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GLOBAL GATHERING
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 the Global Gathering website (english)- www.worldconvention2012.org the Global Gathering website (portuguese)- www.convencaomundial2012.org* *Please note - the registration process on this site is for Brazilians only  Igreja Videira Vineyard Church  | | Building Facade |
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Registration
Have you registered? Have you invited others? Here's what you need to get started.
On Line
Click here to complete electronic form. Australia residents see following option.
Australia Registrants
Print Brochure
Click here, then print brochure. Complete and mail or give to a friend. Visa
Check with your country's consulate office to determine if you need a visa to enter Brazil - OR - check with your travel agent.. Quatro Estações (our official travel agency) can help with this information. Prepare your documents for interview using visa questionnaire here. Letter of Invitation (if required for visa)
This will be prepared in the Nashville office following your paid registration. World Convention, Nashville must have your completed visa questionnaire to prepare your letter. Your letter of invitation and your passport are normally required by the Consulate to issue your visitor's visa. Please send documents or make appointment for interview to the Consulate (not to World Convention.) |
Travel
Quatro Estações is the 18th Global Gathering's official travel agency. Transportation, accommodation and tours can be arranged with them. We recommend you begin on their web site www.quatroestacoes.tur.br/103665-destino-world-convention-2012 for an English version of their offerings. |
Accommodations
The friendly Quatro Estações sales team is available to assist with your accommodations. Detail in English can be found at www.quatroestacoes.tur.br/103665-destino-world-convention-2012 03665-destino-18th-world-convention-2012 Please note that prices are listed in Brazilian Real. To compute foreign exchange rates, visit www.x-rates.com/calculator.html |
Transportation
Airport to Hotel / Hotel to Airport -
Travelers who booked hotel accommodation through Quatro Estacoes have transfer built into their package. (Please have a copy of your accommodation/transfer voucher available on arrival to and departure from Goiania.) You will see a sign upon your arrival. Other travelers have optional transfer service available (airport /hotel/airport). The price is R$ 70,00 per person.
Hotel to Global Gathering Event / Global Gathering Event to Hotel - Qualidade Eventos will provide complimentary (no fee) transport from the hotel to the Global Gathering. A route is being planned which will be communicated on the site Qualidade Eventos will provide a bus on July 25 departing at midday from the Brasilia Forum event, Christ Church in Plano Piloto EQS 305/306 to Goiania after the city tour in the country's capital. If your travel arrangements bring you to Brasilia and you are interested in traveling by bus to Goiania, please notify Tainá Miura <taina.miura@qeeventos.com.br> and copy Julia Keith <julia@worldconvention.org> |
Tours
Travel consultants at Quatro Estações will assist with individual tour options. Click here to view two of their choices Caldas Novas sights - Rio de Janiero sights. View details for a post tour to Rio de Janiero here. For more information, please email them at convencaomundial2012@quatroestacoes.tur.br
Christian Standard Tour World Convention board member, Mark Taylor (editor and publisher of Christian Standard) and Larry Travis (vice president for leadership development, Cincinnati Christian University) have teamed up with Brazilian Rafa Soares to offer an eleven day tour surrounding the Global Gathering. See their brochure here for details, or email Larry.Travis@CCUniversity.edu Brazil River of Life Ministries' 'Experience Brazil' Tour - UPDATED 4/23/12 World Convention advisor, Jeff Fife and his wife Monica Fife (Global Women Connecting President and World Convention board member) will host a tour of several BRoLM church plants in five cities See the BRoLM brochure here. |
Program
Plenary Speakers Click here for biographical information under the EVENTS/Global Gathering - Program section Classes
A variety of learning opportunities. Click here for list of presentation descriptions Global Women Connecting Special program and activities for women. Click here to view the schedule and learn more about the speakers. |
Mission Opportunities
Teen Mission USA-Talita Cumi Day Care Center
Talita Cumi - the theme for the Day Care, to help little children and their families rise out of need.
Phil McAfee reports two Global Gathering team mission opportunities in conjunction with Teen Mission USA, www.teenmission.org
Green Team - July 17-30, 2012
Yellow Team - July 24-Aug. 07, 2012
Each team will:
1) help with landscaping and possible construction of Talita Cumi Day Care Center
2) visit a Brazilian church
3) spend 3 days at Hot Water Resort
4) attend World Convention Global Gathering, July 25-29, 2012
The first step is to register with World Convention for the Global Gathering, and then contact Teen Mission or Phil McAfee at philkmcafee@hotmail.com
tmusa@teenmission.org
gregh@teenmission.org
Preparations are made to receive a group of 20 in each group. All transportation in Brazil will be included as well as hotel and meals. Further details will be available soon.
Teen Mission is experienced in international travels and provides a wonderful and Christian experience.
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| ChristiaNet
June, 2012
Issue 108
Connecting Everywhere...Every Day
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BEING A BLESSING IN GOIANIA ~Gary Holloway
Many of you will be with us in Goiania, Brazil, July 25-29, to experience great blessings from God. Others of you are not able to attend, but my prayer is that you will be blessed through the stories of praise, fellowship, understanding, and joy that come from Goiania.
For those who are attending, you should anticipate overwhelming joy and hospitality from our Brazilian brothers and sisters. You should anticipate uplifting and profound worship of God, ably led by Ken Young and with the participation of talented musicians from across the globe. You should anticipate times of loud vocal prayer and times of silent prayer and meditation. You should anticipate powerful lessons from Scripture and informative classes by a variety of teachers.
You should also anticipate some challenges. Those of us who come long distances will arrive tired and perhaps irritable. We will be sleeping in strange beds and eating unfamiliar food. The weather will be hot. We will face the challenges of an unfamiliar language.
You should also anticipate that there will be many things you cannot anticipate!
In all this, God will work in powerful ways. But let me remind you of what you already know. God blesses us to be blessings to others. In Goiania, we will have the opportunity to show the love of Christ to everyone we encounter-hotel staff, restaurant staff, airport staff, cab drivers, workers at the Convention Center, and (of course) all our brothers and sisters from Brazil and around the world. I want to encourage you, no matter what challenges you may face, to not miss the opportunity to show Jesus to all around you.
Goiania will be a blessing so we may in turn bless others.
And for those of you who cannot attend, please be with us in Spirit and in prayer. And remember that each day, wherever we are, we are to bless others in the name of Jesus.
SITE CHANGE FOR GOIANIA
After I wrote the above about anticipating that there will be things we cannot anticipate, I learned that we were unable to book the Convention Center for the Gathering. But we have a better venue. The Global Gathering will be held at the Igreja Videira (Vineyard Church) Bueno, Av. T7 c/ Av. T-3, St. Bueno - Goiânia - GO. This is a recently remodeled church with two large auditoriums, classrooms, and meal spaces. It is less than three miles from the Convention Center. Free transportation will be provided between the Convention hotels and the church.
From the pictures alongside this article, you will see that this is a much better space for worship than the Convention Center.
Our schedule remains the same as at the Convention Center location, with one exception. Because we cannot use the church on Sunday, our closing worship will be on Saturday night. This gives us the opportunity to visit local churches on Sunday.
I anticipate great experiences of worship, fellowship, and learning at this new site.
There is still time for you to make your plans to come. Here is what to do:
A STEP-BY STEP GUIDE FOR ATTENDING THE GOIANIA GATHERING
It is time to finalize your plans to attend our Gathering in Goiania. There you will experience the blessings of worship, learning, fellowship, and service together.
STEP ONE: Register for the Gathering on our website http://www.worldconvention.org/registration/
After you pay your registration fee, you will receive an invitation letter needed for your Brazilian visa (see Step Four below).
STEP TWO: Book your flights. You may want to look at international websites to compare fares: http://www.expedia.com/or http://www.orbitz.com/ among others.
STEP THREE: Book your hotel. Look on the website of the Brazilian travel agency for the Gathering http://www.quatroestacoes.tur.br/103665-destino-world-convention-2012 for the list of hotels. Choose your hotel. Note that prices are in Brazilian Reals, so use this site to convert to your national currency http://www.x-rates.com/calculator.html After choosing your hotel, email Quatro Estacoes (Four Seasons Travel) at anneparanhos@quatroestacoes.tur.br and they will confirm the hotel with your credit card. Note that all the hotels on the list include breakfast daily and airport transfers.
STEP FOUR: Apply for your Brazilian visa (you should already have a Passport). First look on the chart here http://www.brazilconsulatechicago.org/en-2-10-102.html to see if Brazil requires a visa for people from your country. If so, locate the Brazilian Consulate nearest you. Use this site http://www.worldembassyinformation.com/embassy-of-brazil/usa.html and enter Brazil, then your country at the pull down menus at the top of the page. Many will need to apply in person; others can apply by mail. Contact your local Consulate to find out what you need to do.
As an example, I applied by mail following instructions from the Brazilian Consulate in Atlanta online, http://www.portalconsular.mre.gov.br/mundo/america-do-norte/estados-unidos-da-america/atlanta/servicos/visa/tourism My fee was $160. I received my passport with visa back in the mail in four days. Yours might take longer.
STEP FIVE: Look at the program on our website: http://www.worldconvention.org/events/global-gathering/ Click on the left side for classes, plenary speakers, and schedule. Anticipate the blessing God will provide as we meet with brothers and sisters throughout the world.
STEP SIX: Pray for traveling mercies, leaders and speakers on the program, the church in Brazil, the church in your own country, the church throughout the world, and the world God loved enough to send his Son to bless.
IF YOU CANNOT COME TO GOINIA, START AT STEP SIX. Do continue to pray for the ministry of World Convention.
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Brasilia Forum July 23-34, 2012
Will you be in Brasilia before the Global Gathering?
Igreja de Cristo in Brasilia, Plano Piloto EQS 305/306 will host the Brasilia Forum Monday-Tuesday prior to the Global Gathering opening on Wednesday. Special worship, lectures and discussions are planned, followed by a bus tour of the capitol city and trip to Goiania for the 18th Global Gathering, Sharing the Love That Unites. More detail here http://www.convencaomundial2012.org/?page_id=345
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The Women's Desk
Global Women Connecting endeavors to unite, inform and connect Stone Campbell women from around the world. One way this is accomplished is through this regular article in ChristiaNet. But, we are aware that many of our sisters (and brothers) remain "out of the loop" if their primary method of receiving information is through postal service rather than through electronic means.
A modified ChristiaNet is available as a .pdf file that can be made available to you as an attachment to an email from our office.
You may know of someone - or a small group - who would like to have our monthly news. Perhaps you are willing to print it for them from your computer, extending our ability to communicate and stretching our funds. Of course, we will be happy to mail this version if the need exists.
We're hoping you will be able to help us keep our family connections active either by notifying us of someone who would like to stay in touch with the World Convention/Global Women Connecting ministry or by the personal touch you can give in your area.
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Newell Williams Honored
DCHS Conference Room Named
Brite Divinity School President D. Newell Williams was recently honored by Disciples of Christ Historical Society. At its headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee, the Society named its redesigned conference room in honor of Williams, with a dedication ceremony attended by many notables of the Stone-Campbell family.
The Reverend Dr. D. Newell Williams is the President and Professor of Modern and American Church History of Brite Divinity School. The author of numerous publications, Dr. Williams currently serves as a general editor of the Stone-Campbell World History Project. As an ordained minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), teacher, and historian, Dr. Williams has served in a variety of posts, including Moderator of the Church from 2007-2009.
Newell is married to the Reverend Sue McDougal. They are the parents of Errett, Mac, and Coert.
Those congratulating Williams on dedication day included Dr. Sharon E. Watkins, General Minister and President of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Dr. Gary Holloway, Executive Director of World Convention, Dr. Douglas Foster, Professor of Church History at Abilene Christian University, Dr. Glen Stewart, Bishop of the Christian Church in Tennessee, and Dr. Glenn Thomas Carson, President of Disciples of Christ Historical Society.
The Historical Society is housed in the Thomas W. Phillips Memorial Archives, a beautiful edifice in Nashville, Tennessee listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
For more information on Stone-Campbell history and heritage visit www.discipleshistory.org.
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Profile Resources
Your input to the Profiles section of the World Convention web site is important to continue the update of available information.A selection without a "Profile" link indicates knowledge of Restoration Movement activity, but the profile has not yet been written.
Please submit your information to office@worldconvention.org for verification and update.
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June 26-30, 2012
Oregon Christian Convention
July 19-22, 2012
Asamblea Nacional Hispana y Bilingüe National Hispanic & Bilingual Assembly
www.obrahispana.org
July 25-29, 2012
World Convention Global Gathering
www.worldconvention.org
english version
portguese version
July 26-31, 2012
June 25 - 29, 2014
Quadrennial Assembly
October 14, 2012
Forrest F Reed Lecture-Dr. Alvin Jackson
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A Donation Gift
Disciples of Christ Historical Society extends gift.
We recently received multiple copies of Walter Scott, A Nineteenth-Century Evangelical edited by Mark G. Toulouse. Any donation of $25 or more to World Convention will be honored with a copy for your library until our supply runs out. |
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