GOIANIA, BRAZIL

'SHARING THE LOVE THAT UNITES'

   JULY 25-29,2012

Stay in touch in this special section to get the latest planning information for the 2012 Global Gathering.  Ongoing access to details can also be found on our website - 

www.worldconvention.org

Click here, then print brochure. Complete and mail or give to a friend.

Click here for consulate website to find out if citizens from your country need a visa to enter Brazil  - OR - check with your travel agent.  Prepare your documents for interview using   visa questionnaire here. 

This will be prepared following your paid registration.  World Convention, Nashville must have your completed visa questionnaire to prepare your letter. 

Airlines are beginning to quote prices for travel to Goiania.  Some groups are beginning to form.  Watch this section to connect with known travel groups from your area.

Based on Gary's visit to Goiania earlier this year, there are 3 hotels within walking distance.  The Papillon and The Castro are a 10 minute walk, the Sleep Inn is directly across the street from the convention center.  We do not yet have an agreement for any of the locations.  Web sites and current rates for these 3 are - 

 http://www.papillonhotel.com.br/ 

 Appx $175 per night 

 http://castrospark.com.br/site/ 

 Appx $310 per night 

 http://www.sleepinn.com/hotel-goiania-brazil-BR089  

Appx $115 per night 

(Note they also list an additional 15% tax.)

There will be transportation to and from  Goiania and Brasilia.  The planning team will inform the times for these in the near future.

Tours are being planned. A list will appear on the Brazilian Global Gathering 2012 web site in English, Portuguese and Spanish that will be on the air soon.  In addition, there will be visits to churches and social programs in Goiania, Brasilia and surrounding areas.  

Pre and post convention tours have been planned by the Australian Committee.  Room is available.  Click on tour choice for itineraries.   

         TOUR 1 - TOUR 2 - TOUR 3 - TOUR 4 

Contact Bruce Greig at brucegreig@optusnet.com.au for additional information.  IMPORTANT - intent to travel with this group must be made by the end of October with  a deposit of AUD$500 pp (appx USD$510) 

 www.SouthAmerica.travel

Resource for your travel plans 

Plenary Speakers 

Click here for biographical information.   

A variety of learning opportunities.

Global Women Connecting 

Special activities for women. 

Daily Disciple

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TWO WEEKS WITH THE CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES

                                                          ~Gary Holloway

In a two-week period in July, I attended three large meetings of our churches in the United States-the Lipscomb University Summer Celebration, the North American Christian Convention, and the General Assembly of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Although each meeting focused primarily on one tributary of our movement, what impressed me is how much they all had in common. 

What I found at all three gatherings:

· Spirit-filled, heartfelt worship to God. At Lipscomb, this was led by World Convention board member Ken Young who will lead us in Goiania.

· Inspiring preaching that called us to love of God and love of neighbor, particularly to love those different from ourselves!

· Thought-provoking classes and Bible studies from teachers like Loren Stuckenbruck, Jerry Sumney, Fred Craddock, and Jerry Taylor (who will be a plenary speaker at Goiania).

· Wonderful reunions with friends, like World Convention board members Wye Huxford, Mark Taylor, Jackie Bunch, Doug Foster, David Vargas, Dick Hamm, and Reggie Hundley. I also was reunited with Phil McAfee, a member of the local planning committee in Brazil.

· I was part of panels on what our three groups have done together. Bill Baker, Carmelo Alvarez, Rick Cherok, and Jerry Sumney were fellow panelists. World Convention board member Robert Welsh moderated a panel. The response to the panel discussions was uniformly enthusiastically positive, both at the NACC and the General Assembly.

At none of the assemblies did we minimize our differences. But I wish you, like me, could have been at all three to see how much we do have in common. And the essential commonality is our experience of being beloved children of God-Father, Son, and Spirit.

God is at work!

World Convention board member and Missions Services Executive Director, Reggie Hundley announces the launching of their exciting new resource, the missions network (lower case intended). Serving the needs of congregations and individuals interested in mission, this website provides current connections to missionaries and their work.
www.themissionsnetwork.com is an innovative  platform based on three different elements of communication designed to accomplish evangelistic strategy - Missions Knowledgebase, Ministry Personnel Needs, and Ministry Podcast.  

Looking for a church "with walls as wide as the world and doors that never close"? Offering a bridge to many, new online congregation, disciplesNet.org, exists for those "not able to worship in a physical church and those wishing to supplement their worship, learning, and fellowship."   

You are invited to experience some of the fruits of Christian Missions in the Bangkok and Chiang Mai areas January 17-30, 2012.  Contact Rev. Richard Ziglar (rziglar@cox.net ) for travel details and tour information.