The National Institute is Off to a Great Start!

The National Institute is off to a great start this fall! We are only about two weeks into the semester and are confident that it will be a positive experience for all of the students—freshmen to seniors! Read more...

CE National Celebrations--Good Food and Good Fellowship

Two CE National Celebrations are scheduled for the month of September. On Sunday evening, September 16, the Calvary Grace Brethren Church in Hagerstown, Maryland,will host the Mid Atlantic District Celebration at 6:00 p.m. The following evening, September 17, the Northern Atlantic Fellowship Celebration Banquet will be at the Good’n’Plenty Restaurant in Smoketown, Pennsylvania, beginning at 6:30 pm. Read more...

Urban Hope Sponsor for the Week

Next week's ministry at the Urban Hope Training Center has been sponsored by a donor who would like to remain anonymous. We very much appreciate all who are helping to keep the work at Urban Hope alive through their generous donations.

Please see www.urbanhope.net for more details on sponsoring a week.

Hats Off to Urban Hope!

Recently the Hispanic Association of Community Development conducted surveys in the Kensington area of Philadelphia, where the Urban Hope Training Center is located. Below is part of en email from William Gonzalez, who conducted the surveys.

"I've spent the last two weeks working with a volunteer from Impact Services* conducting the resident satisfaction surveys for HACE (Hispanic Association of Community Development) in your target neighborhood. I am truly impressed with the immediate response from a broad spectrum of residents in the community." Read more...

Senior Medal of Ministry Award

Steve and Marilyn Jenkins have been awarded the Senior Medal of Ministry Award for faithfully serving the local church by providing refreshments, office work, hospitality, and leading a small group. This year they headed up the snowmobile ministry and ministered to the area teens at an all-nighter. Steve and Marilyn serve in the Grace Brethren Church in Island Pond, Vermont.

The Senior Medal of Ministry award is graciously sponsored by Grace Village.

For more information on CE National's National Church awards, go to www.cenational.org.

Ed Lewis Goes West

September
Now until Sept 4: West Coast talking with churches about getting involved in Momentum youth conference.
6-9: HalfTime cabinet and ministry in Dallas Center, Iowa
14-15: North of 55 Cabinet meetings and CASA conference in Chicago
16: Preaching at the Grace Brethren Church in Waldorf, MD
16: CE Celebration Service—Calvary Grace Brethren Church, Hagerstown, MD
17: CE Celebration Banquet—Good ‘n Plenty Restaurant, Lancaster, PA
23: Preaching at Grace Brethren Church in Fort Wayne, Indiana
27-29: YouthNet meetings at CE National

October
6: Day Away—Worthington, OH
7: Preaching in Grace Brethren Church, Canton, OH
29-30: Young Adult Summit at CE National's Russell Center with invited guests from across the nation.

New Fireside Dialogues to be Recorded

Six Fireside Dialogues have already been released. Topics of the dialogues range from Interpreting Scripture to the Emergent Church. Three more have been scheduled so far. They are:

Todd Scoles, Senior Pastor at Marysville Grace Brethren Church in Marysville, Ohio, will be speaking on Grace Brethren History at 9:00 a.m. on Sept. 25.

Jason Haymaker, Senior Pastor of Western Reserve Grace Brethren Church in Macedonia, Ohio, will be speaking on developing a missional church on Sept. 27 (Check back for the time).

David Plaster, Senior Pastor of Grace Brethren Church of Columbus, Ohio, will be speaking on Triune Immersion on Nov. 7 (Check back for the time).

All Fireside Dialogue's are recorded in CE National's Russell Center and are open to the public. Please contact Lois at cenational@cenational.org if you would like to attend.

Cathy's Corner--Resources Dealing With Relationships

The library has many resources dealing with relationships. A few are:

Staying Close--Stopping the Natural Drift Toward Isolation in Marriage…..by Dennis and Barbara Rainey

Relationships--An Open and Honest Guide to Making Bad Relationships Better and Good Relationships Great, by Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott

Love Talk Starters--275 Questions to Get Your Conversations Going, Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott