our recent Giving Week that illustrate how NBA works to nurture communities…
Read MoreNBA’s Older Adult Ministries Initiative Supports NEW Silver Chalice Ministry
NBA’s collaborative partner, the Older Adult Ministries team, evolved over two years to conceive of and create the Silver Chalice Ministry. Resolution GA-2513, supporting Disciples congregations receiving Silver Chalice designations,…
Read MoreNBA at 2025 Disciples General Assembly Recap
Earlier this month, the National Benevolent Association showed up to General Assembly 2025 with joy, bold visions, and dreams! We were so honored to celebrate and uplift the voices of our partners…
Read MoreNBA Board of Trustees June Meeting Highlights Bold Leadership, Program Growth, and New Appointments
The National Benevolent Association’s Board of Trustees gathered virtually on June 12, 2025, for its summer meeting, where trustees celebrated programmatic milestones, affirmed strategic leadership transitions, and welcomed new board…
Read MoreNBA Welcomes Two Social Entrepreneur Cohort Members as Incubate Partners
The National Benevolent Association’s Social Entrepreneurship program is pleased to announce the addition of two new social enterprises to our Incubate Partners, the Creative Spaces Cultural Arts Center (CSCA) and…
Read MoreNBA’s A/PI Initiative Team Holds First Gathering
By Yunkyong Lee, A/PI Community Liaison This past March, NBA’s Asian and Pacific Islander (A/PI) Initiative Team held a special gathering in Los Angeles for members of the A/PI community.…
Read MoreNBA to Host, Participate in 2025 General Assembly Events
The 2025 Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) General Assembly is taking place July 12-15 in Memphis, Tennessee, and NBA will once again be onsite and taking part in several activities…
Read MoreStatement on the Tornadoes That Hit Missouri and Kentucky
By Mark Anderson, NBA President & CEO Dear Friends, As you may have heard, a devastating storm system swept through St. Louis and parts of Kentucky late Thursday night into…
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