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Executive Minister

Rev. Dr. James Kelsey      jkelsey@abc-nys.org            315.863.7336

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Jim Kelsey has been the Executive Minister of  American Baptist Churches of New York State since August of 2012.  He began his ministry as pastor of the Second Baptist Church of Germantown in Philadelphia and went on from there to the Park Avenue Baptist Church in Mansfield, Ohio. 

After that Jim and his wife Debbie (currently pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church in Utica, New York) served with International Ministries as missionaries in Europe.  They worked with Dutch-language churches in Flanders and then moved to Italy where they served primarily with churches of African immigrants.  In Italy, Debbie worked extensively with young women who had been trafficked into the country, and Jim provided theological training for immigrant pastors.  Jim also taught courses in Vietnam for Baptist pastors.

Jim’s priority for the Region is to add value to the ministries being practiced by Region churches and is committed to helping churches develop the competencies to assess and minister to their communities as those communities and our culture changes. He has led the Region in offering international and in-state hands-on mission experiences for our churches. He has made the training of lay leaders and Certified Lay Ministers an emphasis in Region ministry.

Jim has recently been studying and writing about Christian civility.

​Jim earned a B.S. in accounting.  He went on to receive an M.Div. and Ph.D. in New Testament from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary under the presidency of Dr. Roy Honeycutt.  He did a term of research at Cambridge University as part of his doctoral studies.

American
​Baptist Churches
​of New York State

3218 James Street
​Syracuse, NY  13206
315.863.7148    (office phone)            office@abc-nys.org 

315.863.7336    (J. Kelsey phone)       jkelsey@abc-nys.org

518.380.4510    (J. Hugenot phone)   jhugenot@abc-nys.org 
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  • WHO WE ARE
    • CHURCHES >
      • ADIRONDACK
      • ALLEGANY-CATTARAUGUS
      • BROOME-TIOGA
      • CAPITAL AREA
      • CHAUTAUQUA
      • FINGER LAKES
      • FRANSEGO
      • IROQUOIS
      • LIVING WATERS
      • MADISON
      • MID-HUDSON/UNION
      • MOHAWK-ONEIDA
      • NIAGARA AREA
      • NORTH COUNTRY
      • WAYNE
      • WEGO
    • BOARD OF MISSION >
      • BOM Minutes & financials
    • STAFF >
      • Executive Minister
      • Associate Executive Minister
      • ABY Program Director
      • Admin Assistant
    • RESOURCES
    • BLOGS >
      • J Kelsey Blog
      • J Hugenot Blog
    • Contact
  • CALENDAR
  • REGION OFFERING
  • MINISTRIES
    • AMERICAN BAPTIST YOUTH >
      • ABY About
      • ABY Convention Details
      • ABY Register >
        • ABY Online Registration
        • ABY Housing
      • ABY Mission Project
      • ABY Donate Page
    • COMMITTEE ON MINISTRY
    • BOUNDARY TRAINING FOR CLERGY
    • GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
    • LAY STUDY PROGRAM >
      • LS Courses
      • LS Course Overviews
    • Part Time Ministry in Upstate New York
    • MISSIONS >
      • DISASTER RELIEF
      • MISSIONARY VISIT
      • COMMUNITY MISSIONS NIAGARA FALLS
    • PASTORAL CARE TEAM
    • REGIONAL ENHANCEMENT TEAM
    • FINANCIAL LITERACY CONFERENCE
    • NYS Baptist History Webinar
  • PARTNERS
  • GIVING TO THE REGION