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Georgia Disciples News
(If a title below is underlined, click on it for
more news)
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White House Taps
Georgia Disciple Pastor for Fellowships Commission
Cynthia L. Hale, senior pastor of Ray of Hope
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Decatur Ga., has been
appointed to the President's Commission on White House Fellowships.
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Nominees Needed
- The Regional Board is looking to set up a volunteer audit committee.
Disciples with financial skills are needed.
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Our special thanks
to the following congregations who through May this year had increased
their support of Disciple related missions compared to last year.
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First
Christian Church Savannah - Congratulates Rev. Gary D. Cubbedge
on his graduation from the Newburgh Theological Seminary and College of
the Bible.
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The Disciples on Campus
program of the Christian College of Georgia in Athens needs your help!!
They need to know the names of students from each congregation who are
heading off to college in the Fall. Whether they are going to Athens or
to some other city, our campus ministry appreciates knowing where our
students are so that we can offer the best support possible to them
during their college experience. Send names, addresses, and the college
or university the student will attend to:
Robert L. Harris, Ph.D.PO Box 747, Statham,
GA, 30666, or call or
e-mail Dr. Bob Harris, 1-800-235-2496
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Mission for
Biblical Literacy - June -
July Newsletter is available online.
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Georgia Disciples
Minister Chosen For Young Pastors Leadership Program
Taft Quincey Heatley, executive pastor at
Ray of Hope Christian Church in Decatur, Ga. has been
named to a new leadership program for young pastors.
Heatley is a member of the 2009 Project Rising Sun
leadership academy, a two-year program to develop
leaders among Hispanic, African American and other young
pastors of color.
Project Rising Sun was launched by Stephen Lewis,
national director of the Fund for Theological
Education's Calling Congregations. Heatley and other
participants in the project will attend retreats
focusing on personal and professional, congregational
and community development. The group held its first
meeting on April 26 in Morgantown, N.C. Both Calling
Congregations and Project Rising Sun are funded by the
Lilly Endowment.
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Regional Board Votes to Set New Direction
- At the May 9th meeting, the
regional board took several actions which begin to set a
new direction for the region. Also read Regional
Minister Ray Miles
Pastoral Letter
about these changes.
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Regional Assembly 2009 - Accommodations Announced.
Hotel and campground
recommendations are available for the Regional Assembly
to be held November, 6-7, 2009 at Cherry Log Christian
Church.
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The HELM
Leadership Fellows Program, which supports
undergraduate students who have demonstrated leadership
skills and who want to help lead transformative change
in the church and the world, has added seven new
students for the 2009-2010 academic year.
HELM Leadership Fellows are selected based on their
leadership potential, church participation, and academic
promise. One of the seven new Leadership Fellows for the
upcoming academic year include Georgia's own Henry
Brewer-Calvert of Atlanta, is the son of James and
Betty Brewer-Calvert, a member of First Christian
Church, Decatur, Ga., and will be a student at Lynchburg
College.
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Family Camping
Rally - Do you and your family like to camp?
Would you be interested in a Disciples in Georgia Family
Camping Rally?
Photos
International
Disciples News
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Disciples News Service
Check here for the text of the weekly International news brief from
The Disciples of Christ in the U.S. and Canada. Includes news
from Global Missions and the Office of the General Minister and
President.
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DisciplesWorld -
Check this link at least monthly to read the
online magazine of the Disciples of Christ. Includes
interesting articles and editorials.
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Programs at
Christmount
Christian Assembly
Christmount offers many excellent programs during the
year. We will highlight selected programs here. For a full
list of programs visit the
Christmount web
site and click on
"Conferences".
- Gigabytes for the Gospel
2010 - A weekend conference for Church Web Developers.
It doesn't matter if you're just starting or an old pro, this
conference will help you create or improve your congregations web
site. The 2010 conference will be April 30 - May 2, 2010 at
Christmount.
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