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First Annual Conference on the Web through a cooperative effort of COB-NET and the News Service of the General Board 
The July 3-7, 1996 Annual Conference was held in the Albert B. Sabin Convention Center, Cincinnati, Ohio (now renovated and called the Duke Energy Center). Moderator was Rev. Fred Bernhard of Oakland COB in the Ohio Southern District. This was the first Annual Conference to be “On the Web.” The COB News Service of the General Board worked directly with Church of the Brethren Network providing special communication about news, daily journals, and sermons to be uploaded daily througout the week. The year 1996 was a time when only a couple of churches had web sites and most of the general public had little awareness of the Web. It was an historic milestone for non-conference going Brethren at home to be able to keep updated on happenings at the conference, almost as quick as the delegates! Major items of business were: "Congregational Structure," "How Christian Faith Should be Expressed in the Political Process," "The New Testament as our Rule of Faith and Practice," "Office of Deacon," "World Mission Philosophy and Global Structure," "Ethics in Ministry Relations," "Simple Life," "Ministerial Leadership," "Statement on Child Exploitation," "Congregational Ethics," "Nonviolence and Humanitarian Intervention," "End of Life Decision Making," "Guidelines for Developing and Recommending Curriculum in the Church of the Brethren," "Church of the Brethren's Pastors' Insurance Package." Additional Notes:
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