{"id":27036,"date":"2026-04-24T10:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T10:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=27036"},"modified":"2026-04-24T19:05:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T19:05:36","slug":"essential-services-of-ordinances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/essential-services-of-ordinances\/","title":{"rendered":"Essential services of ordinances now available online as For All Who Minister prepares for reprinting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>By Nancy Sollenberger Heishman<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since its publication in 1993, <em>For All Who Minister<\/em> has been the resource for ministers and church leaders as they carry out leadership in the Church of the Brethren. The inventory of printed copies of the book has been exhausted, but it is scheduled for reprinting in 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through joint efforts of Brethren Press and the Ministry Office, downloadable copies of the essential services of the ordinances are now available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethren.org\/bp\/ministry-resources\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.brethren.org\/bp\/ministry-resources\">www.brethren.org\/bp\/ministry-resources<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the future, a set of resources for these ordinances will be posted in additional languages including Spanish, French, and Haitian Creole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brethren Press also is preparing to print translations into French and Haitian Creole of the more limited portions of <em>For All Who Minister<\/em> that already have been translated into Spanish in the <em>Manual del Pastor<\/em>. Those new additional language versions are scheduled to be available for purchase at Annual Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8212; Nancy Sollenberger Heishman is director of Ministry for the Church of the Brethren.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>#MissionAndMinistryBoard #StrategicPlan #RacialJustice #LoveOurNeighbors #Discipleship #NewTestamentGiving<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/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\/learnings-from-l-e-a-d-conference\/\">\u2018What got us here won\u2019t get us there\u2019: Learnings from the L.E.A.D. 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