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Christian Churches Together
January 18-25, 2013
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
February 25-28, 2013
Webb Lectures, Milligan College
April 5-6, 2013
Stone-Campbell Journal Conference
April 29-May 3, 2013
Pepperdine Lectures
May 20-21, 2013
Eubanks Institute for Missions Conference
June 5-8, 2013
Christian Scholars Conference - Lipscomb
June 25-30, 2013
Oregon Christian Convention
July 3-6, 2013
Summer Celebration - Lipscomb
July 9-12, 2013
North American Christian Convention
July 13-17, 2013
Disciples General Assembly
October 30-November 8, 2013
10th Assembly - World Council of Churches
November 14-17, 2013
Eastern Christian Conference
November 17-22, 2013
Secretaries of World Christian Communions
Lebanon
June 25 - 29, 2014
IDWM Quadrennial Assembly
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The Stone-Campbell Movement: A Global History After years of work, The Stone-Campbell Movement: A Global History will be released in March 2013. Pre-order this comprehensive volume now from chalicepress.com. Epub and PDF versions also available at even greater savings! Encompassing the world history of the Stone-Campbell tradition, this book is the newest and most complete volume available. A joint venture of Christian Board of Publication and Disciples of Christ Historical Society, this volume is edited by D. Newell Williams, Douglas A. Foster and Paul M. Blowers. |
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Dr. Leonard W Thompson, one of our class teachers at the Global Gathering in Goiania, has been asked to write a History of Christianity in Asia. This user-friendly resource for students is greatly needed. For
more information on the project, contact him at swems@hotmail.com.
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| ChristiaNet
December, 2012
Issue 114
Connecting Everywhere...Every Day
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PO Box 50998 Nashville, TN USA 37205-0998 615-298-1824 Visit our office at 4101 Harding Pike, Nashville, TN 37205 USA |
THANKS!
-Gary Holloway
In between the American holiday called Thanksgiving and the Christian celebration of Advent, our thoughts are drawn to gratitude.
I am thankful for the vision and tireless work of Jesse Bader in beginning this ministry that has blessed the world. I am thankful for all who have gone before me as General Secretaries of World Convention and for the continuing work, wisdom, and support of my immediate predecessors. I am overwhelmed with gratitude for my calling to this ministry.
Particularly, many are thankful for the ways God has blessed them through World Convention. I have told many of those stories through ChristiaNet and our mailings, but there are many others that could be told.
I am deeply grateful for the gracious support you have given World Convention through your prayers and gifts. Here at the end of 2012, we particularly need generous gifts to meet our yearly budget. Over 63% of our annual budget is provided by gifts from individuals and churches, with most gifts under $100. So while we need large and generous gifts, a gift of any size will help us avoid a serious deficit situation. Please give out of your own thankfulness for what God has done for you in Christ.
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YOUR GIFT GIVES MORE
Thanks to the generosity of two donors, all gifts from individuals through the end of 2012 will be matched.
So if you have made your gift this year, we ask for another generous gift. And if you have not given this year, please prayerfully consider doing so.
Your gifts make it possible to continue to our ongoing ministry of connecting everywhere, every day.
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Found at ICOM
Hands on Unity Opportunities
Amor Ministries' Women of Strength www.amor.org sponsored the Common Ground event, a coffee and sweet experience bringing women together to worship, meet women active in ministry (I sat with Rachel from CRAM www.cramwinc.org), share Human Trafficking concerns www.raphahouse.org, and tell of mission travel plans to India with stopthetraffik.org
There were HUNDREDS of missions represented in the exhibit hall. World Convention/Global Women Connecting hosted a booth to reconnect with past friends and get to know new ones. Collecting brochures and information became a daunting task, but here's a sampling from those I had the pleasure of visiting with...
Yes, this is a gathering you will find exciting - especially if you have a heart for mission. The next International Conference on Missions will be November 14-17, 2013 in Kansas City. - Julia Keith |
Associated Churches of Christ - Zimbabwe
October, 2012
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The Women's Desk
Getting up early is no longer my 'chance to be the bird that gets the worm.' Instead, this has become the time to find my center in preparation for the day. I re-read an excerpt from John 17 recently, this time the version found in The Message -
"Holy Father, guard them as they pursue this life
That you conferred as a gift through me,
So they can be one heart and mind
As we are one heart and mind."
Jesus prays as he prepares for his human life to end asking for love and protection for those who will continue pursuing a God-filled life. He prays for life to be lived in union with God the Father and God the Son.
Life. God's gift. Unity. God's design.
We are bound together. God makes it so. When we behave with 'together' in our hearts and minds we make the most of the marvelous gift we've been offered. Every day opportunities arrive to unite the life in us and around us. Our involvement helps us live God's plan.
As we re-open our Gift this Christmas may God's love call to us again. May Jesus' birth inspire hope. May we be filled with the Spirit of One.
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make a U turn
as soon as possible
- Lyndsay Jacobs
Reflecting on directions for unity and mission in the 21st century, Lyndsay helps readers to understand that Christian unity is a central (and not optional) dimension to both their Christian faith and the mission of the church. Visit www.broadviewpublishers.co.nz for sample chapters and ordering information.
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