Pregunta: Decoro Apropiado (Annual Conference 2011 business item: Query proper decorum) Considerando que la Iglesia de los Hermanos tiene una historia y una práctica para buscar la mente de Cristo juntos, y Considerando que la Iglesia de los Hermanos ha comprendido su sentido de comunidad como abarcar la responsabilidad unos a otros como hermanos y hermanas de la fe misma, y ….
Annual Conference
Standing Committee Accepts New Vision Statement, Afghanistan Resolution, Responds to Queries
The Standing Committee of district delegates ended its pre-Annual Conference meetings today. The committee has accepted a vision statement for the Church of the Brethren for the decade, and recommended it to the 2012 Annual Conference for adoption. Standing Committee also recommended a resolution on the war in Afghanistan received from the Church of the Brethren’s Mission and Ministry Board. Recommendations were made on queries on climate change and proper decorum.
Offering the Table
Offering the table. Offerings taken during worship services are often assumed to be only money, but during the July 2 worship service of Annual Conference, attendees offered much more than that.
As a way of tangibly “extending Jesus’ table,” moderator Robert Alley suggested a special opportunity for Brethren to offer gifts other than their dollars to people around the world. So a special offering of comforters and school supply kits was taken during worship, and many people participated.
Conference Business Addresses Issues Related to Sexuality, Church Ethics, Climate Change, Decorum.
The 2011 Annual Conference taking place in Grand Rapids, Mich., on July 2-6 will have on its business agenda items related to human sexuality, along with a report from a committee studying the need for new guidelines on congregational ethics, and two new queries on climate change and proper decorum for discussions of church business.
Ministries of Reconciliation and Listening Will Offer Assistance at Conference
Many who have attended Annual Conference in past years are familiar with the yellow “On Earth Peace MoR (Ministry of Reconciliation) Observer” badges worn by skilled practitioners during Conference business sessions. This year as particularly sensitive business is discussed, these volunteer “Ministers of Reconciliation” will offer assistance not only during business sessions but throughout the Conference, mediating conflict, facilitating communication, navigating misunderstandings, and in general helping to make sense of the proceedings.
Annual Conference Bits and Pieces: Messenger Special Response Series, Join in Sunday Webcast, Follow AC News, and More
Annual Conference bits and pieces: Messenger Special Response series, join in Sunday webcast, follow AC news, and more
Newsline for June 16, 2011
The June 16 issue of Newsline features the following stories: 1. Conference officers review how Special Response decisions will be made. 2. Annual Conference bits and pieces. 3. Haitian church celebrates 100th home. 4 CDS volunteers go to Springfield, complete Joplin response. 5. Carol Bowman resigns as coordinator of stewardship formation. 6. New webinar focuses on importance of emotional intelligence. 7. Denominational Deacon Trainings continue in 2011. 8. Brethren bits: Corrections, remembrance, personnel, BVS on Today Show, and more.
Conference Officers Review How Special Response Decisions Will Be Made
The Annual Conference officers review how Special Response business items will be addressed during the Conference in Grand Rapids, Mich., on July 2-6. Two years ago, Annual Conference adopted “A Structural Framework for Dealing with Strongly Controversial Issues” and directed two items of new business to that framework.
Annual Conference Bits and Pieces: Messenger Special Response Series, Join in Sunday Webcast, Follow AC News, and More
Annual Conference bits and pieces: Messenger Special Response series, join in Sunday webcast, follow AC news, and more.