Dr. David Plaster, pastor of the Grace Brethren Church of Worthington, Ohio, and former administrator and professor at Grace College and Seminary, Winona Lake, Indiana, addressed the CHARIS group Tuesday morning on the subject of Brethren history. Plaster, who has authored the definitive Grace Brethren history entitled Finding Our Focus, published by BMH Books of […]
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Dr. Keith Shearer, pastor of the New Beginnings Grace Brethren Church in Myerstown, Pennsylvania, and newly-elected chairman of the board of Grace Brethren International Missions, gave a major address Tuesday morning on the subject of biblical truth. He spoke about three satanic attacks against the Word of God and stressed the unique distinctives of the
Every break in the schedule means a rush to check e-mail, to communicate with families by Skype, and to check on the latest news. The computer bank in the CHARIS meeting room is one of the busiest and most popular areas. ——————– Cada pausa en el programa significa apurarse a revisar el correo electrónico, comunicarse
Alberto Azevedo of Brazil delivered a major address Tuesday afternoon on the importance of biblical relationships. “We belong to each other because we belong to Him,” Azevedo told the CHARIS delegates. Stressing the difference between true biblical community and just meeting together, he said, “Churches have too often been seen as a collection of saved
Malcolm Stevens (left) of the United Kingdom and Florent Varak (right) of France take a moment during coffee break to compare notes about their churches and the Grace Brethren ministry in Europe. ——————-Malcolm Stevens (izquierda) del Reino Unido, y Florent Varak (derecha) de Francia, se toman un momento durante la pausa para comparar sus notas
Mid-afternoon coffee break provides an opportunity for fellowship and conversation, processing content from sessions just concluded. The corps of young translators are always alert to the need for translation in helping one-to-one exchanges occur. ———————– La pausa de la tarde permite pasar un momento de compartir y conversar, procesando el contenido de las sesiones que
Whenever a break in the schedule occurs, the Latin American brothers get together with a guitar and fill the air with laughter and singing. They contribute much to the atmosphere of such an international gathering. Tuesday afternoon’s programming concluded with a riveting testimony by a young man from Kyrgyzstan who is engaged in evangelism and
Malcolm Stevens from the United Kingdom was one of the first to report church-planting progress and prayer updates from the continent of Europe. Stevens gave his life to the Lord at age 19, while training to be a teacher. Today he is the Lead Professional in the area of Special Needs. He was the first
Following a day of prayer and fasting, the fast was broken with a pleasant fellowship meal on the deck of the youth hostel where the group is meeting in Bad Homburg, a suburb of Frankfurt, Germany. Here Eduardo Coria from Argentina (front) and Daniel Barbitta from Uruguay (in blue) take their servings of the evening
The young translation crew, led by GBIM European director Paul Klawitter, led the CHARIS gathering in worship and music in three languages. —————- El joven grupo de traducción, teniendo al frente al Director Europeo de las Misiones Internacionales de la Iglesia de los Hermanos, Paul Klawitter, dirigió el encuentro de CHARIS con música y alabanza
