Dec. 7, 2006
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Dec. 7, 2006 |
| 412 Commission Students Nearing End of Semester |
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The 412 Commission students will be wrapping up the first semester of their 412 experience on December 14th. Students will head home for the holidays and break, returning in January with a full semester of study and travel ahead of them. During the second semester they will take a missions trip out of the country and also spend two weeks in Israel studying under the teaching of Dr. Randy Smith of Sebring, Florida. |
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| Public School Children Learn the Bible | |||||||||||
Each week thousands of students will quietly be leaving their public school classrooms during the school day to receive religious instruction in a program called Released Time instruction. Read more... |
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| National Children's Sunday | |||||||||||
 The Children’s Cabinet of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches would like to encourage each church in our fellowship to have a Children’s Sunday every year to honor children’s workers and the children in their congregation. Read more... |
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| Do You Know What Your Kids are Doing Online? | |||||||||||
A Canadian study showed that parents might not know as much as they think they know. Kids have been getting away with stuff for years. Sometimes the eyes in the back of Mom’s head didn’t work as well as she thought. The same looks to be true in the online world. Read more ... |
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| Sugarcoated, MTV-Style Youth Ministry is So Over | |||||||||||
Sometimes a scavenger hunt is just a scavenger hunt. That's all it is at many churches, where the frenzied chase to collect trinkets and complete silly tasks is a perennial activity aimed at getting teenagers into their doors. But at Calvary Baptist Church in Bellflower, Calif., a scavenger hunt is also a metaphor for a lifelong pursuit of meaning and happiness that begins in adolescence--and rich grist for a sermon targeted to teens. "A scavenger hunt is a search," youth leader Doug Jones, 20, tells the 80 teens who have just returned from a race through this working-class city 30 miles east of Los Angeles. Read more on Time's website. |
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| CE National Hosts National Organizations Lunch | |||||||||||
Tuesday, December 5, 2006, CE National hosted a luncheon for administrators and staff of several Grace Brethren organizations located in Winona Lake. Represented were Grace Brethren International Missions, Grace Brethren Investment Foundation, Brethren Missionary Herald, the Grace Brethren Fellowship Coordinator’s office, Grace College and Theological Seminary, Grace Brethren North American Missions, and CE National. It was a time for getting acquainted with those who may not know each other except by voice, as many in the different organizations talk on the phone or email but have never met face to face. Read more and see pictures... |
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| Ed Lewis to Speak in California | |||||||||||
Ed Lewis, Executive Director of CE National, will be speaking at Grace Fellowship of Alta Loma in Alta Loma, California, on the morning of January 28th. He will also be speaking at Mosaic Rialto in Rialto, California, Sunday morning, February 4th and Cherry Valley Grace Brethren Church in Cherry Valley, California, that evening. If you wish more information about these churches and their times of worship, please email cenational@cenational.org or call Lois at 574.267.6622. |
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| CE Hmmm...8 Ways To Encourage Others--Edited by Andy Wirt | |||||||||||
How are you as an encourager? Here are eight areas to evaluate or eight areas to work on to better be used of the Lord to “breathe wind into people’s sails.” Read more... |
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| CE Hmmm...Questions For Year End Ministry Review--Edited by Andy Wirt | |||||||||||
As you sit down with paid or lay leaders, here are some good questions to help you evaluate the 2006 ministry year and hone your effectiveness for 2007. Read more... |
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| Giving in the Waning Days of 2006 | |||||||||||
As the year winds down, there are oh so many things that keep us busy -- Christmas Programs at our church, Christmas gifts to buy for the children, friends, teachers, parties to attend and many other activities. Read more... |
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| CE National Lending Library is Growing | |||||||||||
Lending Library continues to grow in usage and in resources available. The number of resources available has grown to over 14,100. This is up almost 1,000 from last year at this time. As well, patrons using the library are up. We currently have over 760 patrons and that is up over 125 from last year at this time. Read more... |
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| Day Away North of 55 Events Coming to Florida | |||||||||||
If you are “north” of 55 years old and live in Florida, you have TWO opportunities to be involved in a Day Away. The first will be January 11, 2007, in Port Richey at the Gulfview Grace Brethren Church. The second will be held January 12 at the Sebring Grace Brethren Church. The theme for these events is “Opportunities Unlimited.” Both Days Away will have registration and refreshments beginning at 9:30 a.m. with the program beginning at 10:00. Read more... |
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