Former and current pastors of the Fort Wayne, IN, Grace Brethren Church who participated in the recent 50th anniversary celebration included (from left) Davy Troxel, Bob Arenobine, Dave Rosner, Gene Witzky, and Tom Julien.
Be Progressive in a Stagnant Church
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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Bulletin Copy You Can Use
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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Billy Graham? He’s My Dad
Gerald Polman points to the photo of Billy Graham that triggered an unusual discovery during one of his guided tours at the Reneker Museum of Winona History in Westminster Hall on the Grace College and Seminary campus. Retired Grace Brethren pastor Gerald Polman was giving tours of the Reneker Museum of Winona History in the
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Lawn Display Presents Christ, Helps Africans
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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O’Deens Report on Katrina Response
Pastor Dan O’Deens of Gateway Community Church in Parkesburg, Pennsylvania, played a key role from the start in the Grace Brethren response to Hurricane Katrina. As the Fellowship’s “point man on the ground,” he recruited, trained, and deployed managers from all over the Fellowship. Here is an edited version of a report he recently gave
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FGBC Moderator Authors Book on Biblical Fervor
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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Experts Advise on Understanding Islam
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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Bits ‘n Pieces
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,