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Silver Chalice Ministry Member Congregation Highlight: Senior Connections Lunch and Learn Program

By NBA Cares | November 3, 2025

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…

Nature, Nurture, and Navigating Leadership

By NBA Cares | October 29, 2025

By Lauren Jones, Program Coordinator for Health & Social Services Last month, our Health & Social Services Executive Leaders Peer Learning and Wellness Group gathered for a truly special retreat at Frog…

Living Well While Managing Your Money: A Q&A on NBA Co-Hosted Financial Literacy Webinar Series for Youth and Young Adults

By NBA Cares | October 16, 2025

Talking about money can be stressful, difficult, and frustrating, especially for youth and young adults. “Many of the youth and young adults in my life are navigating money without a…

NBA’s Justice Initiatives Webinar to Offer Information, Guidance to H.R. 1 Bill

By NBA Cares | October 16, 2025

In July 2025, H.R. 1, also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” was signed into law, bringing with it a dramatic shift in federal priorities and significant implications for…

Mental Health & Identity — A Recap of the 2025 NBA Mental Health Professionals Conference

By NBA Cares | October 16, 2025

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,…

Meet NBA’s Newest HSS Partner, Restore Clergy!

By NBA Cares | October 16, 2025

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…

Tech for Good: How NBA is Empowering Nonprofits Through Digital Transformation

By NBA Cares | October 10, 2025

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.…

Mutuality in Sisterhood: Mentorships for Black Women

By NBA Cares | September 30, 2025

Mentorships have a profound and lasting impact in general, but for Black women they can potentially become something even stronger: a sisterhood. This was one of the topics covered during…

NBA Welcomes New HSS Program Coordinator

By NBA Cares | September 30, 2025

Did you know that NBA works with nearly 50 health and social service organization partners? To help oversee these relationships, NBA has hired Lauren Jones as Program Coordinator for Health…

2025 SENT Seminar: Embodying God’s Dream For Justice, Belonging, and Flourishing

By NBA Cares | September 30, 2025

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…

NBA Launches First-Ever National Recovery Month Programming

By NBA Cares | August 26, 2025

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…

Being Part of the Vision: Highlights from 2025 NBA Giving Week

By NBA Cares | August 26, 2025

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…

NBA’s Older Adult Ministries Initiative Supports NEW Silver Chalice Ministry 

By NBA Cares | August 5, 2025

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,…

NBA at 2025 Disciples General Assembly Recap

By NBA Cares | July 29, 2025

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…

NBA Board of Trustees June Meeting Highlights Bold Leadership, Program Growth, and New Appointments

By NBA Cares | July 8, 2025

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…

NBA Welcomes Two Social Entrepreneur Cohort Members as Incubate Partners

By NBA Cares | June 26, 2025

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…

NBA Announces Awarding of Spring 2025 Mission & Ministry Grants

By NBA Cares | June 26, 2025

The National Benevolent Association is proud to announce the recipients of its Spring 2025 Mission & Ministry Grants. The program provided a total of $176,600 in grants to 31 Disciples…

Protect Medicaid and SNAP

By NBA Cares | June 25, 2025

The work of justice is Christ’s work—and we are Disciples of Christ. Today, we join our faith partners in opposing the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which threatens the health and dignity…

Silver Chalice Congregations and Older Adult Ministries Update

By NBA Cares | May 29, 2025

Wonderful work is happening through our Older Adult Ministries team! The Silver Chalice Ministry celebrates its one-year anniversary with the recognition of eight congregations who piloted the Silver Chalice process,…

NBA’s A/PI Initiative Team Holds First Gathering

By NBA Cares | May 22, 2025

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.…