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Evergreen Association of American Baptists
  • Home
  • Media
  • Resources
  • Pneuma
  • Ministry
    • Our Churches
    • Ministry Opportunities
    • Legacy Ministries
    • Ministry Partners
  • Events
    • Calendar
    • Taste of Evergreen 2025
    • Annual Meeting 2024
  • Caucuses
    • Asian Caucus
    • Black Caucus
    • Euro Caucus
    • Hispanic Caucus
  • About
    • Contact
    • What Is Evergreen?
    • Leadership
    • Give
    • Communication Guidelines

What is The Pneuma Initiative?

Pneuma (πνεῦμα) is the Greek word for "breath" and is often used in the New Testament as the word for "spirit" or "soul." We create and move because of the divine breath coming into us: this is the literal connection to inspire! All of our ministry needs to be divinely "inspired" or "breathed upon" through the Spirit so that we can live out our calling.


The Pneuma Initiative was created to inspire Evergreen to be innovative in every work of the gospel. The Pneuma Endowment Fund (formerly known as the Building Bridges Fund) is the source of this initiative. It is committed to helping our Evergreen Association thrive in its innovative work of creating anew, renewing, transforming, or all of the above. Contact Rev. Samuel Kim if you want to learn more about helping your ministry innovate and flourish!

The Four Approaches of The Pneuma Initiative

Cultivate the development of innovative ministry.

Assist ministries as a catalyst for achieving the next stage of their journey.

Connect ministries to consultants for focused assistance.

Cultivate

Connect ministries to consultants for focused assistance.

Assist ministries as a catalyst for achieving the next stage of their journey.

Connect ministries to consultants for focused assistance.

Connect

Form holy cohorts to discover peer-led innovation in ministry.

Assist ministries as a catalyst for achieving the next stage of their journey.

Assist ministries as a catalyst for achieving the next stage of their journey.

Cohorts

Assist ministries as a catalyst for achieving the next stage of their journey.

Assist ministries as a catalyst for achieving the next stage of their journey.

Assist ministries as a catalyst for achieving the next stage of their journey.

Catalyst

Our Executive Minister of the Evergreen Association, Rev. Douglas Avilesbernal shares with us his conviction that innovative ministry is necessary in fulfilling our calling to the gospel.

Evergreen Association of American Baptists

(253) 859-2226

Office Address:

409 3rd Ave S Ste A, Kent, WA 98032


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P.O. Box 1044, Kent, WA 98035-1044

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