An overview of the first day of NYC 2014, the Church of the Brethren National Youth Conference.
EYN President Represents Brethren at World Council of Churches Central Committee
EYN president Samuel Dante Dali represented the world community of the Church of the Brethren at the recent Central Committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC). Dali, whose own national body Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria or the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria, is a member denomination of the WCC, attended as proxy for Church of the Brethren general secretary Stan Noffsinger.
Newsline for July 16, 2014
1) District youth visit and tour General Offices on their way to NYC. 2) ‘Called by Christ: Blessed for the Journey Together’ theme shapes NYC 2014. OTHER NEWS
3) Annual Conference makes changes to ‘Special Response’ process for strongly controversial issues. 4) Nigerian Brethren write petition to United Nations. 5) EYN president represents Brethren at World Council of Churches Central Committee. 6) Anabaptist Disabilities Network seeks stories of supportive care in congregations
7) Dean of Bethany Seminary speaks to international meeting. 8) Brethren bits
‘Called by Christ: Blessed for the Journey Together’ Theme Shapes NYC 2014
The 2014 National Youth Conference planning has been shaped by the theme from Ephesians 4:1-7, “Called by Christ: Blessed for the Journey Together.” The theme was chosen by the National Youth Cabinet, working with Youth and Young Adult Ministry director Becky Ullom Naugle and the three NYC coordinators Katie Cummings, Tim Heishman, and Sarah Neher.
Annual Conference Makes Changes to ‘Special Response’ Process for Strongly Controversial Issues
The 2014 Annual Conference approved revisions and amendments to the “Special Response” process for strongly controversial issues, during business sessions at the Church of the Brethren annual meeting held in Columbus, Ohio, on July 2-6.
Nigerian Brethren Write Petition to United Nations
Samuel Dante Dali, president of Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria (EYN, the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria) has written a petition to the United Nations. The two documents–a letter and a review of the situation of violence in Nigeria–concern “what is happening to us in Nigeria,” Dali wrote in a cover note to Global Mission and Service executive Jay Wittmeyer, to whom he copied the petition. “Thanks again for your love for Nigeria and assistance,” Dali wrote.
District Youth Visit and Tour General Offices on Their Way to NYC
Brethren youth from across the country are making their way to National Youth Conference in Colorado this week–by bus, van, car, and airplane. Several busloads from five different districts visited and toured the Church of the Brethren General Offices on their way to NYC.
Brethren Bits for July 16, 2014
In this issue: remembrance, personnel note from BBT, update on the Annual Conference blood drive, Bridgewater awards, survey gives input on new minister’s manual, and more.
Anabaptist Disabilities Network Seeks Stories of Supportive Care in Congregations
Anabaptist Disabilities Network (ADNet) is looking for stories of church congregations that are providing a congregational network of care for persons with significant disabilities and/or their families. Such care may include supporting their church participation, but goes beyond this to support aspects of daily living needs and/or participation in the wider community.
Annual Conference Bits and Pieces
Bits and pieces of the action at the 2014 Annual Conference including statistics on attendance, the Witness to the Host City, BBT’s Fitness Challenge, honors and awards, 50th anniversary of “Middle Man,” and more.