{"id":17155,"date":"2021-07-09T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=17155"},"modified":"2021-07-09T20:32:29","modified_gmt":"2021-07-09T20:32:29","slug":"ministers-association-hears-from-gorman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2021\/ministers-association-hears-from-gorman\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministers\u2019 Association hears Michael Gorman presentation on 1 Corinthians"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>By Phil Collins<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Approximately 130 people virtually attended the Church of the Brethren Ministers\u2019 Association Pre-Annual Conference Event on June 29-30. Michael Gorman, a biblical scholar who was a featured speaker at the 2021 Annual Conference, spoke on 1 Corinthians, focusing on the church as Paul describes it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gorman explained the centrality of the church for Paul in all aspects of Christian life, as well as some of the challenges facing the church today and how 1 Corinthians might speak to those challenges. This two-day event covered the full epistle and included time for questions and interaction with the attendees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a Zoom poll, the attendees approved the slate of incoming officers to the Ministers\u2019 Association that was presented by the current officers. This includes Brandon Grady, who is the incoming secretary; Laura Leighton-Harris, who is the incoming second vice chair; and Cheryl Marszalek, who is the incoming treasurer. After a report of the Ministers\u2019 Association finances from the current treasurer, Tim Morphew, the attendees also voted to approve the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8212; Phil Collins is a student at Bethany Theological Seminary.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find more Church of the Brethren news:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/new-interim-leadership-positions\/\">Madalyn Metzger and Rhonda Pittman Gingrich to serve in new interim positions with the Church of the Brethren<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/global-church-of-the-brethren-communion-meets\/\">Global Church of the Brethren Communion meets in Spain<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/grant-of-500000-to-church-supports-bdm\/\">Grant of $500,000 to the Church of the Brethren will support Brethren Disaster Ministries<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/god-at-work-in-the-dr\/\">Discovering joys, challenges, and God at work with the churches in the Dominican Republic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/global-mission-executive-visits-burundi\/\">Global Mission executive visits Church of the Brethren in Burundi, meets with church leaders from Democratic Republic of Congo<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Approximately 130 people virtually attended the Church of the Brethren Ministers\u2019 Association Pre-Annual Conference Event on June 29-30. 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