http://franconiaconference.org/blog Equipping Leaders to Empower Others to Embrace God's Mission Thu, 08 May 2008 18:20:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Managing Holy Restlessness: Releasing young adults toward their dreams How do we, as pastors, understand the younger generations in our congregations? How do we help them discern what to do with their lives? Come join a conversation led by Walter Sawatzky and Jessica Walter on Thursday, May 22 ... http://franconiaconference.org/blog/publications/notes-to-pastors/office/notes-to-pastors-38 Woods Tea Company is a frequent performer on PBS and performs fiery Celtic tunes, bluegrass, sea shanties and folk songs with equal skill. The Vermont-based group tours the country offering a mixture of lively and dry New England humor. The band consists of Howard Wooden, Mike Lussen, and Tom MacKenzie, ... http://franconiaconference.org/blog/news/tmoyer/the-woods-tea-company-and-opening-act-ivan-stiles-will-perform-folk-music-at-the-perkasie-patchwork-coffeehouse Only a few more days until Penn View Christian School’s 47th Annual Country Fair and Auction with Chicken Barbecue! The event will be held on Friday, May 16 and Saturday, May 17. Please plan on attending and enjoying all the good food, family fun, and community fellowship. ... http://franconiaconference.org/blog/news/office/bulletin-announcements-63 All are welcome to Evening Song and Prayer at Perkasie Mennonite Church on Sunday, May 11, from 7 – 8 p.m. Using music from the Taizé community in France, as well as hymns of the church, we gather in a candlelit atmosphere for scripture, song, silence, and prayers for ... http://franconiaconference.org/blog/publications/bulletin-announcements/office/bulletin-announcements-62 Franconia Conference authors featured in The Mennonite Stephen Kriss skriss@franconiaconference.org The current issue of The Mennonite is chalked full of Franconia Conference writers on the theme of evangelism. It’s unusual that a single issue of the Mennonite Church USA’s official magazine would feature this many writers from within a single constituency. According ... http://franconiaconference.org/blog/news/tmoyer/franconia-conference-authors-featured-in-the-mennonite Miriam F. Book and James M. Lapp were installed as pastors at Salford Mennonite Church on March 30. Mim will serve as lead pastor and James as preaching pastor. Miriam, who was born in Lancaster County, Pa., came to Salford in 2000 as an associate pastor. Mim was ordained in 1992 ... http://franconiaconference.org/blog/news/tmoyer/salford-installs-new-pastors Thank you for your prayer support of Mennonite education. The Mennonite Education Agency has posted new Prayers for Faith and Learning for the upcoming month of May. Visit the website at www.MennoniteEducation.org/PRAYERS. A Special Issue of Peace and Justice News (PJN) on “Conscientious Objection to War” ... http://franconiaconference.org/blog/publications/bulletin-announcements/office/bulletin-announcements-61 JESUS TRAIL Mar-19-2008 By Judith Sudilovsky Catholic News Service TABGHA, Israel (CNS) -- As the two hikers reach the parking lot of the Church of the Multiplication of Loaves and Fishes, a group of tourists scrambles into their waiting air-conditioned bus. The hikers, Maoz Inon, 32, and David Landis, 25, have just taken ... http://franconiaconference.org/blog/news/tmoyer/jesus-trail (click the header to read all stories) Read the articles online: Emerging church profiles: Furthering the reign of God- Lora Steiner Inviting Outsiders- Gay Brunt Miller At the End of Ethnic Mennonite Life- Michael A. King Global shared convictions series: Where is the dove?- Blaine Detwiler Pilgrims on a Journey: Exploring Mennonite Spirituality- Forrest L. ... http://franconiaconference.org/blog/publications/tmoyer/intersections-april-2008 Lora Steiner lsteiner@franconiaconference.org Emerging church groups are hard to define. There is no pastor’s office, just a home phone number. Often there’s no set meeting time and, if there is, it’s not on Sunday morning. All of the following emerging worshipping groups are somehow affiliated with the conference —sometimes through a member, ... http://franconiaconference.org/blog/publications/tmoyer/emerging-church-profiles-furthering-the-reign-of-god