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Lester Kennedy (left) was presented with the “Lifetime Achievement Award” commendation and plaque by Whitey Willard (right), one of the young pastors Kennedy mentored. The Association of Grace Brethren Ministers, meeting during Celebrate06 national conference in Indian Wells, California, honored three of its members. Lester Kennedy was selected for the “Lifetime Achievement Award,” Glen Shirk

Pastor Jim Cymbala of the Brooklyn Tabernacle, spoke twice on Tuesday on the “Power of the Word” and the “Power of the Spirit.”Celebrate06, the annual adult conference of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, was held July 29-August 3, 2006, at the Hyatt Grand Champions Resort in Indian Wells, California. The week’s theme, chosen and

Fellowship Coordinator Tom Avey has announced dates and theme for five regional Focus Retreats during the coming year. Open to all pastors, elders, and leaders in Grace Brethren churches, the Focus Retreats have become a combination of learning, fellowship, and spiritual refreshment time for many. Specific information and locations for all retreats, including registration information,

Events of general interest among Grace Brethren Churches. Details and registration information are available from sponsoring organizations or through www.fgbc.org. Sept. 6 – 412 Classes Begin (CEN) Sept. 12-13 – Mission Leader Roundtable (GBIM) Sept. 13 – Children’s Worker Conference, Delaware, OH (CEN) Sept. 15 – VIP Campus Visit Days (GCandS) Sept. 17 – CE

Treasures of Wisdom: Studies in Colossians and Philemon, the latest in the revised and re-issued New Testament commentaries in The Kent Collection, is now available from BMH Books. Written by Dr. Homer Kent, Jr., president and dean emeritus of Grace College and Seminary, the 208-page paperback brings Dr. Kent’s extensive knowledge of the Greek language

by Paul Hoard Paul Hoard “It was my first year and I was blown away! My husband and I will be back every year and are going to spread the word of how much we learned and changed because of DRIVEN,” said one attender of this year’s Grace Brethren conference for twenty-somethings, held at Kenyon

BMH Books has just released Antioch Revisited: Reuniting the Church With Her Mission, by Tom Julien. This 119-page paperback discusses one of the greatest tragedies of church history: the divorce between churches and their mission. Julien, a veteran missionary and former executive director of Grace Brethren International Missions, tells the fictional, but true-to-life story of

With the Lord Harold D. Painter was promoted to his eternal home on June 8, 2006, at the age of 95. Painter committed his life to Christian service at about age 36 when he left a managerial career in Ohio with his wife and four children to enroll in the Bible Institute of Los Angeles.

Nick Vujicic, who was born without arms and legs, gave a powerful message to teens on Sunday night of the youth conference. He laced his talk with self-deprecating humor. Brethren National Youth Conference, the annual gathering of more then 2,500 teens sponsored by CE National, met on the Biola University campus in LaMirada, California, the