A brief overview of the penultimate day of Annual Conference in Greensboro, N.C. Today in Greensboro – Saturday, July 6
A brief overview of the penultimate day of Annual Conference in Greensboro, N.C. Today in Greensboro – Saturday, July 6
It was good that we came to the table refreshed after a night’s sleep, because our first task in the compelling vision process today was to dream big. Big dreams are in order as we realize that Jesus has been calling and equipping us to serve the hurting world.
In addition to elections the Annual Conference of the Church of the Brethren affirms board-elected and constituency-elected appointments and also receives reports of appointments. The delegate body made the following affirmations:
Today in Greensboro – Friday, July 5. The day’s events at the Church of the Brethren Annual Conference in Greensboro, N.C., in brief.
We have put our hearts on the table: Compelling vision conversation deepens. A “view from the table” by Frances Townsend
A budget parameter for core ministries of the Church of the Brethren in 2020 and a large grant to continue the Nigeria Crisis Response program into next year were on the agenda of the Mission and Ministry Board in pre-Conference meetings.
In election results, the Annual Conference chose David Sollenberger as moderator-elect after nominations from the floor forced a run-off election for moderator-elect and Mission and Ministry Board Area 4.
A review of the 2nd day of the 2019 Annual Conference of the Church of the Brethren. Today in Greensboro – Thursday, July 4
The Holy Spirit is loose in the room: Compelling vision conversations begin – a “view from the table” by Frances Townsend
Today the 2019 Annual Conference officially began with evening worship led by moderator Donita Keister. Find a review of the day on this page.