Kary Oberbrunner, student ministries pastor at the Powell, Ohio, Grace Brethren Church, has written an article for Relevant magazine on how to be progressive in a stagnant church. To read his ten suggestions on the subject, including “Embrace the Hypocrite Within” and “Realize That God Doesn’t Need You,” click here.
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The November/December 2005 issue of FGBC World has now arrived in homes and Grace Brethren churches. Here are several weeks’ worth of copy you may use in bulletins, worship folders, church newsletters, and websites to call attention to it. Please copy-and-paste, or e-mail me for a Word file at tdwhite@earthlink.net. Thanks Week One Want to
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The final chapter of the new BMH Book Childlike Faith by Dr. Keith Shearer is entitled “Reading Someone Else’s Mail.” Shearer points out that the Bible is primarily the message from God to those who have trusted exclusively in His Son, Jesus Christ. Anyone else who tries to understand the Bible is, essentially, “reading someone
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Events of general interest among Grace Brethren Churches. Details and registration information are available from sponsoring organizations or through www.fgbc.org. Nov. 4-6 – Grace College and Seminary Homecoming Nov. 4-6 – Women of Grace Leadership Summit, Berlin, OH Nov. 10 – Micropolitan Church-Planting Summit, Columbus, OH, SW Nov. 16 – Operation Barnabas 2006 and OBI
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Archer Baum, pastor emeritus of the San Diego (CA) Grace Brethren Church, went to be with the Lord Friday, September 23, 2005, after a three-year battle with cancer. Several years ago a personal memoir he wrote at age 77 was posted on the Internet. Because it involves so many Grace Brethren historical places and people,
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With the Lord Elaine Bearinger, 87, passed away August 5, 2005, in Bradenton, Florida, after a brief illness. She was the widow of Rev. Ernie Bearinger, former National Youth Director, pastor in Southern California and missionary to Brazil. She is survived by a daughter, Carolyn Bearinger Solomon, retired missionary living in the Bradenton Missionary Village,
Fred Plastow By Ashley Woodworth and Theresa Clark How much do Christians really know and understand about Muslims and Islam? Grace College, Winona Lake, Indiana, has sought to break down the barrier of ignorance that surrounds the Islamic faith by bringing known Muslim experts Fred Plastow and Jay Smith to speak to students and the
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Dr. Keith Shearer A significant new book by this year’s Moderator of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches (FGBC) on interpreting the Bible “as it reads” has just been released by BMH Books of Winona Lake, Indiana. Childlike Faith, subtitled “Hearing God in Your Bible,” is authored by Dr. Keith Shearer, senior pastor of New
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Leo Boyer, of Winona Lake, Indiana, has designed and is distributing this Christmas lawn display designed to draw attention to Christ, the true meaning of Christmas. A portion of the proceeds from each sale will provide scholarships to African Bible and pastoral students. by Theresa Clark When Leo Boyer of Winona Lake, Indiana, searched for
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