Responsibilities include coordination of planning, publicity, and registration for workshops and a wide variety of other educational activities with congregations, districts, and camps; coordinating reconciliation services such as conflict intervention, mediation, and meeting facilitation, drawing upon a network of reconcilers in the church; assisting with interpretation of the conflict transformation program; and coordinating development of the Ministry of Reconciliation Practitioner Network.

Candidates should have a personal commitment to Christian peacemaking, experience with faith-based educational or service program planning, strong written and oral communication skills, excellent organizational ability including budget management; computer skills; a basic understanding of conflict resolution, reconciliation, and scriptural basis of peacemaking; and familiarity with Church of the Brethren beliefs and practices. A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience is required.

Review of applications will begin Feb. 13, continuing until position is filled.

To apply, send resume', letter of application, and names of 3-4 references to

On Earth Peace
PO Box 188
New Windsor, MD 21776;
or fax 410-635-8707;
or e-mail oepa_oepa@brethren.org.

For more information, call or e-mail co-director Bob Gross at 260-982-7751 or bgross_oepa@brethren.org

Responsibilities include maintaining and expanding a comprehensive program including individual and congregational donors, planned gifts, grants, and other income sources; coordinating donor contacts and contributions through visits, direct mail, and other means; coordinating contacts with congregations and other supporting groups; and assisting with interpretation of On Earth Peace program.

Candidates should have a personal commitment to Christian peacemaking, significant experience in fund-raising for non-profit or church groups, strong written and oral communication skills, excellent organizational ability, computer skills, a willingness to travel, and a familiarity with Church of the Brethren beliefs and practices. A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience is required.

Review of applications will begin Feb. 13, continuing until position is filled. To apply, send resume', letter of application, and names of 3-4 references to On Earth Peace, PO Box 188, New Windsor, MD 21776; or fax 410-635- 8707; or e-mail oepa_oepa@brethren.org. For more information, call or e-mail co- director Bob Gross at 260-982-7751 or bgross_oepa@brethren.org.  

Position description and application form available on request.

Application deadline: January 19, 2004

Position Functions:

• Provide interpretation of the ministries of the General Board through personal contact, workshops, and use of a wide range of technology and media.
• Connect and engage Brethren and challenge members to lives of action and response to local and global needs
• Collaborate with and coach other staff in telling the General Board story
• Work within an established peer advisory group to coordinate communications, public relations and mission interpretation in a cohesive manner

Skills and Knowledge:

• Active member in the Church of the Brethren
• Possess dynamic interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrated skill in establishing and operating in a collegial framework
• Familiarity with the General Board’s ministry areas

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field required; Master’s degree preferred

Qualified candidates are invited to complete the General Board application form, submit a résumé and letter of application, and to request three references to send letters of recommendation to:

Office of Human Resources
Church of the Brethren General Board
1451 Dundee Avenue
Elgin, IL 60120-1694
Phone: 1-800-323-8039, Ext. 258
E-mail: mgarrison_gb@brethren.org

For more information contact:

Helen Stonesifer - 800-451-4407 ext 5, hstonesifer_gb@brethren.org
Roy Winter - 800-451-4407 ext 7, rwinter_gb@brethren.org

The responsibilities of the position will be to provide programmatic oversight and administrative leadership for initiatives of the Sustaining Pastoral Excellence programs of the Academy.  

Full-time position reportable to the CFO/ Treasurer & Executive Director Of Centralized Resources.

Location: Elgin, Illinois.

Position description and application form available on request.

Application deadline: December 18, 2003

Responsibilities:

• Develops and maintains accounting and financial systems and procedures.
• Provides management responsibility for the day-to-day financial operations.
• Maintains complete records and systems for safe-guarding all property and equipment.
• Coordinates insurance coverage for the total organization.
• Monitors the expenditure of General Board funds to assure compliance with Board financial policies or actions, including budget parameters.
• Provides financial information and reports, including those required by law, as well as all consolidated financial reports.
• Provides for appropriate retention of official financial records.

• Significant accounting experience including systems experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with computer systems including financials, word processing, and sreadsheets.
• Knowledge and experience in budget development and management.
• Progressive management/supervisory skills.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business administration, or related field.

Qualified candidates are invited to complete the General Board application form, submit a résumé and letter of application, and to request three references to send letters of recommendation to:

Office of Human Resources
Church of the Brethren General Board
1451 Dundee Avenue
Elgin, IL 60120-1694
Phone: 1-800-323-8039, Ext. 258; E-mail: mgarrison_gb@brethren.org

March 11-14, 2004
La Verne, California

This event is sponsored by On Earth Peace, the University of La Verne, and the La Verne Church of the Brethren.

We will gather to:

• Nurture creative responses to violence
• Explore racism, classism, and prejudice to expand our peace work
• Deepen our spiritual roots

• Workshops that inform and empower active peacemaking
• Art and prayer woven throughout the event
• Relationship-building across traditional boundaries

Ladership includes:

• Lourdes Arguelles ~ Professor of Education, Claremont Graduate University
• Elizabeth Conde-Frazier ~ Baptist minister; Prof. of Religious Education, Claremont School of Theology
• Matt Guynn ~ Program Staff at On Earth Peace
• Shady Hakim ~ Coord. of Middle East Peace Education Program, AFSC Pacific Southwest Region
• James Lawson ~ Minister and key nonviolence trainer for Civil Rights struggle
• Daniel Loerta ~ Director of Multicultural Affairs, Univerisity of La Verne
• Ched Myers ~ Biblical scholar, urban activist and preacher
• Barb Sayler ~ Co-Director of On Earth Peace
• Ali Siddiqui ~ Muslim Imam and member of the community organization Peace with Justice

On Earth Peace is an agency of the Church of the Brethren working to empower people to discern the things that make for peace.
PO Box 188 New Windsor, MD 21776
410-635-8706
www.brethren.org/oepa  

As we get established in the new combined Brethren Witness/Washington Office, it is a joy to welcome visitors. We have been fortunate to have friends come to spend time with us. It has been good to share with them as to the work of the Office, and to encourage our visitors to stay involved with the issues that we are challenged with as a faith community. It has also been good to be able to facilitate tours and congressional meetings for groups as requested.

Also stopping in have been different representatives from the many other religious working groups here on Capitol Hill. Our continued efforts as a voice for the faith community is important. We do not always agree completely on how the church should respond on issues, but we do agree that our strength will come from the involvement of members of our congregations. We often work together on sign-on letters, resource materials, and direct contact opportunities.

...and thanks for acting out!

It has been encouraging to receive feedback from many who have been acting out of your faith convictions in response to our Action-Alerts. There are others, Brethren acting out for others, acting out their convictions of faith. The Brethren Witness/Washington Office seeks to offer resources and opportunities for living out our commitment to areas of peace and justice. We welcome your input, your questions or concerns, your assistance, and your initiative in these efforts. Whether you stop by, or act out, we hope to hear from you.

- Phil Jones

In this issue:

• Stopping In and Acting Out
• Nuclear funds vote
• Sudan Drama
• Success in Vieques
• Cuba Travel Approved

Responsibilities:

• Develops and edits a monthly magazine that seeks to represent the ministries of the General Board and the life and witness of the broader Church of the Brethren.
• Seeks to discern the needs of the larger church to enable the magazine to inform, inspire, and provide a forum for discussion of important issues within the denomination.
• Collaborates with Associate Editor and other Brethren Press staff.
• Serves as a member of the Brethren Press editorial team and will participate in other publishing projects that emerge.

• Demonstrated skill in news and feature writing, editing, communication issues, and computer technology.
• Highly skilled in oral and written communication, with good listening skills.
• Able to articulate and operate out of the vision of the General Board.
• Well grounded in Church of the Brethren heritage, theology, and polity.
• Relates with integrity and respect within and beyond the denomination.
• Knowledgeable in the publishing arena.

• Bachelor's degree in related field
• Five years experience in communications, magazine editing preferred
• Active member of the Church of the Brethren

Office of Human Resources
Church of the Brethren General Board
1451 Dundee Avenue
Elgin, IL 60120-1694
Phone: 1-800-323-8039, Ext. 258; E-mail: mgarrison_gb@brethren.org

Join thousands from across the Americas from November 21-23, 2003 at the gates of the U.S. military base Fort Benning in Georgia - home of the notorious School of the Americas (renamed Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation) - to stand in Solidarity with the victims of the School of Assassins and to speak out against terror and violence. Cross the line - engage in nonviolent direct action to make your voice heard, to close the SOA/ WHISC, and to change oppressive U.S. foreign policy. Visit this site for more information about the November vigil action - www.SOAW.org

Join voices from around the world in giving witness to your concern over the US occupation of Iraq and our nation’s continued involvement in violence against others.

Brethren peacemakers and activists are encouraged to join in the October 25th March on Washington. We will gather as a group at the Brethren Witness/Washington Office, 337 North Carolina Ave. SE, on Saturday morning at 10:00 a.m., and march to the Washington Monument together. Bring signs that give witness to our Brethren pacifists beliefs and our commitment to following the peaceful steps of Christ. You are encouraged to bring drums as we will join in drum circles throughout the day. Poster board and markers will be available at the march site. If you join us late please look for the Brethren Witness/Washington Office tent in the tabling area. We will join thousands of others in this national march for peace.

For those traveling from a distance limited sleeping space is available at the Washington City Church. Please call the Washington Office for more information – 202-546-3202.

Visit our website, www.brethren.org or www.internationalanswer.org, for complete details of the events of the day.

Fostering openness and inclusion,
building bridges, and seeking common ground

Best Western Plaza
Elgin, Illinois
November 7- 9, 2003

"Grounded in Christ, Living in the Fullness of God."

For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth takes its name. I pray that, according to the riches of his glory, he may grant that you may be strengthened in your inner being with power through his Spirit, and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love. I pray that you may have the power to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that suprasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. -Eph 3:14-19

Rooted and Grounded
The gathering is designed to help participants deal with difficult issues in the Church of the Brethren at all levels.

Connect with people who share your concerns, want to live in the inclusive love of God in Christ, want to call the church to embody that love, and want to live out that love by reaching out and finding the connections that bind us together as the body of Christ.

Exchange of ideas and action
The intent is to bring Brethren together to talk and listen, to examine ourselves and the church, to seek the leading of the Spirit, to find common ground, and to strengthen one another to act.

The sessions will alternate presentations with sharing and interaction. There will be times for rest and quiet sharing. A place will be reserved throughout the weekend for reflection and prayer.

Arrangements
Shuttle service will be available from Chicago O'Hare and Chicago Midway. There will be an effort to provide activities and/or childcare.  

Position purpose: To build the body of Christ, specifically through joint mission between the Church of the Brethren and Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria (Church of the Brethren in Nigeria), and calling both churches to greater faithfulness through our joint mission and ministry.

Structural connections: The position is reportable to the Executive Director for Global Mission Partnerships, and serves as team leader for US mission staff in Nigeria and in an advisory, consultative relationship with Nigerian church leaders.

Functions:

• To walk with and be available to Nigerian church members and leadership.
• To serve as team leader for the mission operation in Nigeria.
• To help communicate Brethren identity and practices.
• To represent the US church within and among the Nigerian church.
• To help connect stateside members with the work the US church is doing in partnership with the Nigerian church and help to convey the gifts that the Nigerian church has to offer.
• To oversee and implement administrative support systems to undergird the ministry.

Skills and knowledge required:

• well-grounded in and able to articulate Church of the Brethren heritage, theology, and polity
• strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• organization and administrative skills, including some knowledge of budgeting and bookkeeping
• ability to live and work in an African context,
• ability to function collaboratively with colleagues in a team relationship

Brethren Woods is a year round Christian camp and retreat center owned and operated by the Shenandoah District Church of the Brethren located in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. The Program Director’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to, coordinating retreat, adventure, outdoor education, and the summer resident camping programs.

Preference will be given to persons who are members of the Church of the Brethren and are supportive of Church of the Brethren values and beliefs, have a college degree, experience in a camping/outdoor education related field, and skill or interest in low and high challenge course management. Candidate should also possess measurable administrative, organizational, relational, and communication skills. Any qualified candidate will be considered. A complete job description is available upon request.

Starting Salary Range Commensurate with Experience: $22,000.00 to $28,000.00

Benefits include: Individual Medical Insurance, Pension, Professional Growth, Vacation and Holidays, and Reimbursement for business related travel.

This search process will continue until a person has been employed. Persons interested should apply by sending their resumes by October 30 to:

Douglas Phillips, ADE
Brethren Woods
5390 Armentrout Path
Keezletown, VA 22832

Phone & Fax: 540-269-2741
E-mail: camp@brethrenwoods.org  

A weekend event to support people in the Church of the Brethren Decade to Overcome violence movement with worship, fellowship, and skill-building.

Are you involved with the Decade to Overcome Violence (DOV)?

Would you like to find out how to get more involved with DOV?

Would you like to learn how to engage issues of violence in your community?

Do you want to know how other congregations are addressing violence today?

Join us December 5-7 in New Windsor, Maryland!

Who: District and congregational DOV representatives & youth delegates, and anyone wanting to get involved with the Decade

Where: New Windsor Conference Center at the Brethren Service Center in New Windsor, Maryland

When: Friday, Dec. 5 (begins at 4:30pm) –– Sunday, Dec. 7, 2003 (noon)

What to expect:

• Fellowship and network with DOV workers from all over the denomination
• Learn from and celebrate DOV organizing efforts in the first two years
• Gain inspiration and hope through sharing, worship, and prayer.
• Build skills in overcoming violence using Martin Luther King’s active non- violence strategies and in organizing within and between congregations.

Though this event is geared towards DOV representatives, everyone interested in addressing violence is invited.

Contact Rachel Peterson, the DOV Coordinator, at 410-635-8709, or dov_gb@brethren.org for more information or to sign up for this event.

The registration fee is $110 for the conference, including housing and meals. District and youth DOV reps do not have to pay the registration fee. Contact us about scholarships.

Registration deadline is November 3. After Nov. 3, a $30 late fee will be assessed.  

1. One assistant workcamp coordinator will be chosen for the summer of 2004 to assist Cindy Laprade and Beth Rhodes. Applications are due to Chris Douglas by December 1, 2003. Announcement of the positions will be no later than January 30, 2004. Applicants must be college age.
2. Starting time will be in late May (exact date will be negotiated).
3. Ending time will be approximately August 15, 2004.
4. Stipend for the summer will be $2000 (minus taxes and Social Security) plus all expenses will be paid including travel to Elgin in May and back home at the end of the summer. Food, lodging, and transportation throughout the summer will be paid.
   As an alternative to the $2000 stipend, applicants are strongly encouraged to consider being an assistant workcamp coordinator through the Ministry Summer Service program. This program provides a tax-free $2500 scholarship and $100 per month stipend. Please feel free to call the youth and young adult office to discuss this option.
5. Work will include 2-3 weeks in the Elgin office helping to get ready for workcamps as well as eight weeks at various workcamps.
6. If you have further questions, call Chris Douglas at 1-800-323-8039 or email cdouglas_gb@brethren.org.  

TAPESTRY will be inserted in each SOURCE mailing; congregations and districts are welcome to make copies for insertion in newsletters or to distribute it in other ways.  

• It's a Brethren world after all
  Scope of global activity fills Brethren event with hope

• Living gratefully and hilariously
  Here's how to get a grasp on 'abundant thinking'

• Silence centers biennial event
  Caring Ministries Assembly gathers in Bridgewater
• Council delivers answer to query
• Personnel moves

• Organ donation support urged
  Pins, cards, resolution back 'Donate Life' effort
• Junior high study urges, 'Turn Aside'
• Kit parties: Better than Tupperware?
• Young adults to explore 'crossroads' at 2004 Colorado event

• Videos, website feed local study
  New media tools connect churches to wider world

• Enough! A time for uncluttering
  Stewardship event to probe asset-based development
• Valley dedicates heritage campus
• Sarah Beth: A tale out of the 1930s
• Probing just war and just peace

• For this we pray

Requirements include a current Pennsylvania NHA license and at least 3 years experience (preferably 5-plus years), as a CEO. Other expectations include a proven record of successful financial and operational turnaround, demonstrated leadership skills, and productive communication skills.

For more details, or to apply, contact Ralph McFadden, Fellowship of Brethren Homes, 1451 Dundee Ave., Elgin, IL 60120; phone 847-742-5100, ext. 305, e-mail rmcfadden_abc@brethren.org, or fax 847-742-5160.  

The board of directors is seeking a person with home administration credentials and appreciation for the Church of the Brethren heritage and faith. The person should also have experience and skills in strategic planning, fund development, marketing, public relations, and innovative program development. NHA is preferred.

Resumes will be accepted until Oct. 15. For more details, or to apply, contact Ralph McFadden, Fellowship of Brethren Homes, 1451 Dundee Ave., Elgin, IL 60120; phone 847-742-5100, ext. 305, e-mail rmcfadden_abc@brethren.org, or fax 847-742-5160.  

Responsibilities include serving as the chief executive officer for ABC, being responsible for program implementation of selected ABC ministries, and providing leadership within the Church of the Brethren and ecumenically.

Applicants should have a minimum of a bachelor's degree; be well-grounded in Church of the Brethren and ABC values, history, and policy; possess strong oral and written communication and interpersonal skills; and have demonstrated administrative skills within a nonprofit, church-related organization.

Applications are now being received, with a deadline of Oct. 15. A fuller position description and application form are available on request. Qualified candidates are invited to submit a resume' and cover letter of application, and to request three references to send letters of recommendation, to: Connie Burk Davis, 133 East Main Street, Suite 1E, Westminster, MD 21157, or via e-mail at daviscon@qis.net.  

It will be on the weekend of November 7-9, at the Best Western Hotel here in Elgin, Illinois. We began looking for a site months ago and had a bit of trouble finding one that would work for us. At first glance a hotel does not seem quite the place, but this one has a very large ballroom that can be divided into smaller sections. It has a large atrium where people can spread out when they are not in session. Everything is on one floor except the rooms, and they are on only two floors. Most of the rooms open into the atrium, so there is a feeling of being connected and being all in one place. (There is an indoor pool.) Transportation is easy from O'Hare and Midway. Despite some of the Brethren shifts in recent years, the wisdom of the late 19th century leaders who choose Elgin for its centrality and access to transportation still holds up. We really wanted to hold the fall gathering on the west coast but were not able to pull it off this year. We are already making plans to put next year's gathering in Oregon.  

A weekend event to support people in the Church of the Brethren Decade to Overcome violence movement with worship, fellowship, and skill-building.

• Are you involved with the Decade to Overcome Violence (DOV)?
  (130 congregations are already participating!)
• Would you like to find out how to get more involved with DOV?
• Would you like to learn how to engage issues of violence in your community?
• Do you want to know how other congregations are addressing violence today?

Who: District and congregational DOV representatives & youth delegates, and anyone wanting to get involved with the Decade

Where: New Windsor Conference Center at the Brethren Service Center in New Windsor, Maryland

When: Friday, Dec. 5 (begins at 4:30pm) –– Sunday, Dec. 7, 2003 (noon)

What to expect:

• Fellowship and network with DOV workers from all over the denomination
• Learn from and celebrate DOV organizing efforts in the first two years
• Gain inspiration and hope through sharing, worship, and prayer.
• Build skills in overcoming violence using Martin Luther King’s active non- violence strategies and in organizing within and between congregations.

Jeff Carter, Matt Guynn, David Jehnsen, Bernard Lafayette, Rachel Peterson, David Radcliff, Barb Sayler, Kim Stuckey, and many others.  

Bob Dylan used the following words in one of his early recordings: Come senators, congressmen, please heed the call. Don't stand in the doorway, don't block up the hall. For he that gets hurt, will be she who has stalled. There's a battle outside, and it is ragin'. It'll soon shake your windows, and rattle your walls. For the times they are a-changin'.

The history and story of any people is one of change. Dylan recorded his song to convey a message of concern and caution for a people and time that were indeed amidst many changes. In the song, Dylan also expressed words of hope and words of encouragement - "Come writers and critics, who prophesize with your pen, keep your eyes wide, the chance won't come again."

! Luke, another writer with similar concerns, recorded these words: "Do not be afraid, but speak and do not be silent." (Acts 18:9-10 NRSV)

Things in the Washington office are changing. We have a new name with the merging of the Brethren Witness program into our work. Amidst these changes, it is good to find in the gentle memory of a song, and in the hope filled writings of disciples, words that speak clearly to us. Amidst these changing times, it is the commitment of the Brethren Witness/Washington office to not be silent. We will continue to speak boldly from the statements, policies and directions given us by the church. The times are always changing. Our mission does not - to share the message of God's all encompassing love, and the teaching, healing, moving spirit of Christ's truth.

- Peace, Shalom, Salaam -

-Phil Jones, Office Director

IN THIS ISSUE:
• No Time to be Silent
• Stop New Nukes
• Caring for Creation
• The Cuba Travel Ban
• Update - Sign-On Letters

Full-time position reportable to the Executive Director and Publisher of Brethren Press. Location: Elgin, Illinois. Position description and application form available on request.

Application deadline: September 12, 2003

Responsibilities:

• Coordinates the receiving and distribution of news and other information within the Church of the Brethren and beyond.
• Serves as official media contact for the denomination.
• Produces Newsline, the bi-weekly electronic news service of the denomination.
• Coordinates the press room at Annual Conference.
• Supervises circulation and promotion of Messenger.
• Prepares the news section of Messenger and writes occasional features.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated skill in news writing, editing, communication issues, and computer technology.
• Skilled in oral and written communication, with good listening skills.
• Photography skills beneficial.
• Prior experience in a self-directed role.
• Able to work in a positive manner, within a team environment.

Education/Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in related field
Active member of the Church of the Brethren preferred

Qualified candidates are invited to complete the General Board application form, submit a résumé and letter of application, and to request three references to send letters of recommendation to:

Office of Human Resources
Church of the Brethren General Board
1451 Dundee Avenue
Elgin, IL 60120-1694
Phone: 1-800-323-8039, Ext. 258
E-mail: mgarrison_gb@brethren.org

Applicants must have a bachelor's degree or equivalent, considerable summer camp leadership experience, and excellent writing, communication, and organizational skills.

Compensation includes salary, housing, medical insurance, pension, and other benefits. For an application, write or contact Camp Blue Diamond at: PO Box 240, Petersburg, PA 16669, or 814-667-2355, or bludia@penn.com. Applications will be accepted until Oct. 15. The position begins Jan. 2, 2004.  

• Experiencing a wave of change
  Denomination's agencies encounter time of transition

• Offering extols 'Living Letters'
  Face-to-face meeting seen as cruicial for mission today
• Devotionals to guide journey in Advent
• Studies updated on biblical topics

• Annual Conference Wrap-Up

• For this we pray

Caring Ministries Assembly is an opportunity to connect faith with caregiving and to reflect on the importance of silence in caring and healing. Join caregivers from across the country at the Caring Ministries Assembly and:

1. Learn ways to nurture your spiritual life and that of your church family.
2. Discover how to strengthen caregiving ministries within your congregation.
3. Ground your caregiving in a solid Biblical witness.
4. Renew your spirit in sacred time and space. Sponsored by the Association of Brethren Caregivers  

Conflict Transformation for Congregational Leaders

Saturday, August 23, 2003
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Mill Ridge Center
Union, Ohio

A workshop for pastors, deacons, board and committee chairs, and all people in roles of congregational leadership. This training will build and reinforce skills in communication and conflict transformation.

Topics include:

• Understanding conflict dynamics
• Centered speaking and listening
• Transformation in a conflict setting
• Being a "non-anxious presence"
• Handling power

Special feature
Specific breakout sessions for pastors, deacons, and everyone who facilitates meetings.

Leadership
Matt Guynn (Program Associate with On Earth Peace/Ministry of Reconciliation)
Jim Moore (Coordinator, Southern Ohio Discipleship and Reconciliation Committee)
Liz and Greg Bidgood-Enders (Co-Pastors, Mack Memorial Church of the Brethren)

Cost
$20.00 for materials and tuition, including a simple lunch

0.6 Continuing Education Units (C.E.U.s) are available for Church of the Brethen pastors.

To register, contact:
Matt Guynn
Ministry of Reconciliation
765-962-6234
mguynn@myvine.com

If you plan to attend, call or e-mail before August 16th, so that we can have sufficient food for all. No deposit required.

6-week course beginning September 14th, 2003

Teams: Pastors, Lay leaders, and Youth

Cost: $150 for the whole team, plus materials

Course Description:

This modular course has been designed for church teams to explore practices that help involve young people in the life and ministry of their rural and smaller membership congregations. Congregational teams will engage the gifts and assets of their youth, and learn how to revitalize their ministry with youth in context.

Goals & Objectives:

1. Introduction & Understanding Rural Contexts
2. Identity, The Life Cycle, & Our Connections
3. Emerging Youth Culture and Missional Imagination
4. Faith Practices & Faith Formation
5. Apprenticing Youth into Leadership & Peer Ministry
6. What Does This Mean? Mission Challenge

Instructors:

Shannon Jung, Director of Center for Theology & Land,   Professor of Rural Ministry at University of Dubuque and Wartburg Theological Seminaries
Nathan Frambach, Instructor Youth, Culture, and Mission at Wartburg Theological Seminary
Diane Hymans, Professor of Christian Education at Trinity Lutheran Theological Seminary

Sponsored by:  Covenant Cluster (ELCA) & Valparaiso Practicing our Faith Grant

For more information, contact Liz at 563-589-3117 or ruralmin@dbq.edu.  

The Board of Trustees is looking for a visionary person with home administration credentials and appreciation for Church of the Brethren heritage/faith. The person will have experience and skills in strategic planning, fund development, marketing, public relations, and innovative program development. An NHA is preferred. Resumes will be accepted until Sept. 15.

Send inquiries to Ralph McFadden, Fellowship of Brethren Homes, 1451 Dundee Ave., Elgin, IL 60120. Phone 847-742-5100, ext. 305; e-mail rmcfadden_abc@brethren.org; or fax 847-742-5160.

Source: Newsline 7/25/2003  

Vice President For International Program Development And Coordination – New Windsor, Maryland

Position Summary:

Interchurch Medical Assistance, Inc. is seeking a health program management professional to fill a new position of Vice President for International Program Development and Coordination. The position offers an opportunity to lead, coordinate and manage the health-related activities of IMA headquarters and field staff and associates from the Member Agencies. The incumbent will be responsible for the design and implementation of program services related to health, emergency response and development that are of interest to Member Agencies. He/she will provide technical support to Member and other partner agencies in monitoring and evaluation of program services; develop program measurements that ensure effective and timely reporting to donor partners; cultivate positive working relationships across a broad spectrum of bilateral donor agencies, corporations and faith-based organizations; identify opportunities for new program services and potential public and private funding sources. A strategic, entrepreneurial philosophy is crucial to achieving success in this position.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Direct and support the work of the Program Staff to ensure services and activities comply with the IMA Statement of Mission and interests of Member agencies.
2. Assist Program Staff to define the purpose, goals and intended outcomes of program services provided by the organization.
3. Develop and maintain monitoring and evaluation tools and systems and provide training and support to staff and program partners in the implementation of those tools and systems.
4. Collaborate with the Communications and Development Staff to ensure timely and accurate reporting on program implementation activities and outcomes to donor agencies.

• Helping to pick up the pieces
  Youth seminar examines impact of globalization

• Pensions reach 60-year mark
  Plan seeks to protect assets while making them grow

• Cross-Cultural event has heart
  Large group fills Florida camp with spirited music
• Board tackle tasks at spring meeting

• Prayer: More than a season?
  Call to Prayer inspires wide sharing of stories
• Ministers to focus on transformation
• 'Wall of Prayer' at Boise to depict concerns of children

• Vision, values inform mission
  General Board establishes foundation for planning