A third round-table discussion sponsored by the Ministry Office of the Church of the Brethren will focus on the questions of placement surrounding interim/transitional ministry, including lifting up the resources and guidance that districts are able to supply.
Through the Part-time Pastor; Full-time Church connections in the Church of the Brethren’s Ministry Office, a partnership with Ashland Seminary has resulted in a grant of almost $1 million as a “pass-through partner” within the Rural and Small Town Initiative funded by Lilly Endowment Inc.
The following is offered as a clarification of the status of commissioned ministers in the denomination following the recent article reporting on an action taken by Shenandoah District.
The Pastoral Compensation and Benefits Advisory Committee is seeking input from ministers about their experience of taking time for sabbath renewal.
The Pastoral Compensation and Benefits Advisory Committee has sent an email to all the pastors in the Church of the Brethren in appreciation for their service. The communication was sent at the start of October as Pastor Appreciation Month.
The Ministry Commission of the Church of the Brethren’s Atlantic Northeast District is hosting a seminar focused on helping participants to deepen their understanding of the biblical concept of gifts and to apply this knowledge to their own lives.
New resources recently posted by the Ministry Office offer support to congregations and leaders by interpreting the concept of a shared ministry team model. In some congregations lacking a settled pastor, new life and energy have emerged from reclaiming a traditional Brethren team-focused approach to providing pastoral leadership.
“The Rural Church in God’s Country” is the topic for an online book study hosted by the Part-Time Pastor, Full-Time Church program of the Church of the Brethren’s Ministry Office. Pastor Brad Roth, in his book God’s Country: Faith, Hope, and the Future of the Rural Church, and Allen Stanton, author of Reclaiming Rural: Building Thriving Rural Congregations, champion rural ministry and the dedicated leaders who make it possible.
More than 70 clergywomen from 16 church districts attended a denominational retreat traditionally offered every five years by the Ministry Office of the Church of the Brethren.
Seven Church of the Brethren districts in the midwest and plains regions partnered to hold an online workshop titled “Changing Mindsets for Ministry” on Feb. 22, with about 80 people participating. The event featured Jeff MacDonald, a journalist and pastor from the Boston area, as keynote speaker.