June 2005

Following the footwashing service, the bread and cup portion of communion were observed in a solemn ceremony in the historic Holy Spirit Chapel on the Kenyon College campus. California-based church planter Neil Cole was the speaker for the morning and for the 8 p.m. evening session. The conference concludes Saturday morning with an address by […]

The following excerpt is from an article in today’s Warsaw (IN) Times-Union newspaper: National Public Radio will host its show “From The Top” at Rodeheaver Auditorium, Winona Lake, Saturday. “We’re very excited to be part of this event. It should be a great experience for all those who can attend,” Brent Wilcoxson, Winona Restoration manager,

Directed noontime Round Table discussions, with designated leaders and suggested discussion questions, helped DRIVEN attendees get to know each other better, and to focus on the subjects of “Engage,” “Accelerate,” and “Incarnate.” The conference concludes at noon on Saturday.  

A wild game of “Ultimate Frisbee” was one of the Thursday afternoon recreation options at the DRIVEN conference for Twenty-Somethings on the Kenyon College campus in Gambier, Ohio. 

Pastor Steve Edmonds of the Grace Brethren Church in Columbus, Ohio, was one of the Thursday afternoon presenters at DRIVEN, giving a workshop on “Achieving Intimacy in Relationships.” 

Neil Cole, Grace Brethren pastor and church-planting expert, taught a Thursday-afternoon seminar on “Organic Church Movements” at the DRIVEN conference. 

DRIVEN, the national Grace Brethren conference for Twenty-Somethings got underway this evening on the campus of Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio with Ezra Wimberly (pictured) and his team from the Norton, Ohio, Grace Brethren Church North Campus leading worship. Tomorrow is a full day of workshops and activities, with main speakers Dr. David Hoffeditz of

The following is excerpted from an article in a Calvert County, Maryland, newspaper from this morning: Owings Girl Wins Congressional Arts CompetitionCongressional Arts Competition Veronica Loveless from Calvert County WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) congratulated Veronica Loveless today as the winner of the 5th Congressional District High School Congressional Arts Competition. Loveless visited

Mark Holbrook, shown here teaching the adult Sunday School class at the Grace Brethren Church in Orange, CA (Ed Trenner, pastor) was recently elected chairman of the board of directors of the Christian Management Association. Holbrook, who is president and CEO of the Evangelical Christian Credit Union in Brea, California, succeeds Jerry E. White, president

Reports for the next several days will be from the campus of Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, where we’ll be reporting from, and participating in, the first-ever DRIVEN conference for Twenty-Somethings. Take a look at www.driven05.org for the whole lineup of speakers and workshops. BMH will be creating a daily conference newsletter (DRIVEN World) and