The life of this program volunteer: a ministry of presence means being with a family when they find out, “Indeed, your infant is blind.”
Global Mission worker carries out ministry of presence in Vietnam
Brethren join Heifer for earthquake reconstruction in Nepal
Fourteen young adults from various Church of the Brethren districts traveled to Nepal to assist in post-earthquake recovery in Dhading District, east of Kathmandu. Assisted by Heifer International staff in Nepal, the young adult workcamp worked at two school sites in the mountain community of Kebalpur, which was not far from the epic center of the April 2015 earthquake that killed over 9,000 people. The workcamp group was led by Church of the Brethren staff members Emily Tyler and Jay Wittmeyer.
Newsline for June 8, 2017
NEWS
1) Young Adult Conference calls the church to focus on love
2) MSS interns to serve at congregations, camps, Office of Public Witness
PERSONNEL
3) Gerald Karn and Ron Anders end their service with the Church of the Brethren
UPCOMING EVENTS
4) Next Church Planting Conference is set for May 2018
RESOURCES
5) ‘Women of the Hebrew Bible’ is among new resources from Brethren Press
6) Brethren bits
Brethren bits for June 8, 2017
In this issue: Personnel, job opening, sale of Brethren Service Center upper campus completed, disaster volunteers sought for DRSI response in Illinois, ecumenical letter urges end to Israel’s military occupation of Palestinian territories, EYN disaster response staff ask for prayer for Maiduguri, junior highs gather at Elizabethtown College, and more.
Young Adult Conference calls the church to focus on love
What a joy it was to take part in the 2017 Young Adult Conference over Memorial Day weekend. Dozens of young adults (ages 18-35) gathered together at Camp Harmony in Western Pennsylvania District for a weekend of reflection, fun, and worship.
‘Women of the Hebrew Bible’ is among new resources from Brethren Press
New resources from Brethren Press include “Women of the Hebrew Bible” by Paula Bowser, the latest in the Covenant Bible Studies series. Also available this summer is curriculum for adults from A Guide for Biblical Studies, and a new summer quarter from the Shine curriculum for children jointly published by Brethren Press and MennoMedia.
MSS interns to serve at congregations, camps, Office of Public Witness
Ministry Summer Service orientation began June 2, when the six interns to serve in MSS this summer arrived at the Church of the Brethren General Offices in Elgin, Ill. Their mentors arrived Monday, June 5, and the orientation ended Wednesday.
Gerald Karn and Ron Anders end their service with the Church of the Brethren
With the sale of the upper campus of the Brethren Service Center in New Windsor, Md., June 2 marked the end of service for the following two employees.
Next Church Planting Conference is set for May 2018
Christiana Rice will be a keynote speaker and presenter at the Church Planting Conference hosted at Bethany Theological Seminary in Richmond, Ind., on May 16-19, 2018. The conference is sponsored by the Church of the Brethren Congregational Life Ministries.
Two ‘Crucible Webinars’ are offered this summer
Congregational Life Ministries is partnering with organizations in the United Kingdom to present “Crucible Webinars” in June and July, on the topics “The Virtual Self” and “The Art of Resilience: Nurturing Practices for Flourishing.” Sponsors include the Church of the Brethren Congregational Life Ministries, Anabaptist Network UK, Bristol Baptist College, Mennonite Trust, and Urban Expression UK.
