Denise Kettering-Lane spoke on the biographical research process and its application to genealogical research at the 2023 Fellowship of Brethren Genealogists meeting.
Fellowship of Brethren Genealogists holds annual meeting
Outdoor Ministries Association presents awards
Staff Member of the Year and Volunteer of the Year were announced at the Outdoor Ministries Association breakfast held Wednesday morning July 5
Reflection: Surprised by the Spirit through poetry
What does it mean to be “surprised by the Spirit?” How can poetry help our imaginations to be surprised?
Mission and Ministry Board adopts 2024 budget parameter, continues strategic plan work
The Mission and Ministry Board approved a budget parameter for Core Ministries for 2024, continued work on the strategic plan, welcomed international guests, recognized board members completing their terms of service, and more.
Annual Conference 2023 July 2-4
Standing Committee reports, EYN visit, attendance and offering, and hotel shenanigans
Hotel issues unpacked
Taylor Swift unwittingly complicates life for Annual Conference attendees.
‘Never have you been far apart from us’
On Tuesday, July 4, the moderator and moderator-elect met with eight visitors from Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria (EYN), the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria.
Service of Confession and Repentance
What is the context for the short time of confession and repentance at Annual Conference 2023?
Standing Committee makes recommendations
Standing Committee made recommendations on six new business items and two unfinished business items for Annual Conference 2023.
Church of the Brethren leaders respond following reporting of sexual abuse by former employee
Current Church of the Brethren, Inc. organizational leaders have become aware of sexual abuse by an employee in a work setting, reported to have taken place several decades ago. Both the abused victim and the alleged perpetrator were adults at the time of the abuse and both are now deceased. Action was taken by church leaders at that time, but a recently published book, Her Words, My Voice, has expanded and brought new attention to that reporting.