August 2006

With this issue of Momentum, you’ll notice that Don McNiven’s signature has replaced Darrell Winger’s at the bottom of the page. The General Secretary “baton” officially traded hands on August 1. Behind the scenes, Liviu Pavel, a 2006 Messiah College graduate and newcomer to the congregational relations team, has picked up responsibility for the technical side of Momentum from Sarah Mackin. After two years of excellent service to the BIC Church, she has moved on to a pre-graduate school fellowship program.

One thing has not changed however, and that is the purpose of Momentum—to provide pastors and other church leaders with timely information about church-wide developments, activities, and resources. Please let us know how we are doing toward that goal.

After General Conference 2006, what’s next?

General Conference 2006 brought us a new venue, a second language, and an expanded understanding of the North American BIC Church. So what’s next? How do we translate what we learned in Miami to our local settings? More>>

 

Echoes from conference

Human memories fade fast, but not so those stored electronically. For everyone who missed General Conference 2006, that is good news indeed. Check out highlights from the Miami gathering.More>>

 

 

Help in promoting compassionate ministries

The media team at The Meeting House congregation took compassion on the technology-challenged among us and prepared a multimedia report on giving by BIC individuals and congregations in support of compassionate ministries. If you're looking for ways to encourage compassionate generosity in your church, be sure to get a copy of this helpful resource. More>>

 

Back to School with Equipping for Ministry

A great list of online courses are available for the fall semester through the denomination’s Directed Study Program and Dorothy Gish, dean of the denomination’s Equipping for Ministry program, is eager to fill them all to capacity. More>>

 

Resourcing prayer

"Prayer: a Brethren in Christ priority.” So begins the newly revised When the Righteous Pray leader’s guide, now available to congregations. More>>

 

 

 

Checking in on CM at mid-year

At the halfway point in the CM giving year, contributions by U.S. congregations toward General Church ministries through Cooperative Ministries are well on track toward our goal. More>>

 

 

When it comes to vital signs, the greatest of these is loving God

The first on the list of vital signs of healthy BIC congregations is also the first on Jesus’ list of what it means to be a healthy Christian, and that is our whole-heart, whole-soul, whole-mind, and whole-strength love of God. So how can we know if our churches are growing in their love? What are the markers of love-healthy congregations? So how can we know if our churches are nurturing the passionate love of God? What are the markers of love-healthy congregations? More>>

 

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Don McNiven and Warren Hoffman
General Church Leaders

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