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from 'World Convention’
Number
55 – November 2007
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Clinton J. Holloway,
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Register Now for
Nashville ’08,
while Discount Still Apply!
So far more than 350 people have taken advantage of the
significant discounts available only through early registration. But time is
about to run out on these discounts! On January 1st the regular
registration rates will go into effect. There are still two ways to take
advantage of these savings. Go to www.worldconvention.org, fill out the online
registration, and pay using a credit card via a secure link. Or you can fill out
the registration form printed in the last issue of World
Christian and mail it along with your payment to World Convention,
1279 Brentwood Highlands
Drive, Nashville, TN 37211
2008 Tours
Available
We are pleased to announce that
several pre and post Convention tours have been organized to coincide with the
17th World Convention, including opportunities to take coach tours to
New York, Washington D.C., Niagara Falls, Western U.S. National Parks
and Stone-Campbell Restoration Heritage tours. Prices and dates vary.
The current issue of World Christian will carry a description of these
tours, open to anyone attending the Convention. In addition, there will be day
tours available to see sights in and around the Nashville area. Contact Jerry Masterson at jmasterson@goodtimetravel.net or in the US
telephone 1-800-606-7103.
New Stone-Campbell Resource
Available
Tom Mackey
and his ministry, The
Fellowship of John 17:21,
has edited an interesting volume to focus the readers’ devotional
thoughts on Christian Unity, Jesus’ Prayer from A to Z.
The small paperback volume of 80 pages available at
a minimal cost, contains devotionals by 26 different writers, plus tools to
direct your prayers for others by both their occupation and international
location. Tom is inviting readers to join in a fifty day experience of Praying
Jesus’ Prayer prior to the World Convention and is soliciting
writers (US and international) for the to submit prayers for that forthcoming
version celebrating Christian Unity. Contact Tom at: Tom
Mackey, Fellowship of John 17:21, Box 353, Granville,
OH 43023 (USA) or
via email at john17-21@msn.com or at the website www.john17-21.org
Floods Devastate
Parts of India
S.M. Vinay Kumar,
a World Convention mission partner
in India has informed us in recent days
that a cyclone has caused severe flooding in his region. Many in his churches
have lost everything, houses have collapsed, crops have been washed away, and
many have lost their lives in the flood. There has been almost no government
relief. Many affected have been church members. Kumar’s Helping Hands trust is a
registered charity with the Indian Government.
S.M.Vinay
Kumar, Managing Trustee
Helping Hands Trust, Church of Christ,
Dr# 4-14-40
Beripet, Naidupet-524 126,Nellore Dt, A.P, India.
Ph No: +91 8623-277933, Cell : +91 98858
45588.
How Many Conventions
Have You Attended?
We never know what the letter carrier will bring to the
office each day, it is often a surprise! We want to share an encouraging letter
recently we got from John “Jack” and Mary Johnson of Lynchburg, Virginia stating they first attended Convention
at Toronto
(1955), Honolulu
(1980), Calgary
(1996) and hope to attend Nashville (2008) despite their ages of 80 and
84. Mary said her father attended the first Convention in Washington (1930) and Jack’s father attended Leicester (1935). They also had encouraging things to say
about the new format of World Christian and ordered a copy of
Jeff Weston’s book Power for Pressurized People. Mary closed her letter
“We appreciate your mailings and want to help.” and enclosed a gift to the
scholarship fund to assist an individual from a two-thirds world country attend
convention. Thank you, Jack and Mary! What a blessing you have been to
us today! See you in Nashville!
Prayer
Focus
On November 22 the United
States will observe Thanksgiving
Day. The staff and volunteers give thanks to the Lord for provision and
guidance and for the love and generosity of our supporters all over the
world.
News
Briefs
Word has been passed along to the Convention office of
the passing of Russell F. Blowers, former minister of
East 91st
Street Christian Church, Indianapolis, Indiana on Saturday November 10 after a brief
illness. Russ was a faithful friend of World Convention serving as Vice
President on the Board.
Judith Garfield Todd, daughter of the late Sir Garfield and Lady Grace
Todd, is the author of a new book, Through the Darkness, A Life
in Zimbabwe. Published in 2007
by Zebra Press, www.zebrapress.co.za
is available at www.amazon.com
Thos who have followed the life and ministry of the elder Todds will be
interested in Judith’s story and work in Zimbabwe. This is her third book on
Rhodesia/Zimbabwe.
Copies of Jeff Weston’s Power for Pressurized
People, A Devotional Study on Paul’s Letter to the Church at
Colosse (Colossians) is available for $10 postpaid,
only through the Convention office at worldconv@aol.com
Excellent for small group study or personal devotions!
While in Nairobi, Kenya earlier in November
World Convention Executive Director Jeff Weston witnessed the
graduation ceremony of 33 faith-based Community Health workers who have
undergone 12 weeks of training in counseling, nursing care and nutrition
sponsored by the Bible Society of Australia. Among his speaking engagements was
an address to about 100 ministers at the Embakasi Church of Christ where Martin
Phiri, a World Convention Mission partner ministers. Jeff will also attend the
Global Christian Forum sponsored by the World Council of Churches and the
Secretaries of Christian World Communions meetings before traveling on to
Zimbabwe.
On November 26th the Conference of Churches of
Christ in Vanuatu will celebrate their 106th anniversary.
Our Vanuatu churches maintain
strong relationships with the Australia and New
Zealand churches of the Stone-Campbell
Movement.
Fires in California in
late October/early November have destroyed thousands of acres affecting many in
our Churches, including a brief closure of Pepperdine University in Malibu.
Disciples of Christ Minister and Professor at Eden
Theological Seminary Michael Kinnamon has been elected to serve
as General Secretary of the National Council of Churches beginning January 1, 2008. He is the
third Disciple to hold that office, the others were Roy Ross and Joan Campbell.
www.ncccusa.org
The October Christian Worker reported 75 people
from across Europe attended the second European Christian
Workshop held at Lancaster University in Britain August 30-Setember 1.
Randy Lowery, President of Lipscomb University in the
US was speaker.
Mission Connect: Romania recently completed a medical mission to the southwestern
mountain regions of Romania
in which more than a dozen medical professionals from the US
conducted clinic, distributed medicines and Romanian New Testaments. For more
information contact jsweitzer@insightbb.com or visit www.missionconnect.net
White Fields Overseas Evangelism seeks prayer for an evangelistic mission to Monrovia,
Liberia. A
fourteen year civil war has ended. The first Church of our Movement was
established by Doug Willis and Barbara Barger in 1997, 38 congregations have
been established in Monrovia and surrounding villages.
World Convention on
the Road
Clint Holloway will take the World Convention booth to the
National Missionary Convention at the Duke Energy
Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, November 16-18. Our booth is
#727. Stop by and pick up a “flashy” World Convention souvenir!
We
are currently putting together our 2008 Calendar of Events. For inclusion send
news of your event to Clinton J. Holloway, ChristiaNet Editor at worldconvclint@aol.com
World
Convention seeks to build up fellowship, understanding and common purpose within
the Christian - Churches of Christ - Disciples of Christ family of churches,
now serving and witnessing as part of Christ's church in no less than 178
countries.
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“Together
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NASHVILLE,
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July
30 – August 3,
2008