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Connecting Everywhere... Every Day
ChristiaNet
December, 2015  Issue 147
Established in 1930 to promote global fellowship among churches with their origins in the Stone-Campbell movement, World Convention cooperates with Christians everywhere toward the unity of the church.
 
 PRAYING IT FORWARD, INDIA 2017 
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                                                                                                                     -Gary Holloway


For the last few months we have focused on ministries in India. This month's focus is on some who plan to attend our Global Gathering in India in 2017.

Carl Bookout & Friends
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God Breaks Down Walls to Build Bridges
Ephesians 2:20-21

Global Gathering 19 - January 12-15, 2017 - New Delhi, India

Plan to attend...details coming soon!
11:11 News
 ...a time to connect in prayer, through God, around the world. 
                                                                                                                               Read the full 11:11 story
 There is great need around the world. We encourage your prayers and gifts of comfort and relief. Our list of Great Compassion organizations include -   

  • Christian Relief Fund
  • Churches of Christ in Queensland
  • COCOA-Churches of Christ Overseas Aid
  • Disaster Relief
  • Healing Hands International
  • International Disaster Emergency Service, Inc.
  • Week of Compassion
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    In Memoriam
    Hal Watkins
    Past president of the World Convention of Churches of Christ, Hal passed away December 2, 2015. He was one of the most respected and appreciated leaders within the Christian Church, elected to serve as the World Convention president in 1988 through the Longbeach, California convention. He continued to serve on the board of directors until after the 18th Global Gathering, Brazil, 2012. http://disciples.org/people/hal-watkins-passes-away/

    Thelma Littlejohn
    Thelma was a great supporter of World Convention and served the Australia office well over many years. 


    Renewing The World
    A Concise Global History of the Stone-Campbell Movement
     
         Barton Stone, Thomas Campbell, and Alexander Campbell organized a nineteenth-century Christian renewal movement that later coalesced into three distinct church bodies in the United States: Churches of Christ, The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), and Christian Churches and Churches of Christ.
         What is less known is that from these humble origins, the Stone-Campbell Movement has grown globally, now with churches in more than 199 countries. This book tells the story from the movement's beginnings all the way to its international expansion into Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia.
         Complete with a study guide and personal reflection questions, this book is ideal for longtime members, new members, and those unfamiliar with the Stone-Campbell heritage.  Abilene Christian University Press, www.acupressbooks.com
                                  
    Are you passionate about children's spiritual formation?
     
    If so, come join in next summer when Lipscomb's Institute for Christian Spirituality will partner with The Society for Children's Spirituality to convene the Children's Spirituality Conference: Christian Perspectives at Lipscomb University in Nashville Tennessee, June 12 - 14, 2016.

    Registration is now open and the call for papers, workshops, and ministry models is posted. For more information, go to www. childrensspirit.org
                                 


    The Women's Desk   - Julia Keith, GWC Liaison
               
    Christmastide Greetings from the Southern Hemisphere...



    With love and prayers for a joyful Christmas season and hope for the New Year 

    ~Julia  
    Daily Disciple
                                 -Gary Holloway                                                                                                                                                                     



     
     
     
     
     
     
     
      
    "O the quiet holy joy of the silent hour, when the soul is alone with God! Have you learned to love it, dear reader? If not, you have yet to attain to one of the purest and sweetest pleasures possible to the Christian in this life" (J.H. Garrison, Alone with God, 21). 
    If this quotation has appeal to you, you are not alone. Many of us long to spend time alone with a God. But an hour? In our busy lives? Perhaps, like me, you have desired and intended for years to have a regular quiet time with God, but did not know how to begin. If so, then this volume provides a starting point, a daily five-minute devotional that can begin your time with God.

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