Free to Be: A People Who Share Baptist Affiliation & Identity, Part I An Exploration of your American Baptist Identity & Associations (Nationally) August 8, 2021 — Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost Rev. Anne Jernberg Scalfaro American Baptists value diverse partnerships and shared mission over top-down control. Through association, not hierarchy, churches collaborate to serve locally and globally in Christ’s name. Scripture: Selected verses from Ephesians, 1 Corinthians Download Manuscript