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Disciples Home Missions offers Advent book for download
The 2015 Advent Resource includes Information and meditations to facilitate your observance of this year's season of Advent. Lectionary based meditations for each day beginning on Thursday, November 26th through Christmas Day were written by Rev. Dr. Beth Rupe, Senior Minister at FirstChristian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Moline, IL.
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Global concerns
Disciples speak up for Syrian refugees turned away from Indiana
Global Ministries is offering a webinar Dec. 9 with Walter Brueggeman on his book Chosen?: Reading the Bible in the midst of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Efforts by Global Ministries and other Disciple ministries are ongoing on behalf of Syria and her people.
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Find out more: General Minister and President Sharon Watkins introduced the Mission First! pilot project at General Assembly.
How you can prepare________ Resources for Dec. 10-14 Gun Violence Sabbath GA 1521 - 2015 General Assembly resolution on gun violence |
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Summer mission announces 2016 locations, registration deadlines
Disciple Summer Mission gathered more than 500 youth and adults this past summer and for Year Six, they are shooting for 600.
Started in 2011 by four youth ministers, the first trip was to Midland, TX to rehab houses. In 2016, the growing group is repeating this year's two-site model and targeting St. Louis (June 27-July 1) and central Texas (July 4-8) with a hoped-for 300 adults and youth at each location.
The project grew from the first trip for 80 to 140 youth and adults in 2012 when they targeted northwest Arkansas and Joplin, MO. In 2013, 326 youth and adults traveled to New Orleans with Disciple Summer Mission. By 2014, the location was Oklahoma City and totaled 350 youth and adults from 28 churches in seven states who painted the exteriors of 30 homes.
The summer of 2015 was a leap of faith for Disciple Summer Mission in planting two trips in different locations. The Albuquerque and Nashville, TN groups organized a combined 520 youth and adults. Community organizations were the focus of both trips in helping in community gardens, food banks as well as organizations that help adults in recovery and children in impoverished communities.
If you are interested in joining the 2016 trips, cost will be $275 per person. The deadline to reserve spots by filling out the online group registration form is March 1 and a deposit of $75 per person is due at the time the registration is submitted. The remaining balance and individual online forms are due on May 1. St. Louis questions: Jessie Gray (501)993-8263. Central Texas questions: Alex Smith (512)971-9411. More information on the web
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NBA XPLOR accepting applications for 2016-17
Early Decision Deadline: Dec. 4, 2015
Cornerstone Deadline: Jan. 15, 2016
Extended Deadline: Feb. 19, 2016
NBA XPLOR is committed to cultivating a diverse population for our 2016-17 cohort of 25+ residents. You may know a young adult who would be interested in the XPLOR experience. An ideal applicant is any young adult (21-30 years old) with an open heart and open mind, who is ready to ask, what did God create my soul to do? Learn more | Read the latest stories from NBA XPLOR residents
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Order 2016 Just Women Bible study
Just Women magazine is accepting advance orders for non-subscription copies of the 2016 Bible study, "The Table and Beyond: Lavish Hospitality in the Bible". Ordering before Jan. 19. for $12 per copy will save the shipping and handling costs associated with later orders. This Bible study is part of a standard subscription.
- To place your 2016 Bible study order online - click here
- To renew or start your subscription - click here
- To learn more about the Bible study and the other 2016 issues - click here
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From Disciples Center for Public Witness
Encourage those without health care to investigate their options and sign up by the end of January. More information
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If you are interested in advertising in future issues of the Disciples News Service, please contact Fred Jones
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Ministry in Action
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You can find ways to plug into mission and more through these ministries.....
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Kids to Kids: Syrian Refugees
Our latest Kids to Kids project helps kids understand more about the Syrian refugee crisis and how to show God's love through hands-on mission:
- Help understanding what "refugee" means
- Information on Syria
- Basic human rights
- Books to read
- Missions ideas
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