{"id":15250,"date":"2020-06-19T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.brethren.org\/news\/?p=15250"},"modified":"2020-08-25T05:03:28","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T05:03:28","slug":"ventures-course-brethren-in-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2020\/ventures-course-brethren-in-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"July Ventures course is on \u2018Brethren in the Age of Pandemic\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By Kendra Flory<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"226\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/ventures-in-christian-discipleship.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/ventures-in-christian-discipleship.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/ventures-in-christian-discipleship-136x300.jpg 136w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A special course from the Ventures in Christian Discipleship program at McPherson (Kan.) College is coming up in July. \u201cBrethren in the Age of Pandemic: A Century Ago and today\u201d will be presented by Frank Ramirez. The class will be held online on Tuesday evening, July 7, at 6:30 to 8 p.m. (Central time).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first rodeo for the Brethren, when it comes to closing churches and changing habits in the face of a global pandemic. What happened to the Brethren a century ago, and what lessons can we learn as we redefine what it means for us to be the church? This special hour-and-a-half Ventures course will explore the history of Brethren in times of pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Frank Ramirez, pastor of Union Center Church of the Brethren in Nappanee, Ind., is a prolific writer, well known for his feature \u201cOut of Context\u201d in the Brethren Press Bible study series \u201cA Guide for Biblical Studies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Registration and more information are at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcpherson.edu\/ventures\">www.mcpherson.edu\/ventures<\/a>&nbsp;. Due to website conversion, payments for continuing education credits cannot be accepted online at this time. For questions, contact Kendra Flory at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:floryk@mcpherson.edu\">floryk@mcpherson.edu<\/a>&nbsp;. To donate to this program, on the McPherson College website select \u201cVentures in Christian Discipleship\u201d on the designation menu by scrolling to the bottom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&nbsp;<em>Kendra Flory is advancement assistant at McPherson College.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Go to&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethren.org\/Newsline\">www.brethren.org\/Newsline<\/a>&nbsp;to subscribe to the Church of the Brethren Newsline free e-mail news service and receive church news every week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A special course from the Ventures in Christian Discipleship program at McPherson (Kan.) College is coming up in July. \u201cBrethren in the Age of Pandemic: A Century Ago and today\u201d will be presented by Frank Ramirez. 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