Rolf Kruse Begins as EMC’s Interim DGO
The Personnel Committee of the EMC General Board is very pleased to announce that Rolf Kruse will join EMC national office staff as the Interim Director of Global Outreach. Rolf begins his work in this role on January 4, 2022, in a term anticipated to be between nine and eighteen months.
Thanks to Departing Staff
EMC is grateful for the dedication and service of Ken Zacharias, who has served as Foreign Secretary to the Board of Missions, and more recently as Director of Global Outreach, and to Andrew Walker for his eight years of service on the national office team.
Paraguay: Old News? Not When Christ is at Work in New Ways!
Paraguay is not a strong tourist destination. It is often overshadowed by surrounding, bigger, and more noteworthy countries when describing beauty, progress and peoples.
Women in Leadership: Hearing Fears and Offering Thoughts
In 2016 the General Board undertook to collect data and opinions from all EMC church leaderships regarding their views and practices pertaining to “women in leadership” in their local churches.
MENTAL HEALTH IN THE EMC, WHERE WE HAVE BEEN AND WHERE WE ARE GOING
Psalm 13 begins with these words, “How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?” We do not know exactly what the Psalmist’s circumstances were when he penned these words, but we do hear the agony, the feelings of God having forgotten him, of God hiding His face from the writer.
EMC BOARD OF MISSIONS APPROVES SPECIAL PROJECTS AT ITS JUNE MEETING
Radio Mensajero, located in Tres Palmas, Paraguay, has broadcast the Good News of salvation for more than 18 years.
REVIEW: MENNO SIMONS, DUTCH REFORMER BETWEEN LUTHER, ERASMUS AND THE HOLY SPIRIT
This volume is challenging, timely, and to the point. Theology is not everyone’s “bag.” The part on Menno himself (141 to 388) is an easier read.
REGION 2 LEADERSHIP HOLDS RETREAT IN CYPRESS HILLS
Region 2 leadership people met on the weekend of Nov. 11-13, 2016, for a retreat at Cypress Hills Bible Camp in Cypress Hills country in southern Saskatchewan.
REVIEW: KINGDOM COME: LIVING WHAT JESUS TAUGHT
This 13-week curriculum would be fascinating to do with older teens or adults. The lessons start with the history of God’s covenants with his people and move through the development of group identities (us versus them), to biblical view of lifestyles and relationships, and then the empowerment of the Holy Spirit.
Using the Apostles Creed in Worship
How can we use the Apostles’ Creed as a resource for our churches and apply it in our individual lives?
