Remembering our
history is part of our worship, writes Pastor General Joseph Tkach. It is part of our
confession and part of our understanding of who we are before God and how we are to
respond to him in the world.
Remembering our
history is part of our worship, writes Pastor General Joseph Tkach. It is part of our
confession and part of our understanding of who we are before God and how we are to
respond to him in the world.
That is one reason most Christians celebrate Advent, Easter and other commemorations of our Savior. These say something about who we are, because they rehearse the story that is central to our lives and our identity. Jesus the Christ is the Person who defines who we are in the world.
The incarnation of the Son of God is unparalleled good news, and because it is, we celebrate. It is good news for us, and good news for the entire world. Pages 6 and 7.
Applications for the Summer Educational Program are available, writes Jeb Egbert, SEP director.
Two sessions will be offered next summer. The first session will be for those ages 12 through 15 and will include the traditional SEP format. Campers will arrive June 25 and depart July 10.
Session two will have a new emphasis. The program will be titled Higher Ground and will focus on discipleship.
Participants will arrive July 12 and depart July 28. The age range for this more spiritually and physically challenging session will be 16 through 20 years of age.
Each day of the 15-day session participants will attend a chapel. The emphasis will be on being transformed by Jesus Christ. Breakout sessions will be offered to help the young adults understand their spiritual gifts and how they can return to their congregations ready to engage in ministry.
More emphasis on games (rather than instruction) will occur. More physically challenging three-day canoe trips into the boundary waters will highlight this program. Page 13.
What will it be like to
attend a congregation of the Worldwide Church of God in 2005? asks James Henderson,
regional director for Africa. And what will our worldwide fellowship be doing then?
These are questions to which all of us would like to know the answers. What we need to understand now is that our future is shaped by our present--what we do today will affect us in the new millennium. On a human level the future of our fellowship is in our hands.
God has re-established our faith in Jesus, has delivered us from our mistakes, and in shaking us has left good things that remain. Pages 17 to 20.
November closed with mail income totaling $1,744,910--a daily banking day average of $91,837, writes controller Ron Kelly.
The year-to-date daily mail income average now stands at $92,700. These daily averages are below our target of $95,000. The total mail donation for the year has topped $20 million, which is down eight percent from 1998. Page 28.
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