March 2012

Jim Smith, Son of Bill and Phyllis, Dies in Florida

Word has been received of the sudden death this morning, apparently from a heart attack, of Jim Smith, son of Grace Brethren pastor and evangelist Bill and Phyllis Smith. Jim is also the brother of Sherilyn Rank, wife of Dave Rank, who is on the staff of the Winona Lake (IN) Grace Brethren Church and …

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Grace College to Offer Five New Sport Management Majors

Grace College, Winona Lake, Ind.,  is expanding the Sport Management Program to include five new majors.  Debuting in the fall 2012 semester, the new majors will include Exercise Science, Facility and Event Management, Sport Marketing, Sport Media and Sport Psychology. A task force was formed in 2011 with the objective of evaluating Grace’s academic offerings …

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Neil Cole Book Named ‘Outreach Resource’ by Magazine

Journeys to Significance: Charting a Leadership Course From the Life of Paul, a new Jossey-Bass book by Grace Brethren pastor and church planter Neil Cole, has been named a 2012 Outreach Resource of the Year by Outreach magazine. In the March/April 2012 issue of the magazine, Bill Easum said, “Journeys to Significance is one of …

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Grace Board Gives Green Light to Ft. Wayne Charter School

All boys charter school in Fort Wayne gets green light FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The Smith Academy for Excellence (SAFE) has been approved to operate as a new charter school on the southeast side of Fort Wayne. A representative for the school said the Grace College Board of Trustees gave the approval with a …

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Team Tentmaker Website for Bi-Vocational Pastors to go Live

Shawn Kaeser, pastor of the Darby Grace Brethren Church in Plain City, Ohio, continues the effort to support and encourage bi-vocational and tentmaker pastors and church planters. He has posted a notice that last week he was scheduled to be on radio station WRFD in Columbus, Ohio, for the call-in program with Bob Burney. His …

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Brenda and Bess Report on Mexico Earthquake Aftermath

A powerful earthquake that shook Mexico from its massive capital to its resort-studded southern coast damaged hundreds of homes and sent thousands of panicked people fleeing from swaying office buildings, yet apparently didn’t cause a single death. As of early Wednesday, there were still no reports of deaths from Tuesday’s magnitude-7.4 quake centered near the border …

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Church Planting in Hoosier State Gains Momentum

VisionIndiana, a church-planting initiative in the Hoosier State which was birthed under the direction and guidance of VisionOhio personnel, had its initial formation meeting on Saturday, February 11, meeting in Winona Lake, Ind. Some 12-15 pastors, church leaders, and current church planters met at The Hub, the community/youth facility of the Winona Lake Grace Brethren …

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