A webinar on short-term mission trips will help address the question, what are the advantages and struggles? The online event on Tuesday, Nov. 5, at 7 p.m. central time (8 p.m. eastern) will be led by Emily Tyler, the Church of the Brethren’s coordinator of Workcamps and Volunteer Recruitment, and is one of a series of webinars focused on youth ministry
Additionally, participants will talk through what to expect of youth, and what might be expected of adult advisors of youth, when participating in such trips.
A .1 continuing education credit is available for ministers who participate in the real-time event. Credit cannot be obtained for watching the recording after the webinar takes place. To request credit contact Rebekah Houff at houffre@bethanyseminary.edu prior to the webinar.
To join the webinar on Nov. 5, dial 877-204-3718 (toll free) and enter access code 8946766. After joining the audio portion, join the video portion by logging in to https://cc.callinfo.com/r/1acshb9zwae8s&eom .
A third webinar in this series focused on youth ministry is planned for Jan. 21, 2014, when Rebekah Houff will lead a discussion on call and gifts discernment. For more information contact Youth and Young Adult Ministry director Becky Ullom Naugle at 847-429-4385.
In related news, Congregational Life Ministries has rescheduled the webinar “Pioneers–Embracing the Unknown,” which was to take place Oct. 24. The webinar led by Juliet Kilpin is rescheduled for Thursday, Nov. 7, at 2:30 p.m. (eastern time). Registration for the free webinar remains open at www.brethren.org/webcasts .