{"id":23771,"date":"2024-06-21T01:27:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T01:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=23771"},"modified":"2025-03-07T22:19:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T22:19:34","slug":"alive-in-the-spirit-noac-theme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2024\/alive-in-the-spirit-noac-theme\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Alive in the Spirit!\u2019 is theme for next National Older Adult Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The planning team for the next National Older Adult Conference (NOAC), to be held Sept. 1-5, 2025, at Lake Junaluska, N.C., has announced the theme for the event: \u201cAlive in the Spirit!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The theme scripture is Romans 15:13: \u201cMay the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit\u201d<\/em> (NRSVue).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The planning team includes Heidi Berkenbosch, Deanna Brown, Bonnie Kline Smeltzer, Leonard Matheny, Don Mitchell, Karlene Tyler, and coordinator Christy Waltersdorff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Logo design by Debbie Noffsinger<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The NOAC 2025 theme statement:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs the Apostle Paul came to the end of his letter to the Christians living in Rome, he shared his hopes for them. He knew they were strong, if imperfect, followers of Jesus Christ. He knew the church communities had their ups and downs. He knew life was hard for Christians. He also knew that they didn\u2019t have to handle life alone. His hope for them was in the power of God, which would bring joy and peace. The fuel of their faith was the life-giving power of the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe too are called to be \u2018Alive in the Spirit!\u2019 We too are called to claim the life-giving power of the Holy Spirit, which empowers everything we do. When we are alive in the Spirit we live with hope, with gratitude, with power, and with joy. Our world needs to experience the transforming love of God. Let\u2019s welcome the wind and the fire of the Holy Spirit into our lives and into our Church so that we may truly be alive in the Spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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