In This Issue

Financial report

By the time you read this issue of the WCG News, most of our U.S. congregations will have implemented the new financial model, writes controller Ronald Kelly. We are pleased with how smoothly this change has gone. Page 3.

Ordination of Women

Does the Bible require men and women to have different roles in the church? asks Pastor General Joseph Tkach in “Women in Church Leadership,”part three. Page 4.

Field ministry

In this issues’ “Meet Your District Superintendent,” we feature Keith Brittain, who serves the Mid-Atlantic region from Kannapolis, North Carolina, with his wife, Marian. Page 11.

Church Administration

Leaders within the body of Christ are called to lead with balance—as shepherds and overseers, writes Dan Rogers, superintendent of U.S. ministers. A shepherd-leader leads with tender care. Page 12.

Ministers conference

District superintendents met July 23 to 27 to prepare for full implementation of the church’s new financial model and discuss leadership development and youth and children’s ministry, writes Mike Feazell. Page 14.

Youth ministry

To lead a person to Christ you have to first reach them where they are and then communicate with them in a way they can relate to, writes Ted Johnston. Page 20.

Conference

Ministers and members met for a regional conference in Denver, Colorado, June 25 to 27. As with the other 2004 conferences, the Denver conference featured Growing a Healthy Church presented by Dan Rogers, superintendent of U.S. ministers, with attendees breaking into groups to discuss implementation of this in their local congregations. Page 23.

Bible Study

In Romans 14, Paul addresses a specific problem in the first-century Roman churches—namely, that people had disagreements about different customs and religious convictions, writes Michael Morrison. Page 24.

Window on the World

It is only from the perspective of a servant that we can rightly understand our part in mission work, writes Randal Dick in Window on the World. Page 28.

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