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Christian Church Homes' original senior housing completes facelift - Garfield Park Village, the first CCH senior property, was built in 1964 in Santa Cruz, CA. The new $33 million renovation will be celebrated in May. The site was also used for a large revival camp for Disciples in the 1800s. Read more
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Chalice Press publisher interviewed by Publishers Weekly
Publishing houses are changing the way they select books
 Chalice Press, an imprint of the Christian Board of Publication (CBP), is among a handful of Christian publishers that met with the religion and spirituality writers from Publishers Weekly, among the most influential publications in the literary industry.
CBP/Chalice President Brad Lyons and Marketing Director Steve Knight met March 15 in New York City with the magazine's publisher and editorial staff - a rare opportunity in the Christian publishing market that is inundated with denominational, independent, commercial, and non-profit publishers of all sizes and theological slants.
"Being invited to represent the Christian publishing industry is quite an honor, and an important milestone," Lyons says. "It shows we're making a difference, and people are noticing.
"We serve Disciples every day, but we see our work as bringing the Disciples values of equality and inclusiveness into an industry that too often espouses shallow theology or social-morality agendas."
For more than a century, CBP has been the publishing house of the Stone-Campbell Movement that has evolved into the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
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A note from the General Minister & President search committee
Thank you to all who participated in the survey.
At this time the Search Committee is completing the job description for General Minister and President. If you are considering recommending someone as the General Minister and President, please review the job description when it is available (around May 20.)
Contact the search committee by e-mail or USPS at GMP Search Committee, 7 W. Hoffecker Street, Middletown, DE 19709.
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How you can prepare for the SIX gatherings in April
Pray for the participants in the six gatherings in April: Alabama/Northwest Florida, Northern California/Nevada, Greater Kansas City, Midwest Convencion in Wisconsin, North Carolina and Oklahoma. Brush up on the identity statement. Other materials you might find helpful include the Justice Primer and Justice Devotions. Global Ministries also offers a new three-session adult curriculum called REACH. Join the prayer effort and receive weekly prompts for prayer and action. Find out more and sign up for a mission gathering on the Mission First! page. You can also share your stories of mission on the Mission First! Facebook group. |
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July 26-30
Registration is now open for youth 13-18 and their families and sponsors to attend the Disciples/UCC joint youth event in Orlando.
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April special T
Add to your Disciple wardrobe with April's T-shirt offer. Ten percent of the purchase price is returned to Disciples Mission Fund. Order together to get the best deal on shipping. Several colors of sleeves are available. These will be produced the third week of April - just in time for your softball league games in May! You can also take a selfie and tag it #DOCWeAreOne.
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NAPAD opens search for executive
From Dr. Tim Lee, search committee chair
 We invite applications for the position of Interim Executive Pastor (IEP) for North American Pacific/Asian Disciples (NAPAD) Ministries.
The successful candidate will serve as IEP till the time of the NAPAD Convocation in 2018. To be eligible, a candidate must be an ordained minister with standing in the Christian Church (Disciples). The deadline for submitting required application materials is June 1, 2016.
For queries about the position, please contact the chair of the NAPAD IEP Search Committee, Tim Lee: napadsearch@gmail.com.
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New church movement experiencing a Second Wind
Pentecost Offering May 15 and May 22
By Hope Partnership staff
The Disciples new church movement is experiencing a Second Wind. With courageous leaders at the helm and the wind of the Holy Spirit breathing vitality into the movement, Disciples are on course to starting 1,000 new churches by 2020.
Hope Partnership for Missional Transformation invites you to join the new church fleet by supporting the 2016 Pentecost Offering, which will be received in Disciples of Christ churches May 15 and May 22.
Since the creation of the 2020 Vision, Disciples have planted 934 churches in the United States and Canada, sharing the gospel with more than 61,000 individuals who may not have had a relationship with Christ. According to Gilberto Collazo, president of Hope Partnership, "A Second Wind," which is the theme for this year's Pentecost Offering, is energizing the new church movement, making it a vital force for sharing God's Word. "The new church movement is very much on course and gaining momentum," he says. "Our new church planters are more determined than ever to share the gospel and transform lives and communities for Christ."
Each year one half of the Pentecost Offering is designated to the Region or Area in which the offering is taken, while the other half is used by Hope Partnership to support the recruitment, assessment, training and coaching of new church leaders.
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Higher Education & Leadership Ministries Leadership Fellows applications available for high school seniors
The postmark deadline for applications is April 15. It also may be filled out online.
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Legacy scholarships available for seminarians
Phillips University, Inc. (PU) is pleased to offer a Seminary scholarship program to full-time, first year students who are pursuing a Masters of Divinity degree, are committed to pastoral ministry and will attend one of the following Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) affiliated seminaries. Applications are due by USPS on April 29.
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Apr. 8-9, PSR, Berkeley CA
Association of Disciples Musician's Conference, Evansville IN, July 17-22 National Convocation Biennial Session, Overland Park, KS (KC area), July 21-24 National Youth Event with United Church of Christ, Buena Vista, FL, July 26-30 NAPAD Convocation, Oakland, CA, Aug. 3-6
Find more events on the calendar hosted by Chalice Press
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You can find ways to plug into mission and more through these ministries.....
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