“CWS is about our members, partners, and a myriad of colleagues working together, as institutions and as coalitions, but even more, as people. That is the vision of our faith and our values.”
Nigerian Brethren Continue to Suffer Attacks, Global Mission and Service Sends Relief Funds
The members of the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria (Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria or EYN) continue to suffer attacks from the extremist group Boko Haram. EYN president Samuel Dante Dali reported by e-mail yesterday that another attack has destroyed homes, and family members of a church evangelist have been kidnapped.
‘Shine Together’ Guide for Leaders and Teachers Helps Introduce New Curriculum
“Shine Together: The Essential Guide for Leaders and Teachers” is now ready for immediate shipping from Brethren Press. “Shine Together” introduces teachers and leaders to ways to transform Sunday school into a time of nurturing faith and experiencing God’s love. The book not only explains the nuts and bolts of a Shine session but also faith formation, the inclusion of children who learn differently, spiritual practices with children, and more. Shine is the new curriculum from Brethren Press and MennoMedia.
Newsline for May 13, 2014
1) Children’s Disaster Services begins new collaboration with Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). 2) Church of the Brethren chief executives join CWS at gathering to strengthen ties for work together. 3) Nigerian Brethren continue to suffer attacks, Global Mission and Service sends relief funds. 4) Report on CCEPI visit to Chibok on May 6. 5) A round up of responses to Nigeria’s crisis. 6) #BringBackOurGirls: Righteous, compassionate justice. 7) NYC Prayer Day scheduled for June 22. 8) ‘Shine Together’ guide for leaders and teachers helps introduce new curriculum. 9) Brethren bits
A Round Up of Responses to Nigeria’s Crisis
A round up of responses to Nigeria’s crisis
Walking with the Nigerian Church: An Interview with Church of the Brethren General Secretary Stan Noffsinger and Mission Executive Jay Wittmeyer
In this interview conducted last month, shortly after they returned from a trip to Nigeria, Church of the Brethren general secretary Stan Noffsinger and Global Mission and Service executive Jay Wittmeyer spoke with Newsline editor Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford about the trip and the situation of the church in Nigeria. They attended the Majalisa or annual conference at the headquarters of Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria (EYN, the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria), met with EYN leaders and the Brethren mission staff in Nigeria–Carol Smith and Carl and Roxane Hill–and visited the capital city Abuja.
Children’s Disaster Services Begins New Collaboration with Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Disciples Home Missions (DHM), Week of Compassion, and the National Benevolent Association of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), are collaborating with the Church of the Brethren Children’s Disaster Services (CDS) to create a new position and initiative that will help meet the needs of children affected by disaster.
Conference Moderator Provides Resources for Daily Prayer for Nigeria
Annual Conference moderator Nancy Sollenberger Heishman has written a resource for daily prayer for Nigeria, for the girls abducted from a school in Chibok, and for their families. Titled, “With Anguished Tears and Bold Prayers, May We Be One,” the resource is posted online at www.brethren.org/Nigeriaprayerguides .
Brethren Bits for May 7, 2014
Brethren bits: Correction, job opening at Brethren Nutrition Program in Washington, D.C., BVS Coast to Coast in the news, new alumni/ae leadership at Bethany Seminary, and more.
Congregations Invited to Pray for Girls Abducted from School in Chibok, Nigeria
In a letter being mailed this week, each Church of the Brethren is invited to pray for one of the girls abducted from Chibok, Nigeria, by name. The majority of the more than 200 abducted schoolgirls, ages 16 to 18, were from EYN (Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria, the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria) although the group included both Muslim and Christian girls.