Tod Bolsinger, author of Canoeing the Mountains, Tempered Resilience, and How Not to Waste a Crisis, will be the keynote speaker for the next Church of the Brethren L.E.A.D. (Listen – Equip – Adapt – Disciple) Conference.
The Standing Committee of district delegates to Annual Conference will hold a Listening Session with Bridgewater (Va.) Church of the Brethren in Greensboro, N.C., on Tuesday, July 1, at 7 p.m.
Children’s Disaster Services (CDS) has been requested to serve in St. Louis, Mo., in two shelters accommodating survivors of a massive tornado that hit the city on May 16.
Arlene and Cliff Kindy, Church of the Brethren members from central Indiana, are among a group of people carrying out a fast for Gaza. Cliff Kindy has been a frequent volunteer for Community Peacemaker Teams (CPT) and Brethren Disaster Ministries.
In this issue: Remembering Mike Leiter, take the Shine survey, last session of moderator Dava Hensley’s grief workshops, new video resource from Discipleship and Leadership Formation, job openings, Children’s Disaster Services trainings, new district disaster coordinators, anniversaries, and much much more
The Anabaptist Disabilities Network (ADN) and the Church of the Brethren and its Discipleship and Leadership Formation department have renewed their partnership to provide training, education, and resources that support congregations in becoming more inclusive of people with disabilities and mental illness.
The Deportation Defense Response Team, an initiative of Church of the Brethren districts, has received many requests for legal expertise and funding to support immigrants in local communities.
Dr. Mary Abraham of the Church of the Brethren’s Office of Peacebuilding and Policy represented the denomination at a prayer vigil held by ecumenical Christian leaders affiliated with Creation Justice Ministries in Phoenix, Ariz.
This year’s Song and Sory Fest, titled “Blue Ridge: Singin’ the Blues, Searchin’ the Stars!” takes place July 6-12 at Camp Brethren Woods in Keezletown, Va. This annual family camp featuring Church of the Brethren musicians and storytellers and friends is co-sponsored by On Earth Peace.
Tis the season of viriditas. It’s a Latin word that means greenness, but to the 12th-century Christian mystic Hildegard of Bingen, the term went beyond just a color. For her, viriditas was a symbol of the creative spark, the life force that permeates all existence
