{"id":24956,"date":"2025-03-13T11:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T11:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=24956"},"modified":"2025-03-20T17:57:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T17:57:03","slug":"bvs-visionary-voices-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2025\/bvs-visionary-voices-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Brethren Volunteer Service begins \u2018BVS Visionary Voices\u2019 online speaker series"},"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\">\u201cMark your calendar for BVS Visionary Voices!\u201d said an announcement from the Brethren Volunteer Service (BVS) office. This new quarterly speaker series highlights inspiring professionals sharing what they do, why they do it, and how you can get involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The series begins with the first of four online speaker events of 2025 featuring <strong>Avery Davis Lamb, executive director of Creation Justice Ministries<\/strong>. Each BVS Visionary Voices event will center on one of BVS&#8217;s four goals, for this first event focusing on Caring for Creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAll in the BVS community&#8211;volunteers, supporters, alum, and more&#8211;are invited and encouraged to attend!\u201d said the announcement. Register at <a href=\"https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/4vQHXJazQEe8O_LvGzsVKQ\">https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/4vQHXJazQEe8O_LvGzsVKQ<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find out more about BVS at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethren.org\/bvs\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.brethren.org\/bvs\">www.brethren.org\/bvs<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"484\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/BVSVisionaryVoices-1-600px.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/BVSVisionaryVoices-1-600px.jpg 484w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/BVSVisionaryVoices-1-600px-242x300.jpg 242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">#MissionAndMinistryBoard #StrategicPlan #RacialJustice #LoveOurNeighbors #Discipleship #NewTestamentGiving<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/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\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/health-care-education-scholarships\/\">Health Care Education Scholarships are awarded to nine recipients<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/engage-event-supports-mission\/\">Engage event offers opportunity to gather in support of global mission, resources are available<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/shine-curriculum-for-fall-2026\/\">Shine curriculum for Fall 2026 includes new features<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/bfia-grants-go-to-churches-and-camp\/\">BFIA grants support congregations\u2019 outreach to neighbors and a memorial to victims of violence, among other projects<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/elizabethtown-hosts-rise-up-conference\/\">Volunteers rise up: New CWS outreach campaign draws refugee advocates to Elizabethtown Church<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cMark your calendar for BVS Visionary Voices!\u201d said an announcement from the Brethren Volunteer Service (BVS) office. 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