To live. To love. To lead.
Easter offering enables all to participate in God's work in the world
 The Easter Offering helps bring life, love and learning through the general ministries of the Church. Missions and support services depend on your congregation's generosity to fund the work of these ministries that in turn support your congregation.
Ministries that receive funding from the Easter Offering include:
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Disciples Home Missions Virtual 5k
 YOU are invited to join the first annual Disciples Home Missions Virtual 5K in support of the Disciples Mission Fund Easter Offering!
What is a Virtual 5k? A virtual 5K race is a 5km race that can be run at any location. You can walk, use the treadmill, run outside, or join a local race near you. (You can even break it up over time!) Share pictures with the #disciples5k tag and we'll help cheer you on!
Why Disciples Mission Fund? This is an opportunity to share the passion our church has to put mission first. DMF Easter Offering funds go to support vital General Ministries like Disciples Home Missions, Disciples Women, Global Ministries, Hope Partnership for Missional Transformation, and many others.
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How do I sign up? Registration is open March 1-31. Choose from individual or group registration options.
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HELM Leadership Fellows applications available
Higher Education & Leadership Ministries is taking applications for the 16th class of HELM Leadership Fellows. The Leadership Fellows program is a unique opportunity for Disciples students to be in closer relationship with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), to network with each other, to encounter innovative and inspiring leaders, to prepare themselves for leadership in a rapidly and radically changing religious environment and to add additional value to their undergraduate educations.
The postmark deadline for applications is April 15, 2016 This year the application is available electronically. Information about the program and the application process is available at www.helmdisciples.org/apply.
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Events, resources & continuing education
- Buffalo Seminary class on congregational conflict, March 24, Bethany WV
- DYMN youth ministers' retreat, March 29-30, Athens, TX
- Center for Faith and Giving's Stepping into Stewardship, March 30-April 1, Orlando
- Disciples Men Sessions, July 8-10, Ft. Worth
- Hispanic Assembly, July14-16, 2016, Coral Gables, FL
- Association of Disciple Musicians 55th Anniversary Conference, July 17-22, 2016, Evansville, IN
- National Convocation Biennial Session, July 21-24, Overland Park, KS (Kansas City area - all Greater KC Disciples invited!)
- National Youth Event with United Church of Christ, July 26-30, Buena Vista, FL
- NAPAD Convocation, Aug. 3-6, Oakland, CA
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Now is the time to order stewardship materials from the Center for Faith and Giving. Your Spring campaigns should be in the early planning stages before Easter. Fall campaigns can begin after Easter, with resources that now provide for a more protracted conversation about the work of generosity and the ministry and mission of the local congregation.
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The Gospel in the Ecological Crisis June 6-10
Disciples Home Missions invites Disciples clergy to apply for this opportunity to heighten your environmental awareness while forming community with other church leaders at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. Apply by March 11Also - have you seen this video from Green Chalice? ______
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