223rd Annual Conference of the Church of the Brethren San Diego, California — June 29, 2009 A panel discussion on Sabbath rest was the program for the Bethany Theological Seminary luncheon sponsored by the Alumni/ae Coordinating Council. The panel included Connie Burkholder, spiritual director; Lisa Hazen, pastor; Marilyn Lerch, Training in Ministry (TRIM) coordinator and pastor;
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Insight Session Reports on Agape-Satyagraha Skills Training for Youth
223rd Annual Conference of the Church of the Brethren San Diego, California — June 29, 2009 For the past several years Brethren Community Ministries of Harrisburg, Pa., has worked with inner-city youth on conflict resolution skills. Youth are mentored through a series of five stages of skills development in this program, which has become known as
Worship Bulletin
223rd Annual Conference of the Church of the Brethren San Diego, California — June 29, 2009 6:45 – 7:05 p.m. Gathering Music 7:05 – 7:15 p.m. Announcements 7:15 p.m. Prelude “Alleluia” (Randall Thompson, arr. Norma Sexton) Silent Meditation “O Lord our God, grant us grace to desire you with our whole heart, that so desiring, we may seek you; and so
Special Response Resource Committee Is Named
223rd Annual Conference of the Church of the Brethren San Diego, California — June 29, 2009 The Standing Committee of district delegates today named the members of a Special Response Resource Committee called for by the action of Annual Conference to accept two items of business as “special response” items to be dealt with using the
Sermon: “How Deep Is Your Love?”
223rd Annual Conference of the Church of the Brethren San Diego, California — June 29, 2009 Scripture readings: Mark 12:29-30; John 21 It was three-and-a-half years into our experience living in the Dominican Republic that we headed out on a hike up the side of a mountain, thinking we knew what we were getting ourselves
National Council of Churches Leader Proclaims Importance of Working for Peace
223rd Annual Conference of the Church of the Brethren San Diego, California — June 29, 2009 Michael Kinnamon, general secretary of the National Council of Churches of Christ (NCC), was the featured speaker at the annual Ecumenical Luncheon hosted by the Church of the Brethren’s Committee on Interchurch Relations (CIR). Church of the Brethren general secretary
Conference Reaffirms 1954 Paper on Secret Oath-Bound Societies, Addresses Other Business
223rd Annual Conference of the Church of the Brethren San Diego, California — June 29, 2009 The Annual Conference has respectfully returned the “Query: Secret Oath-Bound Societies” and reaffirmed the statement on membership in secret societies that was passed by the 1954 Annual Conference–with an amendment asking the Conference officers to appoint a three-member group to develop resources
Novelli Insight Session Shares Art of ‘Storying’ to Teach Bible to Youth
223rd Annual Conference of the Church of the Brethren San Diego, California — June 29, 2009 Are the students in your youth ministry equipped with the tools necessary to grow deeper in their relationship with God? That’s the question that every youth worker ponders and is the question Michael Novelli sought to answer when he first
Story of ‘Grace Goes to Prison’ Is Told at Brethren Press Breakfast
223rd Annual Conference of the Church of the Brethren San Diego, California — June 29, 2009 “The first time Marie Hamilton walked into a cell block she felt ashamed, seeing men with haunted eyes staring out at her from steel cages from both sides of a corridor,” Melanie Snyder said at the Brethren Press breakfast. “Her
On Earth Peace Presents Results of Its Strategic Planning
223rd Annual Conference of the Church of the Brethren San Diego, California — June 28, 2009 While marking its 35th anniversary, On Earth Peace is unveiling a new strategic plan that is directing and prioritizing the organization’s work. For those attending the annual breakfast, this meant more was on the menu than just food and fellowship.