Church of the Brethren Newsline
\nAugust\u00a05,\u00a02017<\/b><\/p>\n
by Dana Cassell<\/p>\n
Staff from the Office of Ministry and Brethren Press have announced the decision to conclude work on the new minister\u2019s manual resource. This project has stretched over several years, in which transitions in the make up of the volunteer team and the staff in the Office of Ministry have brought significant challenges.<\/p>\n
After evaluating the submissions received, it became clear that the work still needed to complete the project as envisioned is too great to continue. This decision is due in large part to the quantity and quality of the submissions and the significant gaps in the manual\u2019s expected outline. At this time, there will not be a new resource published in the vein of \u201cFor All Who Minister.\u201d<\/p>\n
Staff encourage ministers and others leading in worship to utilize the Anabaptist Worship Exchange (AWE), an online platform for sharing worship resources with others. This Church of the Brethren ministry makes it easy to download resources others have written and to upload and share your own. Visit\u00a0www.anabaptistworshipexchange.org<\/a>\u00a0to learn more.<\/p>\n We also are looking into ways to make available in digital form some of the most frequently used sections (such as wedding and funeral services) of \u201cFor All Who Minister.\u201d Two possible online avenues for distributing these resources would be\u00a0www.brethren.org<\/a>\u00a0and AWE.<\/p>\n