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To post information for Community of Christ events
relevant to young adults across the globe, contact
Erica Blevins
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May 27-31, 2008 |
Do you miss going to youth camp because you're "too old" now?
We have a week planned just for you! It's the second annual "College Age
Camp" (at Guthrie Grove Campgrounds, Guthrie Center, IA), complete with
friends from former camp days, high energy worship, classes, campfires,
recreation, and a banquet/variety show! The Presiding Evangelist of our
Church, David Brock, and the World Church Spiritual Life Ministries
Specialist, Carolyn Brock, will be providing guest ministry at the Camp!
So, don't miss out on the second annual College Age Camp - make plans to
attend today! Cost:
$110.00 per person (includes all food, housing in air-conditioned
cabins, insurance, activities, guest ministry, etc.) – Scholarships
are available by contacting
David Ettinger!
To Register:
Send
registration form along with check for $110 per person fee -
made out to "Community of Christ" to:
David Ettinger, College Age Camp Co-Director
Prairie Bluffs Mission Center Office
116 W. Kanesville Blvd.
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
(712/328-3160
dettinger@prairiebluffs.org)
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College Age Camp
For Young Adults one
full year out of high
school to 24 years old
"Share the Peace of Jesus"
When:
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 (4PM begins registration) to Saturday, May
31, 2008 (camp ends at 12noon)
Location:
Guthrie Grove Campgrounds
Guthrie Center, IA
(directions will be mailed to you
when you register for camp)
Directors:
David Ettinger & Kevin Brunner
Flyer to Print
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June 19-22, 2008 |
“Claim a New Vision Together”
For women of all ages—all faiths!
Visit
www.gathering08.org
to register online now.
Register before April 30 and save!
Speakers and Preachers:
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Gillian Sorenson, United Nations
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Glory Dharmaraj, United Methodist
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Cynthia Hale, Christian Church
(Disciples of Christ)
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Trinette McCray, American Baptist
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Kikanza Nuri Robins, Presbyterian Church
(U.S.A)
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Nancy Hastings Sehested, United Church
of Christ and the Alliance of Baptists
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Gail Mengel, Community of Christ
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Ecumenical Women's Gathering
Community of Christ Temple
Independence, MO USA
Community of Christ
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July 27 - August 1, 2008 |
Check
http://www.CofChrist.org/CLW/ for the latest details
about CLW, the Congregational LIFE Workshop to be held at
Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa July 27–August 1. This
event will focus on key issues for fostering healthy
congregational life in today’s world. Come together with
friends and mentors new and old and explore new ideas,
engage in Christ-centered worship, practice skill-based
learning, and focus on personal spiritual formation.
Erica’s class picks for young adults (full
class list)
- A Mosaic Generation: Relevant Ministry with Young
Adults—Erica Blevins Nye, John Chatburn, Amanda
Edsall
- Feed My Lambs—Jeri Lauren Lambert
- Good$ense Budget Ministry Trainer Course—Diane
Martin
- Live Like You Believe It!—Tony and Charmaine
Chvala-Smith
- Global Song for a Global Church—Jan Kraybill
- Holistic Spiritual Formation: A Transformative
Journey—Carolyn and David Brock
- Keeping Them in the Sheepfold: Youth Ministry in
a Distracted World—Poul Wilson
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Don’t Let Cost Stop You -
Scholarships available for
young adults!
Apply
now
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October 3-5
Signal Communities:
Hope of Zion
Join in as Community of Christ voices its vision
of Peace in the world!
- Peace Workshops
- High-Quality Classes
- International Keynote Speakers
- International Peace Award Presentation
Early Bird Registration $80
Great Student Rate $20
Youth $20
Don’t Let Cost Stop You -
Scholarships
available for young adults!
Just
email Jeanette
Hicks
Keynote Speakers
- Don Pitzer (Founder and first president of the
Communal Studies Association and International Communal
Studies Association)
- Mareva Arnaud (French Polynesia)
- Robert Wanga (Kenya)
- Jennifer de Guzman (Philippines)
“Signal Communities”?
Check out
Doctrine and Covenants 163:5a
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2008 Community of Christ
International Peace
Award: Presented to a signal community that actively
seeks to embody peacemaking. Join us for the ceremony at
7:30 p.m.CDT, Friday, October 3. All are invited. Free
admission. This ceremony will be webcast live.
Coming May 1! International Peace Award Recipient
Announced
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW FOR YOUNG ADULTS.
Get the FIRST SCOOP on
the award winner!
What does the recipient have to say to today’s young
adults about making peaceful communities in today’s
world? Does their peacebuilding experience relate to us?
What can we learn from them?
Erica’s Top Picks for
Workshops
For, By, or About Young Adults…
How to Be A Signal Community:
- Families as Signal Communities—Jeri Lauren Lambert
- Christian Communities and Our Radical
Discipleship—Luther Smith
- Building Signal Communities in the
Philippines—Jennifer de Guzman and Dennis Labayen
- African Community, the Gospel, and Zion—Urbain
Mbenga, Bunda Chibwe, Robert Wanga, Catherine Mambwe
- Building Signal Communities in French
Polynesia—Panel
- Consensus Decision Making and Conflict Resolution in
Community—Panel
Learning From Signal Communities:
- Signal Communities in the Bible—Tony and Charmaine
Chvala-Smith
- The History of Zion—David Howlett
- Forgiveness among the Amish—Graceland University
Students
- Living Peace in L’Arche—Sue Coyle and others
- Monasticism: Lessons from 1600 Years—Panel
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