Newsline

NEWS
1) New connections for Bethany Seminary in Brazil
2) Brethren sponsor capacity-building conference for Batwa from Rwanda, Burundi, DR Congo

PERSONNEL
3) Huma Rana to become director of Financial Operations for Brethren Benefit Trust
4) BVS Unit 313 volunteers begin their terms of service

UPCOMING EVENTS
5) General secretary to hold listening sessions across denomination
6) Brethren Academy offers ‘Healthy Boundaries 201′ training as a Spanish language webcast
7) Entrenamiento en Limites Saludables y en La Ética de Relaciones Ministeriales

8) Brethren bits

NEWS
1) Preachers are announced for Annual Conference 2017, nominations are sought for the ballot

2) Children’s Disaster Services sends fifth team to Louisiana, Material Resources ships more aid

3) Northern Plains District group enjoys Brethren heritage tour

PERSONNEL
4) Traci Rabenstein to begin work for Church of the Brethren donor relations

5) Brethren bits

NEWS
1) Brethren couple carry out mission in China focused on hospice care
2) Legacy of the Church of the Brethren mission in China
3) Negotiate a nuclear weapons ban next year, says UN group with broad support

RESOURCES
4) New resources from Brethren Press offer aids for worship, Bible study, devotions
5) Shine curriculum shares a teacher blessing for the fall quarter
6) Peace Day bulletin inserts and posters are available from On Earth Peace

UPCOMING EVENTS
7) Webinar to discuss Jesus as focal point of God’s revelation

8) Q&A: Disaster response

9) Brethren bits

NEWS
1) Children’s Disaster Services aids children displaced by flooding in Louisiana
2) Haiti Theological Training program celebrates graduation of 22 ministers
3) Song and Story Fest gathers multiple generations for relaxation, reflection, rejuvenation

UPCOMING EVENTS
4) Ventures webinar will train leaders for congregational ethics self-study
5) Series of workcamps is planned for church rebuilding in Nigeria

6) Brethren bits

NEWS
1) BBT updates ministers on IRS rule changes for medical insurance premiums
2) BBT offers new Periodic Payment Plan for members of the Pension Plan

NIGERIA UPDATES
3) Nigeria Crisis Response continues food aid in response to new food shortages, but begins to shift to long-term recovery
4) Initiatives for Nigeria will rebuild churches, collect books for children and Bible college

PERSONNEL
5) Carl Hill resigns from Nigeria Crisis Response, Roxane Hill to continue part-time

UPCOMING EVENTS
6) SVMC continuing education events look at art in worship, preaching the reign of God
7) Brethren Academy announces upcoming courses

8) Brethren bits

NEWS
1) Creation care study committee is named
2) A ‘can-do’ attitude marks the 2016 We Are Able workcamp
3) Global Food Initiative supports water workshops, farmer training, soybean training

RESOURCES
4) Congregational Life Ministries offers resources to assist congregations

5) Brethren bits

NEWS
1) EDF grants go to refugee resettlement, Burundi refugee crisis, Ecuador earthquake, and more
2) Material Resources ships aid to West Virginia, among other work
3) Bethany Seminary re-accreditation visits are scheduled
4) Crisis in Puerto Rico affects wellbeing of islanders, church members
5) Office of Public Witness staff connect with visiting Korean church delegation
6) BRF annual dinner receives message to ‘Carry the Light into the Workplace’
7) War looms on their borders, but life goes on: A report from Iraqi Kurdistan

RESOURCES
8) ‘Ventures’ program aims to serve more congregations with donation-based model

9) Brethren bits

NEWS
1) Mission and Ministry Board addresses budget concerns, sets stage for new financial campaign
2) Brethren sign on to letter urging steps to mend divisions between communities, law enforcement
3) Mission and service executive joins in meetings at White House, State Department
4) Situation in South Sudan deteriorates, Brethren donate vehicle to relief effort
5) CDS deployments to California, W. Virginia, mark record number so far this year
6) Haiti Medical Project expands to include maternal care, water projects, dispensaries
7) EYN embarks on nationwide ‘Sympathy, Reconciliation, and Encouragement Tour’

PERSONNEL
8) Craig Smith to retire from leadership of Atlantic Northeast District
9) Amy Beery named admissions counselor for Bethany Seminary

10) Brethren bits

1) On Earth Peace issues response to queries coming to Annual Conference
2) Global Food Initiative announces new name for continuing program, new gardening grants
3) Children’s Disaster Services sends third team to Houston, Orlando team completes service
4) Brethren bits