“Strengthening Your Small Congregation” is the title of a day-long event planned for Saturday, April 13, from 8:45 a.m.-4 p.m. at Camp Alexander Mack in Milford, Ind. The gathering will be devoted to encouraging and equipping pastors and lay leaders of small congregations. Keynote leadership will be provided by Margaret Marcuson.
Newsline for Jan. 10, 2013
1) Special provisions make IRA Charitable Rollover extension more complex. 2) Applicants sought for Ministry Summer Service, Youth Peace Travel Team. 3) Kettering begins as coordinator of Intercultural Ministries. 4) Coordinators are named for National Youth Conference 2014. 5) ‘Strengthening Your Small Congregation’ to be held in mid-April at Camp Mack. 6) Clergy tax seminar is Feb. 11, both online and at seminary campus. 7) Bridgewater College to host conference on substance abuse prevention. 8) At home in beloved community.
9) Litany of Commitment: A worship resource on gun violence using the words of Martin Luther King Jr. 10) Brethren bits.
Kettering Begins as Coordinator of Intercultural Ministries
Gimbiya Kettering began Jan. 7 in a part-time position as coordinator of Intercultural Ministries for the Church of the Brethren. Her position is within the staff of Congregational Life Ministries.
Coordinators Are Named for National Youth Conference 2014
Three coordinators have been named for National Youth Conference 2014, to be held July 19-24, 2014, on the campus of Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colo.: Katie Cummings, Tim Heishman, and Sarah Neher.
Stuart Murray Williams to Lead Webinar on ‘Living the Biblical Vision’
Courtesy of Stuart Murray Williams A webinar titled, “Living the Biblical Vision of a Multi-Voiced Church,” will be offered in January as a collaborative resource from the Church of the Brethren’s Congregational Life Ministries and the Brethren Academy for Ministerial Leadership. The webinar will take place in two parts: — Webinar 1, “Monologue or Multi-Voiced
Delegation Learns About Sensitivities in the Holy Land, Calls for Continued Work for Two-State Solution
Church of the Brethren leaders have returned from an ecumenical delegation to Israel and Palestine with a renewed commitment to a place sacred to the Brethren faith tradition, and a call for the expression of love to all the people involved in the violent struggles ongoing in the Middle East. In an interview made after their return to the US, general secretary Stan Noffsinger and associate general secretary Mary Jo Flory-Steury commented on their experience.
Brethren Bits for Dec. 27, 2012
In this Brethren bits: new personnel at Fahrney-Keedy, openings for a chaplain and curriculum writers, a new prayer resource focused on missions, registration opening dates for Brethren events in 2013, NCC announcement of an action day on gun violence, and much more news from and for Brethren.
Fifth Presidential Forum to Be Held at Bethany Seminary
Bethany Theological Seminary will hold its fifth Presidential Forum on April 5 and 6, 2013, at the Bethany campus in Richmond, Ind. The forum’s theme, “The Bible in Our Bones: Telling and Living the Stories of Our Faith,” invites all to encounter God’s word with fresh eyes and to live and share its life-giving messages with insight and integrity. Scholars, storytellers, artists, and other ministerial leaders will guide this exploration of biblical story through worship, instruction, and reflection.
Newsline for Dec. 27, 2012
1) Delegation learns about sensitivities in the Holy Land, calls for continued work for two-state solution. 2) National Youth Cabinet is announced for 2013-14. 3) Save the date for next deacon training events, says Deacon Ministry. 4) Stuart Murray Williams to lead webinar on ‘Living the Biblical Vision.’ 5) Fifth Presidential Forum to be held at Bethany Seminary. 6) Brethren bits.
National Youth Cabinet Is Announced for 2013-14
The Church of the Brethren’s National Youth Cabinet for 2013-14 has been announced by the Youth and Young Adult Ministry office.