In this issue: Awards won by the Church of the Brethren’s Messenger magazine, Church of the Brethren seeks candidates for the position of executive director of Global Mission, Beacon Heights Church of the Brethren hosts “Fort Wayne Solar Congress,” Church of the Brethren members of Indian heritage gather at special event, Chicago (Ill.) First Church of the Brethren celebrates with long-time member Erma Purnell
Tara Hornbacker will lend her expertise as instructor for the course “Interim/Transitional Ministry: More than Maintenance,” offered by the Brethren Academy for Ministerial Leadership. This is an “asynchronous online” course taking place from July 31 through Sept. 24.
Expertly designed using the Common English Bible translation, the Anabaptist Community Bible will connect you more deeply to the biblical story, the Anabaptist story, and your own story. More than 7,200 marginal notes alongside the biblical text feature commentary from Anabaptist scholars, historical notes from the tradition, and the insights of nearly 600 Bible study groups.
A complimentary set of Bible activity cards has just been shipped to congregations that use the Shine: Living in God’s Light curriculum. The “Follow the Peace Path” cards are a signature part of a new initiative of Brethren Press and MennoMedia, which co-publish Shine.
After more than 40 years of creating videos for the Church of the Brethren, David Sollenberger realized that nearly all of the recordings were in formats that are no longer used. With Sollenberger, Brethren Historical Library and Archives interim manager Allison Snyder and Church of the Brethren web producer Jan Fischer Bachman have created a new YouTube channel for historical Church of the Brethren videos.
The FaithX office has shared commissioning resources for the 2024 FaithX season. These resources are available to be used by congregations for the sending out of their FaithX participants.
In this issue: Churches for Middle East Peace issues statements, Meyersdale Church of the Brethren anniversary, Shenandoah disaster auction underway, On Earth Peace announces new resources, informational sessions from the Death Row Support Project, Brethren Heritage Center event, and more.
Eric Miller on May 15 concluded his work with the Church of the Brethren as executive director of Global Mission. Roy Winter, executive director for Service Ministries, will provide interim leadership for Global Mission.
Jacqueline Claire Flowers of Blacksburg, Va., has been hired by the Church of the Brethren as director of the Brethren Historical Library and Archives (BHLA). She holds a master of divinity degree from Bethany Theological Seminary and a bachelor of arts in Psychology from Argosy University. She will begin working from the General Offices in Elgin, Ill., on July 15.
Making connections is one of my life’s joys, and the Christian Citizenship Seminar (CCS) held on April 11-16 in Washington, D.C., was a place to make them.
