{"id":21774,"date":"2023-04-28T10:29:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T10:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=21774"},"modified":"2023-04-28T22:33:59","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T22:33:59","slug":"brethren-ministers-association-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2023\/brethren-ministers-association-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Brethren Ministers\u2019 Association issues invitation to pre-Annual Conference event"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By Jody Gunn<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On July 3-4, all ministers of the Church of the Brethren denomination will have an opportunity to reconnect with one another at the annual pre-Annual Conference continuing education event. Some ministers haven\u2019t seen each other in person since before COVID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Brethren Ministers\u2019 Association in partnership with the Part-Time Pastor; Full Time Church program has arranged for a free Meet and Greet Dinner together before we gather for our first session on July 3 with Sheila Wise Rowe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What a unique moment in our life together in the Church of the Brethren to be in small groups at this conference, during three sessions to discuss the very relevant topic of racism and trauma. For ministers to hear from a woman who has worked hard to help bring healing from racial trauma to people in the US, France, and South Africa, is an opportunity we hope all will make an effort to attend either in person or online.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/MinistersAssocEvent-600px.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/MinistersAssocEvent-600px.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/MinistersAssocEvent-600px-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/MinistersAssocEvent-600px-560x294.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#e8eff5\"><em><strong>Please pray\u2026<\/strong> For the Brethren Ministers\u2019 Association event, for the organizing committee, for presenter Sheila Wise Rowe, and for all the ministers who attend.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We hope, similar to the expectation of your Minister\u2019s Association committee members, you will join us in being excited about the prospect of greater appreciation and understanding as we learn and grow from Sheila\u2019s time with us!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find out more about the meeting and register at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ministryoffice\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"www.brethren.org\/ministryoffice\">www.brethren.org\/ministryoffice<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find more Church of the Brethren news:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts is-layout-flow wp-block-latest-posts-is-layout-flow\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/listening-session-on-annual-conference\/\">Listening session about future of Annual Conference to take place online on Nov. 3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/sesion-informativa-sobre-conferencia\/\">La sesi\u00f3n informativa sobre el futuro de la Conferencia Anual se llevar\u00e1 a cabo en l\u00ednea el 3 de noviembre.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/sesyon-koute-konferans-anyel\/\">Sesyon koute sou lavni Konferans Any\u00e8l la ap f\u00e8t sou ent\u00e8n\u00e8t nan dat 3 novanm nan.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/annual-conference-moderator-theme\/\">Annual Conference moderator shares theme statement for 2027<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/conferencia-anual-declaracion-tematica\/\">El moderador de la Conferencia Anual comparte la declaraci\u00f3n tem\u00e1tica para 2027.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On July 3-4, all ministers of the Church of the Brethren denomination will have an opportunity to reconnect with one another at the annual pre-Annual Conference continuing education event. 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