Children’s Disaster services (CDS) has deployed a team of six volunteers to Guam in partnership with the Red Cross. The first volunteer traveled on June 12, and the full team will be in place by June 16.
A Church of the Brethren minister, a Brethren in Christ pastor, and a Southern Baptist preacher walk into a church…. No, this isn’t the set-up line to a groan-worthy dad joke. This is the weekly reality for the folks who call Parker Ford Church of the Brethren home.
In this issue: Remembering Ken Stanley, job opening, Bridgewater College gives religion and philosophy awards, “A Day in the Life of a Humpback Whale” from Brethren Voices, webinar on extreme heat events and what churches can do, prayer for victims of boat capsized off the coast of Greece
Following are upcoming courses from the Brethren Academy for Ministerial Leadership, a ministry training partnership of the Church of the Brethren’s Office of Ministry and Bethany Theological Seminary. Several courses are offered in English, with other courses offered in Spanish:
Jennifer Jensen has resigned as the program manager for the Thriving in Ministry initiative for the Church of the Brethren’s Office of Ministry. She will conclude her work on July 5.
In this issue: Remembering Agnes Abuom, Karen Spohr Carter, and Carol Sherbondy White; the National Council of Churches’ “Impact Week”; paid internship at the Brethren Historical Library and Archives; update on the situation of the Ukraine Brethren; 75th anniversary of peace studies; and more news by, about, and for Brethren
Plans continue to take shape for the next unit of BVS volunteers: Orientation Unit 333, which will take place Aug. 1-9 at Inspiration Hills Camp in Burbank, Ohio. We expect 15-20 volunteers to be part of this orientation.
Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria (EYN, the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria) has successfully conducted her annual General Church Council or Majalisa on May 16-19 at its Headquarters located at Kwarhi, Hong Local Government Area, Adamawa State. In attendance were over 1,750, all pastors (serving and retired), delegates from Local Church Councils, representatives of programs and institutions, and observers.
The Office of Ministry invites prayers for several Church of the Brethren districts searching for district executive minister leadership.
Any piece of music is made up of notes and rests. We tend to assume the notes are most important. Yet good musicians know it is really the rests that matter most of all.