Hawaii Pacific Baptists

Churchgoers scored an average of 68.1, with a score ranging from 0 to 100 across eight characteristics of discipleship, according to Lifeway Research's State of Discipleship. research.lifeway.com/2026/01/27/dis… via @LifewayResearch

Paul G. Kelly to lead Hawaii campus of Gateway Seminary We're thrilled to announce that we have a director! baptistpress.com/resource-libra…

Read Pacific Connector for September-October 2024. Good news from Hawaii Pacific Baptists. Read free e-magazine here hpbaptist.net/wp-content/upl…

In the time between graduating high school and becoming a pastor, 1 in 3 senior pastors say they have five years or less of secular work experience. lfwy.co/uao950SUVA8

30 Hawaii Pacific Baptist pastors spent three days of encouragement, fellowship, and equipping at Pu’u Kahea in Waianae last week. This event was supported by your gifts through @SBCCP

Pacific Connector, our online magazine with 16 pages of good news about what God is doing throughout Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, and Asia, is online for free. Please take a few minutes to read and pray for us. issuu.com/hpbaptist/docs…

A call for "Word saturated churches" in an age of "double literacy loss." Worth your time ... from @TrevinWax thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevin-w…

Exciting news for us and all SBC. The SBC Executive Committee President/CEO Search Team will present Jeff Iorg as the candidate to be voted on during a special-called meeting of the EC’s board of trustees on March 21. baptistpress.com/resource-libra…

If you were heading off to an anti-Christian country in Southeast Asia to share the gospel, how would you prepare? Two of our missionaries who went — whom we’ll call Thomas and Samantha —got great training at @SEBTS #52Sundays @IMB_SBC hpbaptist.net/thomas-and-sam… @SBCCP

Pacific Connector Magazine January - February 2024 edition is online now - read it free here issuu.com/hpbaptist/docs…

8 things I would look for on a church’s website if I were looking for a new church baptistpress.com/resource-libra…

You don’t have to convince people to think about Christmas. Nine in 10 Americans already celebrate the holiday, including 82% of the religiously unaffiliated and 74% of those from non-Christian faiths. research.lifeway.com/2023/12/21/cap…

Today starts the #WeekOfPrayer for International Missions! Many of the unreached people groups live in hard-to-reach places, like remote areas around the world. But did you know that Europeans are now considered unreached? 🔗 Read more at: bit.ly/47AXGpJ.

Love this photo of our former executive director-treasurer representing us well! Blessings @chrishpbc

44% of churchgoers who moved and found a new congregation stopped attending church for three or more months before finding their current church. research.lifeway.com/2023/12/04/hel… via @LifewayResearch

“How amazing,” noted Craig Webb of the Hawaii Pacific Baptist Convention, “that one church that happens to be a larger church than any of our churches in Hawaii chose to make this special gift and impact so many churches.” thebaptistpaper.org/hawaii-vbs-pro…

Thank you @BaptistPress for such a thorough article about our annual meeting. baptistpress.com/resource-libra… photo - @KimataJustin

HPBC Officers: Craig Webb, executive director-treasurer; Pastor Brian Frable, Kona Baptist, president; Pastor Larry Hale, Eleele Baptist, first vp; Naomi Ashman, Olivet Baptist, second vp, Grace Poei, University Avenue Baptist, recording secretary. Photo Justin Kimata.

@markdance @pastorcraigwebb @GuideStone Thank you @markdance for serving Hawaii Pacific Baptists so well!

Grateful to be a part of the installation of @pastorcraigwebb as Exec Dir for the Hawaii Pacific Conv! Also, this week I got to preach, joined a panel about pastoral wellness & spoke w/ Janet at a ministry couples’ event. @hpbaptist @GuideStone

Thank you @bartbarber, for accepting our invitation to make a quick trip to bring greetings to our Annual Meeting Friday night, then fly to Maui Saturday to view #MauiFires devastation, preach in our churches today, & encourage our Maui pastors and Disaster Relief leaders.